Living in the clouds – 6 Reasons Why
Last week I started to use an online password manager.
This got me thinking about how my use of software has moved from the desktop to the web over the past few years.
This has not been a conscious or deliberate change and I’ve been analysing what has driven this:
- Development Technologies - have improved to allow web applications to be created more quickly and with more functionality and usability
- Infrastructure – lower costs have made deployment environments with great reliability possible
- Cost – reduced cost of development and deployment has resulted in low (free!) cost online applications
- Mobility – my work has required access to information, data and applications wherever I am, using multiple devices
- Confidence – I have more “trust” in the security and longevity of providers
- Accessibility – the proliferation of “good” web access at home, work and roaming WiFi has made access almost a given
- Risk reduction – whether it be data backup or replacement applications I have a combination of simple “standby” options that will keep me operational whatever happens.
Although there are few areas where I still need my powerful notebook/desktop I wonder how long it will be before I move to the latest generation of Netbooks and desktop applications are a thing of the past?….
Are you the same? What issues stop you or are you already a web based Netbook worker?
