Cloud computing is a term that is being talked about more and more as each week passes. So what exactly is Cloud computing? Cloud computing is actually a brilliant way of backing up your data, it allows you to upload any data you need backing up to a secure server ensuring that, when the inevitable hard drive failure or virus attack destroys some of your most important documents, you can simply download them again from the server.
The best thing is you have the control. The server allows you to decide which computers have access to these files and how they should be managed. The server can be set to collect, process and organise your data allowing access to files as and when you need them with no chance of them being leaked. This virtual method of storing data means that it cannot be lost, broken or stolen like an external hard drive and also means you don't have to go sifting through folders to find the file you need.
Finally cloud computing allows you to access your files securely from wherever you are. So on a day where you arrive at an important meeting and realise you have copied the wrong file across, there is no need to panic. It can be downloaded in seconds from the cloud server.