The Power of the Web and Security Concerns Over Cloud Computing
It was not too long ago that web applications such as the very famous Facebook, were simple little websites running of a single server somewhere in the world, with a handful of users accessing it.
And now Facebook have a massive content distribution network stretching all over the world. The need for more power comes as Facebook grew from a simple website to an enormous social media application that boasts over 500 million users.
The need for the increased power is because users today demand fast load times and state of the art features. The line between desktop applications and web applications is beginning to blur. This is so much the case that Google’s upcoming operating system “ChromeOS” is basically a large web browser, where all of the applications you access regularly, such as Word and Outlook, at accessed over the Internet. Nothing is installed on your computer.
This of course makes it much easier for the user to setup a new computer, no need to install multiple programs from multiple disks. But for those of us that still take security for granted, is this really a great idea?
Whether you like it or not, it seems to be the way the world is heading. Google Docs has been available for a while now and has seen a huge user group take it on. Photoshop is now available in a web version as well. These large desktop applications are moving into the web world, which makes the need to a powerful website a vital criteria for its success.
As the Internet expands you will see many more of your favorite desktop applications move into web versions or to the the "cloud" as they say. This is good news if you are always on the move and want to access your files or programs remotely, but perhaps a little concerning for those of us that still guard our credit card details from the net.
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