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NETE4631Working with Productivity Software

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Cloud Storage Types - Recap

Unmanaged storage (SaaS) Preconfigured storage (limited level of mgt)

Cannot (1) format as your like, (2) install your own file system (FAT, NTFS), and (3) change drive properties (compression, encryption)

Reliable, relatively cheap, easy to work with

Managed storage (IaaS) Provided as a raw disk

Can (1) format and partition the disk, (2) attach or mount the disk, and (3) make storage assets available to applications and other users

Support applications built using Web services

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ByCast’s StorageGRID – Recap (2)

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Cloud Backup Solutions – Recap (3)

Backup types Full system or image backups Point-in-time (PIT) backups or snapshots

Incremental backups

3-2-1 Backup rule 3 copies (1 primary and 2 backups) 2 different media 1 copy should be stored offside

Can be either software or hardware-based solutions

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Lecture Outline Using productivity applications Characteristics of productivity

software Online office systems

Benefits Disadvantages

Examples of online office suites

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Using Productivity Applications

Definition Productivity software – user-facing

software that creates work product Examples, Microsoft office suites that

create many form of documents or files

Cloud- based productivity software Productivity software that uses

resources access over a WAN (Wide Area Network)

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Characteristics of Productivity Software User-centric and user facing Static features Ease of use Standards for data interchange Modular interactivity Inter applications communications

(IAC)

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Online Office Systems

Benefits Lower costs for users Platform independent Reduce maintenance costs Centralized software patches and

updates Easier document sharing

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Online Office Systems (2)

Disadvantages Required internet connection Performance can be slow Fewer features Documents stored in the cloud may not be

secure Data in the cloud can be lost and must be

managed and backed up Documents created with desktop

applications may not be fully compatible with cloud-based applications

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Examples of Online Office Suites

Acrobat.com Glide Digital Google Docs Microsoft Web Apps ThinkFree Office Zoho Office Suites

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Adobe’s Buzzword

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Google Docs

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Microsoft Web Apps

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Powerpoint Office Live Web Apps

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Zoho’s Productivity Software

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Zoho’s Writer

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References

Chapter 16 of Course Book: Cloud Computing Bible, 2011, Wiley Publishing Inc.

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