Cloud Sourcing

Cloud computing is taking the tech world by storm, and while it’s existed in some form or another for a while now, it’s picking up steam faster than ever. So what exactly is this new tech phenomenon? Cloud computing refers to the practice of hosting services, applications, and software remotely and using the internet to deliver them. This contrasts with more traditional modes of computing, in which software must be purchased and installed for every individual computer. You’re Already Using Cloud Computing, Whether You Know It Or Not As Jonathan Strickland of How Stuff Works helpfully points out, an example of cloud computing in our daily lives is the use of email sites such as Gmail or Yahoo. Instead of installing email software on your computer, you simply use the internet to access an email program, which is available to you from any location. Your computer doesn’t have to waste its precious hard drive space and memory on running unnecessary programs, letting the cloud do the heavy lifting instead. Cloud Computing And Small Business How do the principles behind cloud computing apply to small business? The same way that using email sites allows us to be free from the constraints of computer-specific email programs, the cloud can be used to host the software you need to run your small business. Rather than installing expensive, unwieldy programs on every new computer you bring on board, you can use the cloud to give your employees access to the software they need. Cloud Sourcing Part of the broader trend of cloud computing is the increasingly popular practice of cloud sourcing. It entails using the proverbial cloud to fulfill IT needs, essentially outsourcing the IT department to a third party [...]