Application Doc Laptop Local 
TechImpact
DECEMBER 19, 2013
Mail, and Google Docs are all examples of cloud-based applications, also known as software as a service (SaaS). When using a cloud-based email system from your laptop for example, your machine is not doing any of the raw computations, it is simply displaying the results of computations that are happening elsewhere. Gmail, Yahoo!
Judi Sohn
JUNE 6, 2011
I live in Google applications (Gmail, Google Reader, Calendar, etc.) You can browse or search the docs from the little drop-down window. You enter your credentials, all stored locally, and you now have a handy window to manage your logins. Makes it easier if I want to log in using my laptop while on the go.
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Tech Soup
AUGUST 23, 2011
I can migrate their Microsoft Access applications to a free Salesforce account. Now they have no need for local applications or data. They can take them anywhere they need, access all their applications and data, never worry about malware, backups, disaster recovery, etc. QuickBooks can be replaced with QuickBooks Online.
Judi Sohn
JUNE 6, 2011
I live in Google applications (Gmail, Google Reader, Calendar, etc.) You can browse or search the docs from the little drop-down window. You enter your credentials, all stored locally, and you now have a handy window to manage your logins. Makes it easier if I want to log in using my laptop while on the go.
Tech Soup
JUNE 3, 2016
As users keep moving their business-critical applications to the cloud, they realize that there is a reduced need to upgrade their systems. This works just as well for local off-site staff members because they can access their work remotely, without the need to set up a virtual private network (VPN).
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 3, 2011
He is also currently the country manager for the One Laptop per Child Project. As a result, he finds that people in NGOs in the region are beginning to use cloud computing services like Google Docs and Hotmail , but are often not aware that those applications they are using are in the cloud, or what exactly cloud computing is.
NTEN
MARCH 18, 2010
Shortly after the Colorectal Cancer Coalition was incorporated as an organization in March 2005 we hired an admin, bought her a laptop and gave her a desk in a tiny single room office sublet from another organization in Washington, DC. If someone prefers to create a Word file rather than a Google Doc, that's fine. Which leads me to.
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