The "Cloud"

This week I had a situation that required me to do some research on the "cloud."  Everything is moving to the "cloud", but what the heck is the "cloud"?  Cloud computing is focused on using the internet as a place for storage rather than local hard drives.  Cloud is supposed to be the waive of the future and many Fortune 500 companies are investing in cloud technologies.

I started thinking about how cloud computing impacts my personal life and it's amazing if we truly reflect on it for a few moments...like my pictures for example - almost all of them are organized and stored on Facebook.  It's pretty scary and I'm taking it as an assignment to back them up and save them elsewhere.  Also, think about the apps you use everyday.  For example, I use my fitness pal to store my exercise and nutrition information.  Do you have a itunes account with stored music?  How about gmail with stored emails and information...google drive anyone?

The convenience of signing on to any device and accessing your content is great, but do you have concerns about cloud computing?  Are we granting too much trust to cloud providers with out content?  Or is the cloud the safest place for our content to reside?  What are your thoughts?