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Why Cloud Computing Matters
So Much
loud computing, if you
can imagine, are large capacity data servers located all around the world. These high capacity servers provide an increasingly important on-demand service availabil- ity of computer system re- sources. The servers can be accessed by thousands and even millions of users through the internet.
The Google cloud plat- form, Adobe Creative Cloud and Google Drive are some of the most popular cloud soft- ware used on these powerful servers for various on-de- mand services, including data backup service and music streaming.
The practicality behind cloud computing is you are using remote functions through the internet to process data rather than on your own personal computer or a local business server. Cloud computing service is often limited to just a few free services such as processing word documents on Goggle.
Cloud computing is sold by user demand in many cases by the minute or hourly. The service has grown rapidly in recent years due to more consumers hav- ing access to high speed in- ternet devices. Software virtualization has also im- proved the performance and access to cloud services. Arti- ficial intelligence is also pushing cloud service to a new frontier.
Speech recognition used by your phone is driven by ar- tificial intelligence, a set of rules and reasoning used to determine how to present in- formation. Siri, for example, works through artificial intel- ligence. Siri uses machine learning technology to be- come smarter and recognizes natural language requests by Apple users.
Artificial intelligence is not just limited to smart phones, Tesla uses AI for self- driven vehicles and predic- tion of automobile technologies.
In 2018, Google an- nounced it had over eight bil- lion in annual revenue to its cloud computing services such as Gmail, Google drive. In fact, there is a cloud com- puting war going on behind the scenes between Google, Apple and Microsoft. Mi- crosoft estimated their cloud computing earnings at $11 billion and Apple $11.5 bil- lion in 2018. Apple is ex- pected to double its service revenue by the year 2022.
Eric Hall holds a Master’s Degree from the University of South Florida in Instruc- tional Technology and Cy- bersecurity Digital Forensics. He has been a computer technician for over twenty years. He is formerly the manager and owner of Comptech PC, Inc., in Fort Pierce Florida. Follow him on Facebook.
Get Committed To Consistency
“We must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do con- sistently.”
E – Anthony Robbins
mpowered Greet- ings. I am sure most of you have heard of the story about the Tortoise and the Hare. In case you don’t quite remem- ber all the details here is a brief summary to refresh your memory.
A rabbit was teasing a tur- tle about how slow he was. So the turtle challenged the rab- bit to a race. Due to the lack of
speed of the turtle, the rabbit accepted the challenge think- ing he could win without a problem.
Of course, the rabbit starts off in the lead. In fact he was so far ahead he decided to take a nap, confident that even if the tortoise passed him he could still win. Well, need- less to say, the hare overslept. He jumped up and sped to the finish line only to find that the tortoise had won the race.
In life there is nothing wrong with being confident in your ability to win. There is a problem, however, when you’re so confident that you begin to fall asleep, become slothful or drawback before
you finish the course.
It doesn’t matter how long
it takes for you to get to your place of success as long as you stay consistent. You must be like the turtle, consistently moving toward your goal. It may look like everyone else is passing you, by leaps and bounds, but remain consis- tent. You might be moving slow, but remain steady.
You may make some bad decisions and take some wrong turns, but keep on try- ing. Staying committed to your business, to your rela- tionship, to your ministry and to yourself will be a determin- ing factor to your success.
Connect with me on IG, Facebook & Twitter for more empowering words of encour- agements.
Facebook: Selphenia Nichols Success Coach To Women; Instagram: Selphenia; and Twitter: queenodsuccess1.
To request Selphenia to speak or train at your upcom- ing event call (813) 603-0088.
Celebrity Philanthropy
W PART I
e are saddened that Nipsey Hussle had to die re- cently before the world was made aware of how he helped people and how he invested in his community, the Crenshaw District in Los Angeles. The rapper was also an entrepre- neur and community activist and was focused on “giving so- lutions and inspiration to young Black men” in his Cren-
shaw neighborhood.
He planned and provided
opportunities for communal workspaces, jobs, and train- ing. Hussle opened a clothing store, fish market, a barber- shop, and launched a STEM center for inner-city children. Hussle was also known to buy shoes for students, repave basketball courts, renovate play grounds, promote jobs for the homeless, and fund fu- nerals for families in need. He was widely known for giving back and working to revitalize his community.
Hussle’s death inspired me to research other hip- hop artists and how they helped their communities . . . I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the hip-hop gen- eration not only created a new genre of music, but they cre- ated a new revenue stream for wealth, and a lucrative rev- enue source for funding non- profits, as well as providing personal time and energy in distributing food, shoes, cloth- ing and housing to youth, fam- ilies and the homeless in need. Today, I will share how many of the rap and hip-hop artists help Black communities throughout America and the Caribbean.
First of all, I commend Be- yoncé and Jay Z for estab- lishing a $15 million trust fund for Nipsey Hussle’s chil- dren.
Moreover, they gave $250,000 and donated $1 mil- lion to the American Red Cross for relief to the Hurri- cane Katrina victims.
Recently, a report of Fifty
Cent selling his house in Con- necticut for $3 million and giving the money to charities deserves accolades.
Rapper Fabulous part- nered with Robinson Cano (New York Yankees) and Ahmad Bradshaw (New York Jets) to donate and dis- tribute winter coats for New York residents who could not afford them during cold weather.
Meek Mill partnered with Reebok to donate basketball shoes and gear to a Philadel- phia high school and donated money to wipe out a huge deficit at his alma mater.
The Game created the “Robinhood Project” to pro- vide money to people in need all over the world and donated $1 million to help individuals in need.
Ludacris established a foundation to help youth in the Atlanta inner-city and un- derserved community.
Dr. Dre partnered with record producer Jimmy Bovine to donate $1 million to the University of California to open an Academy for Arts, Technology, and Business In- novation for students inter- ested in computer science, engineering, the arts, and audio and visual design.
Part Two will show just how widespread the generos- ity of rappers and hip hop artists is. You may form an- other opinion on reasons to support these artists. Harram- bee.
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