What is Google Drive

If you have been told to use Google Drive for all the wonderful benefits that it affords, then you have been given good advice. If you are still saving documents to flash drives or on your local computers, then you run the risk of losing your files. You should rest assured that with the advent of the Internet came the cloud. And with the cloud came security benefits we didn’t have before. The cloud is nothing more than a really large computer (a server) normally run by a business or enterprise like Google or Microsoft-but with special privileges to clients like yourself to access a shared space on the computer. Consequently, you are able to save and access your files on these computers. This means if you take a picture or create a file like a Word Document, you can save the document to the cloud (The company’s large computer) instead of on your own phone or computer. You can understand how this not only saves space on your own devices, but also ensures that you can access your file from various machines since you have access to the company’s server via the web. This is also a good thing as a larger company would be more likely to have robust security protocols to protect your files. In fact, the average user is more likely to lose documents and files than a company like Google.

Consequently, Google Drive is really a virtual flash drive that uses cloud-based protocols to grant you access to storage and access of your files and materials from any device that your logged into. So, you can save a Word Doc in your Google Drive on your home computer for example, go to work or school, sign into your Gmail, and access the Word Document once more. Being the innovate company that it is, Google is a pioneer in this space. As such, millions of people use the service daily especially since you have free office like tools within Google Drive as well. Welcome to the flock. You’re welcome.