Technically Living - Tips, Tricks, & Resources for Mastering Technology

EP 6: The Thing That Stores the Stuff on My iPhone: Understanding the 'Cloud' (2 of 2)


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This is Part 2 and the wrap-up of the question - What is the cloud? We recap what was talked about in last weeks episode as well as try to give a very high-level overview of what cloud services can do for us in our everyday technology exchanges. 

In this episode we discuss:

  • - The 3 types of cloud platforms (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)
  • - How pieces of cloud services can fit into each of those platforms
  • - Scalability and Productivity
  • - Arguments against cloud computing
  • - How to secure and have backups of your data in the cloud
  • - and tips on how to create and use secure passwords

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Technically Living - Tips, Tricks, & Resources for Mastering TechnologyBy Ross Wickman