As more computers and phones are connected to the internet practically all day long, the ability to run applications online has increased considerably.
Many common tasks like email, word processing, spread sheets, and site building can be done online without actually having anything installed to the computer.
Is this a good idea to switch to online applications? Security Issues? One issue is security.
If the information is extremely sensitive then using some form of security is necessary since someone online could be read.
But consider that many businesses making million or even billions per year are confident enough to send files through email on a daily basis.
Using an application online is pretty safe.
Don't do this with credit card numbers, banking information, or social security numbers.
Syncing Data One reason that using online applications is effective because it's easy to sync your data.
Not only can you keep the same data on your desktop, laptop, and phone, but others can share and edit that same data without have to have multiple confusing versions of the file around.
Many online office suites offer the ability to collaborate and edit documents shared between various users.
Platform becoming meaningless.
The advantage to online application is that the platform becomes meaningless.
It doesn't matter if your friend prefers Mac and you prefer Windows.
These online applications will work with any operating system and even on phones that browse the internet.
Downsides If you don't actively back up your data, you could lose quite a bit of it.
Day to day you could forget to download your data and do a proper backup.
The internet in your area sometimes goes down completely or is slow.
This makes trying to get work done when it's exclusively online difficult or impossible.