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Matatiele Refilwe Rantlha Legobole

CAS Team Librarians riding on GOOGLE DRIVE. Matatiele Refilwe Rantlha Legobole . Table of content. Introduction Concepts of Cloud Computing How Google Drive fit in the cloud Benefits and Limitations Google Drive and Dropbox Conclusion. Objective. 1.

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Matatiele Refilwe Rantlha Legobole

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  1. CAS Team Librarians riding on GOOGLE DRIVE Matatiele Refilwe Rantlha Legobole

  2. Table of content • Introduction • Concepts of Cloud Computing • How Google Drive fit in the cloud • Benefits and Limitations • Google Drive and Dropbox • Conclusion

  3. Objective 1 Gain an understanding of cloud computing concepts Gain an understanding of Google Drive 2 3 Comparison between Google Drive and Dropbox

  4. Introduction • College of Accounting Sciences Team consist of (personal librarians, branch librarians, search librarians and collection developers). • Taking the issue of insufficient time for holding regular physical meetings into consideration, • There is a need for staff to collaborate on a virtual environment, • CAS librarians opted for Google Drive and Dropbox.

  5. Introduction cont. What is cloud computing? “Cloud computing is a new approach that reduces IT complexity by leveraging the efficient pooling of on-demand, self-managed virtual infrastructure, consumed as a service” (http://www.vmware.com/ap/cloud-computing.html) Why cloud computing? • Device and location independency • Elasticity and scalability • Standardized interfaces • Low cost

  6. Google Image Credit: Ohio ERC

  7. Cloud Computing service levels Google’ Cloud based Computing Platform is made available through Google App Engine. Google App Engine Image Source: TheGadgetSquare

  8. What is Google Drive? • Google Drive is the product of Google Inc. • Google Drive project started in 2006- According to Google, Google Drive is: “one safe place for all your stuff” • an online back-up system. • employs the concept of cloud computing to create, store and edit documents as well as spread sheets. • Google Drive is the home of Google Docs

  9. Benefits • Anytime accessibility • Device independency • Go back in time • Send large files • Social integration • It supports +20 file formats

  10. Limitations • Security • Internet dependency • Conversion

  11. Features of Google Drive • 15 GB of space cloud storage • Everything is in one convenient place • Powerful and free online collaborating and edit tools • Full office like suite • Continuous and automatic saving • Ability to view any file format in your browser without software to download • It is linked to Gmail • Third-party web Applications

  12. Google Drive Apps

  13. Google Drive Apps continue

  14. Collaboration within Google Drive? • Because documents are cloud based the owners of files can share it with others. • Authorised individuals can edit and critique the shared documents • It works great for group presentations or office spreadsheets.

  15. Application Screenshorts

  16. Application Screenshorts cont.

  17. Application Screenshorts Cont. (Sharing)

  18. Dropbox and Google Drive • They are both cloud storage • You can access them from any computer or mobile device • If you need to store and share documents, Use Dropbox • If you need to collaborate, edit and share with others, Use Google Drive

  19. Comparison of Dropbox and GDrive features http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/dropbox-gdrive-skydrive/

  20. In conclusion • Google Drive is full-featured and cheaper... • Google Drive provides easy solution for online back-up of data, storage and synchronization services. • Google Drive and Dropbox complement each other. • Google Drive managed to create a single space to do all your work, so you don’t worry about a lost flash disk, a crashed or stolen PC. • The use of virtual communication improved the team processes and outcomes. • No misunderstanding

  21. Any Questions? “Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have a story to tell.” desiderata 1927

  22. References • Google - http://www.google.com/intl/en/corporate/datacenter/ • http://googledrive.blogspot.com/ • Egwutuoha, I.P., Schragl, D. & Calvo, R. 2013. A Brief Review of Cloud Computing, Challenges and Potential Solutions. Parallel & Cloud Computing. 2(1):7-14 • http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/dropbox-gdrive-skydrive/ • http://rositacortez.com/google/google-apps-for-nonprofits/

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