Libraries in the Cloud 2013.pptxVIP

Libraries in the Cloud Cloud Computing Software as a Service (SaaS) Your vendor provides access to an application Your vendor manages the physical infrastructure, Operating System, Applications, and Databases Allows you to focus on using the application Cloud Computing Software as a Service (SaaS) Your vendor provides access to an application Your vendor manages the physical infrastructure, Operating System, Applications, and Databases Allows you to focus on using the application Cloud Computing Your vendor provides physical infrastructure You control your server(s) Operating System, Applications, and Databases AKA Utility Computing Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) The Personal Cloud Web 2.0 brings the power of the cloud to individuals and small organizations Services tend to be free or low-cost Learning curve tends to be shallow Data is backed up more effectively Makes data available from multiple devices and platforms Tends to emphasize use of mobile devices May require a lightweight front-end app Mobile Devices and the Cloud The cloud drives the success of mobile devices Using the cloud with mobile devices Mobile devices vs. PCs Website Creation and Content Management WordPress Drupal Confluence PBWorks (formerly PBWiki) and many more… Website Hosting Bluehost Squarespace Siteground WordPress Online Document Creation and Sharing Google Docs Office 365 Zoho Gliffy Scribd Online Storage Backup Dropbox SugarSync Windows Live Skydrive Ubuntu One Carbonite Comodo Backup Music, Video, Photos Music Spotify Google Music Beta Pandora Video YouTube Ustream Photos Picasa Flickr Remote Access, Online Meetings, Video Chat GoToMeeting TeamViewer LogMeIn Facetime Google Talk Skype Yahoo Instant Messenger Facebook Meebo Servers, ILS, Library Services Amazon S3 SirsiDynix Other ILS Providers Citrix OverDrive Hosted Discovery Layers How is SELCO Using the Cloud? How Do You Use the Cloud at Your Library? Wel