Cloud Computing: Web-Based Applications That Change the Way You Work and Collaborate Online
With cloud computing, everything you do is now web-based instead of being desktop-based; you can access all your programs and documents from any computer that's connected to the Internet. Whether you want to share photographs with your family, coordinate volunteers for a community organization, or manage a multi-faceted project in a large organization, cloud computing can help you do it more easily than ever before. Trust us. If you need to collaborate, cloud computing is the way to do it.
Table of Content
Part I: Understanding Cloud Computing
- Beyond the Desktop: An Introduction to Cloud Computing
- Are You Ready for Computing in the Cloud?
- Developing Cloud Services
Part II: Cloud Computing for Everyone
- Cloud Computing for the Family
- Cloud Computing for the Community
- Cloud Computing for the Corporation
Part III: Using Cloud Services
- Collaborating on Calendars, Schedules, and Task Management
- Collaborating on Event Management
- Collaborating on Contact Management
- Collaborating on Project Management
- Collaborating on Word Processing
- Collaborating on Spreadsheets
- Collaborating on Databases
- Collaborating on Presentations
- Storing and Sharing Files and Other Online Content
- Sharing Digital Photographs
- Controlling It All with Web-Based Desktops
Part IV: Outside the Cloud: Other Ways to Collaborate Online
- Collaborating via Web-Based Communication Tools
- Collaborating via Social Networks and Groupware
- Collaborating via Blogs and Wikis
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Salient Features
- Perfect for telecommuters, business travelers and even families – online collaboration is the new web frontier
- The days of bulky, expensive computer programs are fading fast
- The new paradigm is one in which people use Web-based applications to work, socialize and play without doling out big bucks for bloated software applications that cost more than they're worth.
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