Keep Your Feet on the Ground, but Your Head in the Clouds.
In the early days, computers were huge, room-sized things that needed a special climate control system just to keep them running. Computer operators communicated with these machines over terminals. All the information was stored centrally.
In the 1980s and 90s, came the rise of the Personal Computer. The power of the whole machine fit in something that took up an ever-shrinking amount of desk space. Eventually you could pick these things up and carry them with you. Eventually, you could put them in your pocket.
Today,the buzz in computing is "Cloud Computing." Basically, this is using Internet-worked systems as central computer systems, and using the myriad ubiquitous devices we all carry around with us now as terminals.
Why is this exciting? Ever have your hard drive crash? If all of your information was in the "Cloud" (meaning somewhere on a computer that you merely accessed when you wanted to do something), then a system crash on your laptop or iPad is really no big deal. You just get a new one, and reconnect to your stuff "out there."
It also takes the pain out of upgrades. How many times has an upgrade done things that no one was particularly happy about? Now the upgrading is all done on one central computer somewhere "out there," and then is presented to the entire user-base simultaneously, without the zillion variations in hardware. In other words, everyone's life becomes simpler.
There are all kinds of ways to take advantage of this emerging trend, and Robotics 1 is here to help you or your company take advantage of this game-changing transition.
In the 1980s and 90s, came the rise of the Personal Computer. The power of the whole machine fit in something that took up an ever-shrinking amount of desk space. Eventually you could pick these things up and carry them with you. Eventually, you could put them in your pocket.
Today,the buzz in computing is "Cloud Computing." Basically, this is using Internet-worked systems as central computer systems, and using the myriad ubiquitous devices we all carry around with us now as terminals.
Why is this exciting? Ever have your hard drive crash? If all of your information was in the "Cloud" (meaning somewhere on a computer that you merely accessed when you wanted to do something), then a system crash on your laptop or iPad is really no big deal. You just get a new one, and reconnect to your stuff "out there."
It also takes the pain out of upgrades. How many times has an upgrade done things that no one was particularly happy about? Now the upgrading is all done on one central computer somewhere "out there," and then is presented to the entire user-base simultaneously, without the zillion variations in hardware. In other words, everyone's life becomes simpler.
There are all kinds of ways to take advantage of this emerging trend, and Robotics 1 is here to help you or your company take advantage of this game-changing transition.