All your information including passwords, software license information is stored in the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive is the life of your PC, you lose it, and lose all your information, data, software etc

4 ways  to care for your hard disk drive

1. Do not suddenly switch off your laptop/ PC or allow it to do so. If this phenomenon continues, it could cause irreparable damage to your hard disk drive
2. Do not install pirated software. These software often come infected with viruses that in the long run can damage your hard disk drive
3. Regularly clean and defragment your hard disk drive to keep it in optimum condition.
4. If you have to remove your hard disk drive, then handle carefully, be very careful so that it doesn’t drop on the floor or be subjected to any hard impact.

Storage: one of the popular Cloud services is online storage. The popular Google Drive, Dropbox and  Microsoft’s Onedrive are all examples of cloud storage.

Email : email services such as Gmail, Yahoo mail, and other forms of webmail are cloud services.

Music & Video streaming: thanks to this kind of Cloud service, you do not need to be keeping physical collections of musical CDs or DVD videos all looking around town for a specific music or video. For a little cost you can always subscribe to a music or video streaming Cloud service and watch or listen to any music you want. Spotify and Netflix examples of music and video streaming service respectively.

GPS and Maps

Are you looking for a house or a recreation centre, or directions to a place, then Google maps is a Cloud service that can assist you.

Social media: the popular Facebook YouTube WhatsApp Instagram as social media services that are completely based in the Cloud. They are a type of cloud service.

Anonymity: it is possible to be anonymous and have a private Cloud service only for you.

Cloud service is the ideal computing solution these days. Did you have some short comings. Below are some of the problems you may seldom encounter with a Cloud service provider.

Problems with your internet access: you still need internet access to access Cloud services. If it happens that your internet service provider is having problems, then you may not be able to access the internet let alone your Cloud service. Fortunately this happens once in a while.

Cloud service downtime: you may not be able to access Cloud services during upgrades, internet access problems, and repairs. However these situations only occurs once in a while.

Government access: if you have sensitive data, you should be informed that storing this data in a cloud-based service is risky because the government have the power to request for any data on the Cloud service for investigative purposes.

Higher cost overtime: when you register with a Cloud service at first the cost may be cheap but as your work becomes popular and your computing needs expands you may be  paying much more for the service.

Hacking: cloud computing is very secure but sometimes it can be hacked. On your own part,  you can use double layers of security at least to secure your account.

Help and support: it may be difficult to find specific help when you run into problems with your cloud computing.

Flexibility: cloud-based services are very flexible you can easily upgrade or downgrade anytime and anyhow you wish.

Regular updates/upgrades: for whatever Cloud services you are using the rest assured that you will be using the latest updates or upgrades of the software available.

Data recovery: One  the advantages of a cloud-based service is that the service provided take very good care of your data for you and they have many ways of helping you recover data should any problem occur.

Pay as you go: Cloud service providers use the pay-as-you-go model. You only pay for what you use. In the long run, you save cost

Team work: teamwork is easier on the cloud-based service. Computing changes reflects in the real time, moreover, team members can connect to the same project using different compatible devices

Security: your data on a cloud-based service  is very secure: They usually employ the best personnel to protect the database.

Access from anywhere: 

 One good thing about subscribing to a Cloud service is that you can access your data from anywhere in the world and from any compatible computing device such as a desktop computer,  a laptop or even your mobile phone/ tablet.

Don’t worry about data loss: now when you do your computing in the Cloud you don’t have to worry whether or not changes you make have been saved. Your work is saved automatically and seamlessly, your data cannot become corrupt. Issues about computer hardware and protecting your data is taking care of at the cloud service provider’s end.

The cloud offers various types of services based on user demands. Services you can find on the Cloud in Cloud computing, networking, storage, gaming machine learning and so on.

Some type of Cloud services and acronyms

BAAS( backup as a service). You can back up some or your entire data in the Cloud

CAAS( communication as a service). Cloud-based Telecom, messages, and video conferencing solutions.

DAAS ( desktop as a service). Enables you to use your main desktop from any computing device anywhere around the world.

DBAAS ( database as a service). Cloud database service. Your database  can be fully managed by a cloud service provider.

HAAS (hardware as a service). It is possible to rent all your computing hardware from a cloud service provider.

IDAAS (identity as a service). Cloud-based identity and user management service.

IAAS (infrastructure as a service)

Your company can have all or part of its main network servers in the cloud.

PAAS. (Platform as a service). It cloud-based service of both hardware and software development.

SAAS. ( Software as a service). It cloud best access to a full service house in the cloud examples include Gmail, Netflix and so on.

STAAS. (Storage as a service). Cloud based  storage service. Examples include Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox and so on.