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Software as a Service (SaaS) is another term used to describe cloud computing because: |
1) The software responsible for providing the service cannot be downloaded and owned by the end user. It is available as a solution only on the remote basis.
2) The software becomes available as a service either for free or for a fee. |
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Two versions of a service are often made available: |
- The first version is usually a free service that is limited in some way or contains advertisements.
- The second version is an enhanced or "professional service that contains no advertisements and is often full-featured.
Note: In some cases, the full-featured version is available either for a fee or in exchange for user profile information. |
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Advantages to using browsers as application delivery platform: |
- Flexibility - Scalability - Costs reduction |
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- Flexibility |
Using powerful cloud computing software, a single person can run a sophisticated business. Yet a larger enterprise can use a very similar product as well. |
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- Scalbility |
As an enterprise grows, it can simply rely on its cloud computing partner to increase capability instead of hiring additional employees and obtaining new hardware. |
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- Cost reduction |
- Companies that use cloud computing software can hire fewer employees and purchase less hard ware. |
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Disadvantages to using browsers as application delivery platforms. |
- Connectivity - Speed - Lockout |
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- Connectivity |
If Internet access is cut off to a particular company or division for some reason, then the cloud-based service will no longer be available. Workers would be entirely dependent upon accessing remote application. Furthermore, if the company or end user tends to store information only on the remote servers, then this information is no longer available as well. |
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- Speed |
If Internet access somehow become impaired, then users will not be able to use or obtain information. |
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- Lockout |
If the cloud-based organization decides to limit access to its services, you may no longer be able to access information stored remotely. |
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Podcast |
The use of audio or video digital files that are distributed through Web feeds to subscribed users. |
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A podcast is similar to ____________ |
an RSS feed in that the user can download syndicated audio or video digital-media files to computers or portable media players, |
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To create a podcast, you can produce your own audio files (____________________________________) |
- MP3 - Ogg -Vorbis -Wav |
