Forum Discussion
Use of Cloud-based applications
Liz,
Might want to add to limit the use of cloud-based services and applications, such as Google Docs, Sheets, etc.
Those things run up data like nobody's business. Kinda like the spin in your electric meter when you turn on 5 space heaters.
Hi Mark!
Thanks for the suggestion, that's a good idea. Do you mean to add to the COVID-19 announcement? If so, I'll have to run this by our top communications folks, they're the ones giving us the official statements to post.
-Liz
Liz wrote:Thanks for the suggestion, that's a good idea. Do you mean to add to the COVID-19 announcement? If so, I'll have to run this by our top communications folks, they're the ones giving us the official statements to post.
Yes. I've seen it before for things I do for the web site. My wife is using Google Classroom for tele-teaching.
My point being, that technically it's constantly refreshing back to the cloud, so it's easy to think that since you're not doing anything you're not burning data - but you are... lots.
Many of us need those cloud based applications (EDIT: and use them for work, not for fun). I'd suggest limiting the use of streaming services. EDIT 2: I do know what you mean, though. Perhaps both suggestions could be placed in the document.
