Wikibon released an interesting infographic detailing some relevant information regarding cloud computing. The infographic highlights important points such as, the benefits of cloud computing and the advantages of adopting cloud computing for businesses.
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1. Username/ Email Address: In order to locate ‘My Account’ page, users simply login to their Bundledocs account and click their email address, on the top right corner of the screen. Once the email has been clicked a dropdown menu will appear. The dropdown menu enables users to access the Home page, My Account, User Account Stats and the Logout button. Select ‘My Account’.
2. Bundledocs Logo: The Bundledocs logo is located on the top left corner of the Bundledocs User Account. Simply click on the logo to return to the User Account Home page.
3. Account History: ‘Account History’ is located on the right side of the ‘My Account’ page. This area enables users to view and track information relating to their Bundledocs Account credits. ‘Credit Package History’ allows users to view the 20 latest credit updates. Anytime a user adds additional Bundledocs credits to their account, this area will automatically display the updated number and cost of credits. ‘Credit Allowance History’ allows users to view information relating to each bundle created, eg. Date bundle was created, total cost of creating the bundle.
4. Images: Within the ‘My Account’ page there are three areas for users to access additional information, including: ‘Account Information’, ‘Billing Information’ and ‘Groups and Sharing’. In order to access these pages, users simply click on the images located beneath the Bundledocs logo and the information will appear directly below.
Image a: ‘Account Information’ enables users to update information relating to their account such as: Username, contact email, business address etc. Additionally, users wishing to change their login password can do so in this area.
Image b: ‘Billing Information’ allows users to view statistical information relating to their account. For example, users can view how many credits have been used, how many credits remain on their account etc.
Image c: ‘Groups & Sharing’ enables users to manage their Bundledocs Group information. Users can create groups in order to share a bundle with certain colleagues, or users can join groups with a unique Invitation Key within this area.
Cloud computing is an industry of marked growth with large companies continuing to adopt and invest within the area. Due to its significant rise in popularity, there is an enormous amount of information available regarding the cloud. For businesses, considering the best cloud options can often be a daunting task and it can be difficult to decide which cloud options are best – if any at all.
In order to determine the best cloud options for your business, it is important to be aware that there are three primary approaches to cloud computing: Platform-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service and software-as-a-service. Info.isutility.com defined these approaches as:
Platform-as-a-service
Under PaaS offerings, cloud computing providers deliver the hardware, network and operating system. You, the client, provides the application code to the cloud provider and runs the application remotely.
Infrastructure-as-a-service
For IaaS, both hardware and network resources are delivered by cloud providers. Clients continue to control their own applications and operating systems. This can also be referred to as co-location.
Software-as-a-service
With SaaS, cloud providers control the hardware, network, operating system and select applications. Clients access the application via the Internet.
For businesses considering adopting cloud technologies,David Linthicum advised that business should consider the following. Firstly, businesses need to define and address the problems that exist within the company as underlying inefficiencies have a real cost. Secondly, businesses should try to move beyond the buzzwords to the heart of the problem. Once the problems and inefficiencies have been highlighted, only then can businesses consider how to utilise cloud technologies. As such when considering cloud technologies businesses need to define what’s wrong, determine how to fix it and only then can you clearly see how cloud computing can effectively address these problems.
Social media, mobile technologies and cloud based computing has seen a dramatic rise in recent years. Collectively these relatively new technologies have greatly accelerated the speed at which ideas are generated and brought to fruition. As these technologies continue to rise, it is important to consider what effects this will have on future working practices.
Within our personal lives actively communicating and collaborating online has become the norm. People spend hour’s online sharing news and views, uploading photos and videos and engaging with each other. However, although these new technologies play a significant role within our personal lives, cooperating this smoothly in our professional lives is quite different.
In order to help us understand how new technologies such as social media, mobile technologies and cloud based computing could affect the future of working practices, Google commissioned an international study. In order to examine this workplace transformation Google gathered opinions from employees around the world and also experts in innovation and business transformation. Based on the results from this study there are three areas where Google think these new technologies will dramatically alter future working practices.
1: Communication & collaboration
2: 100% mobile web business world
3: Going social
Visit BBC News to read more about new technologies could shape future work practices.
Bundledocs have created a unique infographic (information graphic) clearly outlining some key benefits and features of Bundledocs bundling software. The infographic uses the legal sector as an example and highlights a common scenario when bundling court documents. In addition, the infographic also highlights some important benefits and clearly displays what types of documents can be bundled using Bundledocs document bundling software.
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