How Does The Public View the Cloud?
The public response and knowledge of data centers let alone the cloud falls from nonexistent to minimal. Currently, more than 95% of American citizens use the cloud. This usage comes in the form of tasks such as online shopping, online banking, social networks like Facebook or Twitter, storing data in the form of information, music or videos, file sharing and etc. However, the economic and business trends of using cloud computing have been growing in the last decade. Forbes Magazine states, "More than half of United States' businesses use cloud computing." The evolution of our society has been growing with the cloud and our consumption of applications made possible through the cloud.
As our society's use on the cloud grows, many concerns have arisen on the security, privacy and availability. The cloud is essentially and open public domain of information storing, therefore the threats to security breaching and private information are possible. Second, privacy within the cloud has become a growing issue. How can one be private when on the cloud, a public and open domain? Is it fair to fight for privacy when on a public domain? Third, as America's society becomes more dependent on the cloud, the concerns of virtual availability come to light. Will Americans have to begin paying more for cloud storage space at the rate of our dependency on the cloud? These questions and concerns have been evident as the cloud has grown to become a household name in America.
The image above showcases the growing use of the cloud and the dependency America has placed on the cloud. Not only is the cloud a great place for income like Amazon's $750 million, but the cloud has given the economy as a whole a large boost in revenue and market price.
As our society's use on the cloud grows, many concerns have arisen on the security, privacy and availability. The cloud is essentially and open public domain of information storing, therefore the threats to security breaching and private information are possible. Second, privacy within the cloud has become a growing issue. How can one be private when on the cloud, a public and open domain? Is it fair to fight for privacy when on a public domain? Third, as America's society becomes more dependent on the cloud, the concerns of virtual availability come to light. Will Americans have to begin paying more for cloud storage space at the rate of our dependency on the cloud? These questions and concerns have been evident as the cloud has grown to become a household name in America.
The image above showcases the growing use of the cloud and the dependency America has placed on the cloud. Not only is the cloud a great place for income like Amazon's $750 million, but the cloud has given the economy as a whole a large boost in revenue and market price.
The cloud is growing to become a very large and important key figure in our society -- economically, technologically and politically. As a country, we must come to understand the benefits and losses the cloud and more importantly data centers play in our lives and how it will affect our future.