Week 4 Question

One aspect of the Rayport and Hayward reading I found especially interesting was the idea of openness and accessibility of cloud computing.  This exists on a global scale.  Collaboration between people living and working in countries all over the globe is easier than its ever been and basically instantaneous: applications and programs are not tied down to one machine, and are accessible from anything that can access the internet.  

While reading I thought back to our discussion last class about how new technology allows for companies to be in constant contact with their employees no matter what time of day.  As I see it, cloud computing can solidify this boundless accessibility.  It seems to me that with every new technological advance, the workplace gets bigger and the lines between one's professional and personal lives become less clear.  People no longer work just 9-5, their expected to be available to their employees and coworkers whenever they have access to the internet, which is basically 24/7.