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Top List of cloud computing operating system

Before you get to understand concerning cloud computing OS you must know about web desktop. A web desktop or a virtual desktop is where you get all your hard disk, operating system and software applications on the service provider’s server (unlike the one you have at your home). You can carry your virtual desktop anywhere in the world as you need only internet connectivity to access it and a browser. The cloud computing operating system is integrated with your web browser. Moreover it facilitates a browser inside a browser. You need not install software on your desktop. You can access all software on cloud computing os without actually downloading them.

So cloud computing operating system is like a gateway to specified web-applications which are hosted by the service provider. It is also given the name web-desktop/webtops and virtual desktops.

Lets see the various cloud computing operating system provided over the internet. A time would come when you will be happily using your 1GB RAM, 80 GB hard disk computer with all types of high gaming.

cloudMe cloud computing OS

Extremely popular cloud computing operating system which was previously known as iCloud.

As it is an apple product off course you can trust it blindly.

It has some superb features which cannot be beaten by any other cloud computing OS.

It has a special blue folder in which you can keep your files and those files are automatically synced with those devices and computers which are connected with it.

File sharing can be done using Facebook, email etc.

Free 3GB storage Integrated Music player thus you can hear your songs even if you don’t have your own music player like vlc, windows media player etc.

Glide OS cloud computing operating system

Glide OS (current V4.0) is developed by TransMedia Corporation.Accessible for music, videos, photos, file sharing; file sharing through social media, File synchronization.

Spreadsheet feature: capture content from internet and edit accordingly and convert it to your desired format.

Provides 30GB free storage data upgradable to 250GB for 50$ per year.

Can be managed by 25 users and an appreciated cloud computing OS in the market.

COMPATIBILITY

Mobile operating systems Google Android Apple IOS BlackBerry OS WebOS Symbian Windows Mobile

Desktop operating system Linux Mac OS XWindows

amoebaOS cloud computing operating system

Easy to learn for all users.Application software’s to read email, manage contacts, enjoy music, play videos, surfing Have few issues with file sharing and saving.

All of your information is saved in the cloud- if your PC crashes then all you have to do is setup another PC and continue your work.

Said to be a freemium service such that user can upgrade to more storage space and access to more applications and features.

G.ho.st cloud computing operating system

It is a cloud computing OS provided online which resembles the environment as that of a desktop/personal computer.

Here the facility provided is much advanced as the files and folders you access over the cloud via web can be accessed from your mobile phones, smart phones, Ipad, Iphones, tabs, computer etc.

Gives 15GB free storage.

3rd party collaboration, thus giving access to google docs, zoho.

Managing Contacts, mails, calendar up to 10GB free.

Sync between the files on g.ho.st and your personal computer.

eyeOS cloud computing operating system

Since a long time users are wasting time in saving files, writing mails, attaching and uploading files etc.

However IT companies have solved these issues to much extent.

Still security has not yet been eliminated to 100%.

Thus eyeOS brings all the features, user-convenience and security in a single package.

eyeOS gives maximum performance as its kernel has been compiled in C++.

It has superb speed and can answer any request in less than 15 ms.

Communication between all eyeos users, sharing files amongst selected people, and instant communication messaging facility which saves time.

eyeOS offers least latency in daily work and most heavy tasks.

Joli os cloud computing operating system

Based on Linux OS/Ubuntu with awesome GUI and is extremely user-convenient.

Thus no need of any tutorial to operate it.

Gives you free 1500+ apps

No chances of virus attacks and malware’s as hardly any virus are made for LINUX OS.

Works quite well in offline mode too and is completely free.

Open source code – thus can be edited and molded according to you.

Cloudo: cloud computing operating system

Was started by a Swedish with 5 person strength in stockholm.

Stunning user interface- translucent menu, customizable icons and quick access to recently used items.

Shared revenue for developing and sharing apps.

You are already using cloudo on internet thus you need not to open a browser into it to search on net.

Thus it has a common search box both for cloudo desktop and web.

Zimdesk cloud computing operating system

Has gained much popularity in very less time.

is one of the oldest cloud computing operating system.

said to be a perfect web desktop, easy navigation tools.

Has many apps like sync for emails, thus saves time.

Available free apps that are much in demand are: zimwrite, zimsheet, zimcalc etc.

Mygoya cloud computing operating system

Not much different from cloudo operating system.

Mygoya has lesser apps and less features as compared to eyeOS and joliOS.

Same features like once upload/store and access from anywhere in the world.

Installation space is also saved as no installation for any software is needed.

Kohive cloud computing operating system

A far better desktop interface with awesome apps.

In kohive you have hives to communicate with people and share your documents.

You can get to know about your notification via stars.

Its integrated with iphone and MAC also.

You will know about the instant messages through growl.

Startforce cloud computing operating system

Gives you 1 GB free for storage Has features like instant messaging so that you can remain in touch with people.

File sharing with specific or rather specified people.It’s just like carrying your computer with you always.

Start force was one on the oldest cloud computing OS when it was called web desktops or web tops.

Lucid desktop cloud computing operating system

Your location is traced and your settings are made according to your local language.

However it supports adjustable Multi language.

Security: you are automatically logged out as soon as you close your browser.

Easy file management- uses drag and drop feature You can create our own application through JavaScript using Dojo toolkit.

You can become an administrator and limit the number of users on your web desk top.

You can limit the space each user can use and also their accessibility to applications and others.

Corneli OS cloud computing operating system

Similar to other cloud computing os.

Does not have any extra feature which makes it special.

Unable to compete in the cloud computing os market.

Provides CIOS API which will let you build your own application software.

ZeroPC cloud computing operating system

Gives you free storage and file transfer for limited time period.

You have to pay minimum of 10$ to use further and 70 cents daily for other apps.

ZeroPC gives 15 minutes only for free account.zeroPC is one of a competitor in cloud computing OS

ispaces cloud computing operating system

NonStopWeb – it is a service from ispace that makes it unique.

It resumes or Reopen our tasks – windows, tabs, browser instantly without loading delay.

Multi-user cloud computing OS providing browser within browser.

You can access google cloud through ispace browser.

Compatible with LINUX, WINDOWS, MAC

Windows4all cloud computing operating system

Apart from being a replication of desktop it is a Microsoft Silver light based virtual OS.

Applications like: RSS feeder, IE, video and music player, paint, notepad, games Not a very good opponent in cloud computing os.

Cloudstack cloud computing operating system

open source cloud computing operating system created by cloud.com using the vCloud, Amazon EC2 API.

It is developed by apache soft. Foundation.

It runs on java platform

This service is now on hold since 17th May, 2012

onlineOS cloud computing operating system

renowned as OOS.cc; made in java platform

similar to other webdesktops and does not include any appreciable and unique feature.

It can itself run any javascript software through reBOX panel.

Desktoptwo cloud computing operating system

Developed by sapotek pvt ltd. and was previously accessible through sabotek.com

it was given another name webOS You can create your own apps using several APIs.

Piston cloud cloud computing operating system

Developed in collaboration with the creators of rockspace and Openstack, and chief architect of Nebula.

It is an open source code that is straightforward and secured method of OpenStack cloud.

It solves out the previous issues over storage.

It has nearly 1100 contributors and 80 companies

Google chrome os cloud computing operating system

It is a linux-based cloud computing OSAs manufactured by google it gives best security.

Security updates are installed only with a reboot.

You need not download them ecause its already running on the internet.

It’s just like copying a file on your system from one location to another.

Google released its source code and named it as chromium OS.

Users can thus make changes accordingly.

However chrome OS will automatically install the updates but not chromium OS.

You can work on full screen mode and other tasks can be controlled by a panel.

There are certain issues which need to be focused: if you click on word document then whether the local web application open or the system application to preview it.

Same problem is with .jpg file and many others.Also media player and other software applications are integrated in chrome browser and chrome OS.

Thus you can view you photos and listen music offline also.

Chrome OS takes 3 scores less storage (i.e. 60 times less space) than win7.

After success of the widespread and renowned mobile operating system Android, google also made its vision towards cloud computing OS so that it can take all the audience from other small companies.

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure It is a Microsoft cloud computing OS giving platform as a service including software as a service too.

The OS is hosted on the  Microsoft data centers.also Microsoft SQL azure is also significant and used in database designing.

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Best flowchart software of 2018

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Best flowchart software of 2018

There was a time, before computers, when every child in senior school carried with them a plastic stencil for creating neat flowcharts. Thankfully, creating them on a computer is so much easier to do, faster to change, and infinitely reproducible.

Clear diagrams can detail the flow of information, products on a production line, the execution of code in software, and a dozen other business-critical processes.

Managing people and resources can be difficult without understanding the dependencies involved, and these documents can often reveal those succinctly.

Here are 10 of the best we could find, each with their own twist on the perfect recipe for being well understood.

1. Cacoo

A comprehensive charting tool with good groupware functionality

Great cloud connectivity

Connects to Slack

Inexpensive

Limited template selection

Business users often don’t work in isolation, and Cacoo by Nulab is a charting solution built to address that need, among others.

It’s an online tool that interfaces to a wide range of cloud services, including Google Drive/Docs, Confluence, Adobe Creative Cloud, Box and Dropbox. In addition to Cloud stored and distributed content, Cacoo also works with TypeTalk (another Nulab product) and Slack to enable an information flow that alerts other team members when a diagram is updated.

The number of templates might be less than other products, but it has all the critical ones like Network diagrams, organisational charts and floor plans.

The feature set makes it of the most use to systems designers, software engineers, project managers and business administrators.

Pricing is competitive, with a single user license costing just $4.95 (£3.70) per month, and a three-user Team plan is $18 (£13.45) per month. For those wanting greater control over their mission-critical tools, Cacoo offers an enterprise option where the system is installed on a private server, for ten or more users.

There are also educational plans for teachers and students.

For those wishing to check out Cacoo, trials are available for 14 days, and there is a free plan that allows six diagrams to be created in it, with limited sharing options.

2. ConceptDraw Pro11

Sophisticated charting tool with great flexibility

Amazing template selection

Windows and Mac

Visio compatible

Expensive

ConceptDraw is a complete suite of applications designed to enable business planning and enhance productivity.

Now at release 11, ConceptDraw Pro is just one of these tools and sits alongside ConceptDraw Office 4, Mindmap 9, Project 8 and ConceptDraw Store.

Pro version 11 is a highly versatile business graphics and diagramming product with thousands of stencils and hundreds of templates ready to use.

But for those that want greater flexibility, it is possible to design any stencil elements from scratch and incorporate them into a design. These custom elements can then use the tree and chain connecting modes available in the ConceptDraw Pro 11 software.

Fully compatible with Visio (stencils and drawings), Pro 11 can be installed either to the Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac platforms, each costing $199 (£149) for a single license.

Five and ten user license packs are available with a user discount, and you can also buy Pro 11 in concert with Mindmap 9 and Project 8 for greater savings.

For teachers and students it can be had for a very reasonable $99 (£74), and a free trial is available for those wishing to try it out.

3. Creately

A highly affordable multi-platform solution

Online and Windows app

Inexpensive

Free public version

Online version uses Flash

Where other tools rely on application installations, Creately is available online, as a desktop app and also on mobile platforms.

It’s not exclusively for Flowcharts either, as it can be used to produce a wide variety of diagrams including organisational charts and wireframes, Gantt charts, Infographics and even maps.

The available templates are extensive, and you can try it out online before you invest.

One snag, and for many organisations it could be a deal breaker, is that online Creately uses Adobe Flash, and insists on it being on the client platform.

Online Creately costs just $5 (£3.74) per month or $49 (£37) per year for a single user, and cheaper-per-head team pricing is also available. The Creately Desktop is $75 (£56) with one year of updates included.

For the general public, Creately allows five diagrams to be created at zero cost, perfect for that small charting job that you can’t easily bend another tool to make.

4. Draw.io

A free tool that is better than many paid ones

Free

Confluence and JIRA connected

Massive template selection

Only online

Let’s say it upfront: Draw.io is free. No, seriously. They develop and maintain it at no cost to the user. When you’ve recovered from that shock, you should know that it’s an online solution that can save your work to Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive.

It can handle a wide range of schematics, including complex BPMN workflows, UML diagrams and general Flowcharts, along with mind maps and network infrastructures. The list of possibilities is so big that we chose not to list them all here.

So what is the catch? Well, if you use either Confluence or JIRA Cloud, then they’d like a subscription paid for that functionality. But it’s hardly expensive, being 1$ (£0.75) for Confluence per user and $0.50 (£0.37) for JIRA, and pricing for 200 users is $20 (£14.94) and $10 (£7.47) respectively per month.

Before you spend money on other solutions, it’s worth checking out Draw.io, if only to be amazed at what software tools you can get for free, and how good they can be.

5. Edge Diagrammer

A powerful charting tool that even works on Windows XP

Free extension packs

Free file viewer

Only on Windows

No groupware functionality

Based in Arizona, Pacestar Software has four diagram design tools of which Edge Diagrammer is the most versatile.

Using Edge Diagrammer, you can easily generate block diagrams, flowcharts, org charts, family trees, data flow diagrams and many other standard diagrammatic forms.

In addition to the base functionality, Pacestar has some free extension packs that support an even wider range of different diagramming methodologies.

The limitations of this product are that it is exclusively Windows platform, although it has very minimal hardware requirements and will run on any full version of Windows from XP upwards. There is also a free to distribute Windows tool that allows anyone to view drawings created using Edge Diagrammer.

While this software is undoubtedly powerful and effective, it doesn’t take account of information flow or distribution within a large operation. Therefore if you intend to use this you’ll need to manage the files it creates with other tools.

A single user license is $149 (£111), and the more seats you purchase, the cheaper it gets per user.

For those wanting to try it out a thirty-day trial is available to download, and for that period you can experience full functionality.

6. Edraw Max V9.1

The one-stop-shop for all your charting needs

Supports 280 diagram types

Native on Windows, Mac and Linux 

So powerful it might put off new users

No groupware connections

Another cross-platform option, Edraw Max, works on Windows, Mac and Linux natively.

Created by the Shenzen Edraw software company, Edraw Max was built to construct professional-looking flowcharts, organisational diagrams and has templates for 280 different diagram types.

If you have a specific need, you might not need all the power of Edraw Max, and the same company makes tailored tools for Mind Mapping, Infographics, Org Charts and nine other different specific diagram requirements.

In theory, Edraw Max can do any of these jobs, although users might find the scope and power of this tool a little daunting at first.

Those that get through an initially challenging learning curve report that once mastered this is a great application for creating professional looking schematics rapidly and efficiently. 

A single user license is $179 (£134) and includes free upgrades for three years on Windows and Mac. Pay a little more and you can get a lifetime license with indefinite upgrades, or you can pay $99 (£74) per year for a subscription.

Multi-user discounts are also available, as they are for educational users.

7. Gliffy

Online tool for visual communication and collaboration

Online and Chrome app

Supports Confluence and JIRA 

Relatively cheap

Limited object customisation

This product has many parallels with Draw.io, in that it also supports Confluence and JIRA Cloud, but Gliffy is also working on a proprietary Cloud solution to be launched soon, called Gliffy Project.

Gliffy Diagram is available now and provides a straightforward tool for creating a very wide variety of chart types online or within Confluence. It also stores created charts into Google Drive, should you use that those Cloud services.

Pricing is $7.99 (£5.97) per month for a single user, but this unit cost reduces to $4.99 (£3.73) per user for team members. Multi-user licenses also include additional groupware functionality.

For Enterprise customers pricing is less per-person structured, and Gliffy provides an integrated solution that can dovetail into existing business processes.

One nice twist on this online software tool is that you can install a Chrome version that can work offline, should an Internet connection not be available.

What this product lacks is much in the way of object customisation, although it scores highly on ease of use and a gentle learning curve.

8. Lucid Chart

A massively popular and inexpensive charting app

Online app that works with any OS

Integrations with other services

Inexpensive per seat

According to Lucid Software, they have over 11 million users. Strongly suggesting that this is not a niche solution, but a highly popular one.

Lucid is one of the few tools that covers Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OSX and various Linux distributions by default, admittedly by being an online app rather than natively.

For those who need workflow integration, Lucid Chart supports Confluence, JIRA and JIVE, along with the Google Cloud and apps and Microsoft Visio compatibility.

There is a free trial that isn’t time limited. Instead, diagrams are restricted to a maximum of 60 objects, sufficient to explore its potential.

Licensing starts at $5.45 (£4.07) per month for a Home user, and ‘Pro’ Business users pay $10 (£7.47) per month, both paid on annual subscriptions. Pro users get the ability to import and export to Visio, and dynamically link data into their charts for the extra money.

There are also Team versions with groupware and Enterprise options, all at extra cost.

Lucid convinced Amazon, Adobe, DocuSign, Cisco, Red Hat and Wells Fargo to be customers. And, it might be right for your business, too.

9. Microsoft Visio

The software that redefined charting applications

Office 365 integration

Industry standard

Online and Windows app

Expensive

Lacks inherent groupware features

When most people think about flow charts, they almost immediately think of Visio, although the product is capable of creating all manner of diagrams quickly and efficiently.

It was one of the first products with smart drawing tools, and today it retains the ability for the tool to intelligently restructure a drawing as the user moves objects around.

The obvious big selling point of Visio is that its part of the Office 365 suite, and therefore designed to integrate with the other Office tools seamlessly.

Microsoft offers four different options with Visio; two online, and another two that are standalone Windows applications.

Visio Standard 2016 and Professional 2016 are the installable apps, and they retail for £279.99 ($375) and £529.99 ($709) respectively. As you might guess, that high pricing is intended to encourage you to subscribe to the online versions, labelled Visio Plan 1 and Visio Plan 2.

Plan 1 is pitched at £3.80 ($5) per user/month and is purely an online version, where Plan 2 costs £11.30 ($15) per user/month. And with that you also get online and Visio 2016 Professional app, and access to better mobile tools, and a Visio Viewer for iOS.

These prices are if you subscribe annually, with month-by-month pricing being a little higher.

For those already using Office 365, many of the existing packages include the online version of Visio. And, you can try that for free on Microsoft’s Office online website.

10. SmartDraw

Ideal for murder scene investigators and many others

Works with Confluence, JIRA and more

70 chart types

Only on Windows

Expensive per seat

Like Lucid, SmartDraw can name an impressive list of blue-chip companies that are license holders since the company started in 1994. These include at least half of the Fortune 500 quoted businesses and more than 250,000 public and private enterprises across the globe.

The SmartDraw product can be used online or as a standalone Windows application. It supports the creation of no less than seventy chart types, including all the standard ones.

There more exotic templates include those for documenting a crime scene, landscape gardening, seating plan and even accident reconstruction. 

For those working as part of a team, it supports Confluence, JIRA, Trello and Google’s GSuiite. And, it’s fully compatible with Visio, able to import and export diagrams and stencils with Microsoft’s application.

The Windows Desktop offers a single user license for $297 (£222) and multi-user 5+ licenses from $595 (£445).  The online version is just $9.95 (£7.43) per month for one user, and $5.95 (£4.45) per user/month for 5+, both billed annually.

The multi-user packages have extra functionality that allows licenses to be managed and can also control the sharing of SmartDraw data with other users.

Most of the sophistication of SmartDraw is in the templates and not the application. Therefore it might be more suitable for those who make many simple charts, and not those involved in the creation of very complex diagrams.

What to look for when choosing flowchart software

Although designers might use these tools, the majority of people creating flowcharts aren’t classically trained graphic designers. Therefore, they need a tool that assumes no artistic abilities but can generate professional looking results rapidly.

There is a fine balance between an application giving the operator the power to do whatever they want and funnelling their efforts in the direction of ultimate success.

The way that most software handles this delicate balance is to offer the user templates that avoid them using too many fonts, or trying to cram too many elements into a design.

If the operator has graphical skills, these restrictions might seem a hindrance, but to the less confident, they can be exactly the structural support these folks need.

These are the key aspects that you might want to consider before purchasing a flowchart solution:

Templates: How many does the application have, and are any of them tailored to your specific needs (coding, game logic, command structures, etc)?

Objects: Almost all software will have a selection of predefined objects, and the number and quality of these should be assessed. If the graphical elements that you specifically need aren’t in the library, the ability to define your own will be very important.

Groupware: As important as the creation of a diagram might be, getting it distributed and centrally updated is also critical. Some applications can enable multiple people to work on the same design, which might be useful when documenting an especially complicated process.

Trial: Some of these tools can be expensive or require ongoing licensing, so it is useful to test a trial version before investing company cash.