Miller.
Cloud Computing. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (313 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- How This Book Is Organized -- Conventions Used in This Book -- Web Page Addresses -- Cloud Services -- Special Elements -- Let Me Know What You Think -- Part I: Understanding Cloud Computing -- 1 Beyond the Desktop: An Introduction to Cloud Computing -- Cloud Computing: What It Is-and What It Isn't -- From Collaboration to the Cloud: A Short History of Cloud Computing -- The Network Is the Computer: How Cloud Computing Works -- Companies in the Cloud: Cloud Computing Today -- Why Cloud Computing Matters -- 2 Are You Ready for Computing in the Cloud? -- The Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing -- Who Benefits from Cloud Computing? -- Who Shouldn't Be Using Cloud Computing? -- 3 Developing Cloud Services -- Why Develop Web-Based Applications? -- The Pros and Cons of Cloud Service Development -- Types of Cloud Service Development -- Discovering Cloud Services Development Services and Tools -- Part II: Cloud Computing for Everyone -- 4 Cloud Computing for the Family -- Centralizing Email Communications -- Collaborating on Schedules -- Collaborating on Grocery Lists -- Collaborating on To-Do Lists -- Collaborating on Household Budgets -- Collaborating on Contact Lists -- Collaborating on School Projects -- Sharing Family Photos -- 5 Cloud Computing for the Community -- Communicating Across the Community -- Collaborating on Schedules -- Collaborating on Group Projects and Events -- 6 Cloud Computing for the Corporation -- Managing Schedules -- Managing Contact Lists -- Managing Projects -- Collaborating on Reports -- Collaborating on Marketing Materials -- Collaborating on Expense Reports -- Collaborating on Budgets -- Collaborating on Financial Statements -- Collaborating on Presentations -- Presenting on the Road -- Accessing Documents on the Road -- Part III: Using Cloud Services. 7 Collaborating on Calendars, Schedules, and Task Management -- Exploring Online Calendar Applications -- Exploring Online Scheduling Applications -- Exploring Online Planning and Task Management -- 8 Collaborating on Event Management -- Understanding Event Management Applications -- Exploring Event Management Applications -- 9 Collaborating on Contact Management -- Understanding Contact Management and CRM -- Exploring Contact Management and CRM Applications -- 10 Collaborating on Project Management -- Understanding Project Management -- Exploring Project Management Applications -- 11 Collaborating on Word Processing -- How Web-Based Word Processing Works -- Exploring Web-Based Word Processors -- 12 Collaborating on Spreadsheets -- How Web-Based Spreadsheets Work -- Exploring Web-Based Spreadsheets -- 13 Collaborating on Databases -- Understanding Database Management -- Exploring Web-Based Databases -- 14 Collaborating on Presentations -- Preparing Presentations Online -- Evaluating Web-Based Presentation Applications -- 15 Storing and Sharing Files and Other Online Content -- Understanding Cloud Storage -- Evaluating Online File-Storage and -Sharing Services -- Exploring Online Bookmarking Services -- 16 Sharing Digital Photographs -- Exploring Online Photo-Editing Applications -- Exploring Photo-Sharing Communities -- 17 Controlling It All with Web-Based Desktops -- Understanding Web-Based Desktops -- Evaluating Web-Based Desktops -- Part IV: Outside the Cloud: Other Ways to Collaborate Online -- 18 Collaborating via Web-Based Communication Tools -- Evaluating Web Mail Services -- Evaluating Instant Messaging Services -- Evaluating Web Conferencing Tools -- 19 Collaborating via Social Networks and Groupware -- Creating Groups on Social Networks -- Evaluating Online Groupware -- 20 Collaborating via Blogs and Wikis. Evaluating Blogs for Collaboration -- Evaluating Wikis for Collaboration -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J-K-L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q-R -- S -- T -- U-V -- W -- Y -- Z.
This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version.The first consumer book covering the brave new world of online collaboration tools Perfect for telecommuters, business travelers and even families – online collaboration is the new web frontier The days of bulky, expensive computer programs are fading fast The new paradigm is one in which people use Web-based applications to work, socialize and play without doling out big bucks for bloated software applications that cost more than they're worth.
9781282654457
Electronic books.
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Cloud Computing. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (313 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- How This Book Is Organized -- Conventions Used in This Book -- Web Page Addresses -- Cloud Services -- Special Elements -- Let Me Know What You Think -- Part I: Understanding Cloud Computing -- 1 Beyond the Desktop: An Introduction to Cloud Computing -- Cloud Computing: What It Is-and What It Isn't -- From Collaboration to the Cloud: A Short History of Cloud Computing -- The Network Is the Computer: How Cloud Computing Works -- Companies in the Cloud: Cloud Computing Today -- Why Cloud Computing Matters -- 2 Are You Ready for Computing in the Cloud? -- The Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing -- Who Benefits from Cloud Computing? -- Who Shouldn't Be Using Cloud Computing? -- 3 Developing Cloud Services -- Why Develop Web-Based Applications? -- The Pros and Cons of Cloud Service Development -- Types of Cloud Service Development -- Discovering Cloud Services Development Services and Tools -- Part II: Cloud Computing for Everyone -- 4 Cloud Computing for the Family -- Centralizing Email Communications -- Collaborating on Schedules -- Collaborating on Grocery Lists -- Collaborating on To-Do Lists -- Collaborating on Household Budgets -- Collaborating on Contact Lists -- Collaborating on School Projects -- Sharing Family Photos -- 5 Cloud Computing for the Community -- Communicating Across the Community -- Collaborating on Schedules -- Collaborating on Group Projects and Events -- 6 Cloud Computing for the Corporation -- Managing Schedules -- Managing Contact Lists -- Managing Projects -- Collaborating on Reports -- Collaborating on Marketing Materials -- Collaborating on Expense Reports -- Collaborating on Budgets -- Collaborating on Financial Statements -- Collaborating on Presentations -- Presenting on the Road -- Accessing Documents on the Road -- Part III: Using Cloud Services. 7 Collaborating on Calendars, Schedules, and Task Management -- Exploring Online Calendar Applications -- Exploring Online Scheduling Applications -- Exploring Online Planning and Task Management -- 8 Collaborating on Event Management -- Understanding Event Management Applications -- Exploring Event Management Applications -- 9 Collaborating on Contact Management -- Understanding Contact Management and CRM -- Exploring Contact Management and CRM Applications -- 10 Collaborating on Project Management -- Understanding Project Management -- Exploring Project Management Applications -- 11 Collaborating on Word Processing -- How Web-Based Word Processing Works -- Exploring Web-Based Word Processors -- 12 Collaborating on Spreadsheets -- How Web-Based Spreadsheets Work -- Exploring Web-Based Spreadsheets -- 13 Collaborating on Databases -- Understanding Database Management -- Exploring Web-Based Databases -- 14 Collaborating on Presentations -- Preparing Presentations Online -- Evaluating Web-Based Presentation Applications -- 15 Storing and Sharing Files and Other Online Content -- Understanding Cloud Storage -- Evaluating Online File-Storage and -Sharing Services -- Exploring Online Bookmarking Services -- 16 Sharing Digital Photographs -- Exploring Online Photo-Editing Applications -- Exploring Photo-Sharing Communities -- 17 Controlling It All with Web-Based Desktops -- Understanding Web-Based Desktops -- Evaluating Web-Based Desktops -- Part IV: Outside the Cloud: Other Ways to Collaborate Online -- 18 Collaborating via Web-Based Communication Tools -- Evaluating Web Mail Services -- Evaluating Instant Messaging Services -- Evaluating Web Conferencing Tools -- 19 Collaborating via Social Networks and Groupware -- Creating Groups on Social Networks -- Evaluating Online Groupware -- 20 Collaborating via Blogs and Wikis. Evaluating Blogs for Collaboration -- Evaluating Wikis for Collaboration -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J-K-L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q-R -- S -- T -- U-V -- W -- Y -- Z.
This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version.The first consumer book covering the brave new world of online collaboration tools Perfect for telecommuters, business travelers and even families – online collaboration is the new web frontier The days of bulky, expensive computer programs are fading fast The new paradigm is one in which people use Web-based applications to work, socialize and play without doling out big bucks for bloated software applications that cost more than they're worth.
9781282654457
Electronic books.
4
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