This is my Guest Post written for Paul Underwood who writes technical articles about Web Development. I was overwhelmed when Paul invited me to write a post for his blog and immediately accepted the offer. In my past few weeks I was intrigued by the idea of Cloud Computing in today’s technologically advancing world and thought this was a good topic for his website. Read a summary of the article below and continue reading at – Cloud Computing for Web Developers.
What is Cloud Computing – There are already numerous definitions of the term and according to Wikipedia it is “Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand, like the electricity grid.”
In simple terms, imagine where all your computers, mobile devices and tablets being in sync all the time. Imagine a perfect world where you have access to all your personal information via any resources at any time. How would it be possible to share all this data like photos, movies, applications etc with family and friends in one instant? This is what Cloud Computing has made possible.
It actually means that applications are made possible through the use of various virtual computers available online in-stead of the local computers or web servers.
All of a sudden, web developers will have access to all the applications and data hosted on cloud servers, and will also have the ability to host their applications and at the same time utilize all cloud enabled components for their web development. This means unlimited sources of data and applications from across the world made available at lightening speed by use of virtual servers. Continue Reading –>
I am not sure if any of you got the new HP TouchPad which was available on sale in most of the electronic shops around in the US. Today I purchased a 32GB for just $150 and I should say I was quite impressed by the price slash. Now you should be wondering how it is related to this post of mine. I got you thinking there, didn’t I? Well, I also came across an article on ZDNet for a FREE 50GB Cloud Based Storage for HP TouchPad. You just need to install an app and create an account – Read More.
Have you used any of these cloud based services for your web development? Do share your personal thoughts and experience of any of these services by leaving a comment. Thanks for reading.
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