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Guest blog by Stuart Calimport
Researcher

The cloud can be more than just an app or a service — it can be a part of a minimalist and lean lifestyle, and also an extension of the self. I challenged myself to put all my data on the cloud, because the idea of having all my data on-hand from anywhere sounded liberating.

The next question I found myself asking is ‘How much cloud storage space do I need?’ In doing so, I found that a lot of data I had been collecting was of little use, and having a smaller amount of space then previously forced me to delete a lot of data so that my cloud would be filled with only the most beneficial data. Data was either worth keeping and putting in the cloud, or it wasn’t worth keeping at all.

Being 100 percent cloud-based gives me freedom, flexibility and peace of mind. The idea of minimizing my data to fit into the cloud also created a minimalistic and functionalistic way of seeing data. It also enhanced my mobility, agility and readiness for action now and in the future.

The cloud was also useful for my Quantified Self project that I had been conducting. My project included recording ideas that I thought would increase or decrease my healthy lifespan. I also tracked my health metrics so that I could validate what ideas I had at the time versus how healthy they made me. (more…)

By Nicki Escudero
Social Media and Content Strategist

As your employees continue to shift into the online world at home, you can use this shift to further increase transparency in your business. Many authors have talked about the importance of transparency and trust in building a successful, profitable organization (see here, here and here). To briefly summarize a few of the main points (there are many others), increased transparency helps your employees know what is expected of them, know why their work matters, and know that their opinions matter to management. The cloud is a great tool to increase transparency and therefore employee engagement, focus, and productivity, and your employees are ready to embrace the technology because they likely already use it at home. (more…)

Welcome to Up on the CX Cloud, a weekly feature where we spotlight one of our CX users. Want to participate? If we feature you, you’ll score a CX T-shirt. Go to our Facebook page here for all the details.

Gordon Keenan

CX User Name: gordon_keenan

CX Profile Link

Personal website: http://tasystems.wordpress.com

Hometown, State, Country: Glasgow, Scotland

Current Town, State, Country: Glasgow, Scotland

How long have you been a CX member? 5 months.

Why did you join CX? It was free!

What do you use the CX cloud the most for? Personal documents. (more…)

Welcome to Up on the CX Cloud, a weekly feature where we spotlight one of our CX users. Want to participate? If we feature you, you’ll score a CX T-shirt. Go to our Facebook page here for all the details.

Ryan Moore

Ryan Moore

CX User Name: ryanmmoore

CX Profile Link

Personal website: http://www.about.me/ryanmmoore

Hometown, State, Country: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Current Town, State, Country: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

How long have you been a CX member? A few months.

Why did you join CX? Moar cloudz.

What do you use the CX cloud the most for? Storing files for easy transfer to tablet/phone/alternate computers. (more…)

Welcome to Up on the CX Cloud, a weekly feature where we spotlight one of our CX users. Want to participate? If we feature you, you’ll score a CX T-shirt. Go to our Facebook page here for all the details.

Henree Garcia

Henree Garcia

CX User Name: henree

CX Profile Link

Hometown, State, Country: Hialeah, Fla.

Current Town, State, Country: Miami, Fla.

How long have you been a CX member? 3 months

Why did you join CX? The design and colors! Besides CX being awesome, of course.

What do you use the CX cloud the most for? I use Cameyo to make portable apps. When I install the CX clients, I have my software installed and ready to go. (more…)