The popular trend in today’s technology driven world is ‘Cloud Computing’. Cloud computing can be referred to as the storing and accessing of data over the internet rather than your computer’s hard drive. This means you don’t access the data from either your computer’s hard drive or over a dedicated computer network (home or office network). Cloud computing means data is stored at a remote place and is synchronized with other web information.

Cloud computing is a growing idea in the world of IT, born out of the necessity for computing on the go. It brings the user access to data, applications and storage that are not stored on their computer. For a very simple cloud computing overview, it can be understood as a delivery system that delivers computing the same way a power grid delivers electricity. To the average computer user, it offers the advantage of delivering IT without the user having to have an in-depth knowledge of the technology. Similar to the way a consumer can access electricity without being an electrician.