Cloud Computing and Global Community Collaboration

By Yolanda Hollingsworth
Introduction

Educators are using state-of-the-art technologies aimed at decreasing information illiteracies particularly amongst low income and at-risk urban youth. Local and global initiatives now include Cloud Computing.

 

What is Cloud Computing?

What is Cloud Computing? The term “Cloud Computing” is difficult to capture fully due to the debate amongst many experts in both academic and business realms. Basically it is using web-based or web-friendly applications and services beyond your desktop. Cloud computing provides users less worry about local installation and maintenance of a service-cluster with high-end operability.

Some History…The expansion of cloud computing within the business sector is clear. Undoubtedly, the savings benefit is a motivating factor. Education stakeholder goals of flexibility, seamlessness, cost and/or labor efficiency, and 24/7 access are no different. Educational institutions have cited a savings averaging around 20 percent. Further, cloud computing services are using current technologies in tandem without the costs being transferred to the student users. Read more...