1. 1 NETE4631 Working with Productivity Software Lecture Notes #12

2. 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 2

3. ByCast’s StorageGRID – Recap (2) 3

4. 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 4

5. Lecture Outline Using productivity applications Characteristics of productivity software Online office systems Benefits Disadvantages Examples of online office suites 5

6. 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) 6

7. Characteristics of Productivity Software User-centric and user facing Static features Ease of use Standards for data interchange Modular interactivity Inter applications communications (IAC) 7

8. Online Office Systems Benefits Lower costs for users Platform independent Reduce maintenance costs Centralized software patches and updates Easier document sharing 8

9. 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 9

10. Examples of Online Office Suites Acrobat.com Glide Digital Google Docs Microsoft Web Apps ThinkFree Office Zoho Office Suites 10

11. Adobe’s Buzzword 11

12. Google Docs 12

13. Microsoft Web Apps 13

14. Powerpoint Office Live Web Apps 14

15. Zoho’s Productivity Software 15

16. Zoho’s Writer 16

17. References Chapter 16 of Course Book: Cloud Computing Bible, 2011, Wiley Publishing Inc. 17