Cloud Computing: The Good, The Bad & What You Actually Need to Know

No tech jargon. No confusing buzzwords. Just a plain, honest look at what the cloud actually is — and whether it's right for you.* Wait, what even is "the cloud"? You've probably heard someone say, "it's saved in the cloud" and nodded along without really knowing what that means. You're not alone. 💡 Think of it this way: Imagine you live in a rented apartment. You don't own the house, literally — you just meet the landlord or a realtor who takes you to inspect an apartment of your choice, among several fully built apartments, then pay at the end of the month, year as the case might be. Cloud computing works exactly like that, only instead of an apartment, it's computer power, storage, and software delivered to you over the internet. In layman terms: instead of storing your photos, documents, or running software on your own computer or a hard drive sitting on your desk, those files and programs reside on someone else's powerful computer (called a server) — and you access them via the i