Cloud computing

Instead of storing all your data on your own physical computers, we have the option to use the cloud. What does this mean? The cloud is a means for us to store our data on off-site computers located in various locations around the world, known as data centers. This storage could consist of anything from software programs, data storage, or virtual machines to email servers, as with Outlook. The “cloud” is another word for “internet” as the data is transmitted through the internet through secure networks. In Chapter 3, Managing Email Accounts, we discussed the Microsoft Exchange protocol.

Exchange runs on the cloud in Microsoft’s data centers and is what allows us to access our data anytime, anywhere, and on any device with internet availability.

Let’s be honest, no one wants to work 365 days a year. However, we do want to have our data, and especially our email, available to us around the clock, 24 hours a day, and 7 days...