Architecture in the cloud

Grazed from ITWeb. Author: Joanne Carew.

Cloud computing has the potential to make architects’ jobs quicker and easier, by promoting collaboration and mobility. This is according to Lynn Allen, an Autodesk technical evangelist, who was speaking at the Autodesk University Extension event in Johannesburg this week.

Allen highlighted three main reasons why architects should embrace cloud technology, the first being the mobile aspect of cloud. She noted that it is not unfathomable that architects will be using some type of mobile device as their workstations in the future. The fact that buying trends are shifting from desktops and laptops to tablets and smartphones further illustrates this shift, she noted. "Mobility and cloud computing allow for storage anywhere, which makes accessing a drawing on site, and storing large files, simpler," said Allen…

Cloud computing also promotes collaboration, she said, making the creative process more like a social network. By allowing multiple people to access the same drawing at the same time, team members can work together and will always have access to the most recent designs. The cloud can also function as an ideal location to house reports on the progress of projects because everyone on the team can access this information with ease, she said…

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