1. Multimedia Presentation
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Obsolete and
Emerging
Technologies
Kathi Middleton
EDUC-8848 Emerging and Future Technology

2. Obsolete
Technology
• External drives allows storage for
corporate and personal data including photos,
videos and music.

3. Obsolete
Technology
• Evolution of External Drives 1950’s – Today
2006 Seagate
1991 IBM introduces the
introduces Barracuda 7200.10
the first disk at 750GB the largest
drive. external drive to
1956 IBM date.
Ships the 1st
hard drive

4. Obsolete
Technology
• Types of External Drives
– CD’s
– DVDs
– Thumb drives
– SD cards
– External hard drives
– Other portable storage mediums

5. Obsolete
Technology
Benefits of Disadvantages of
External Drives External Drives
– External drives provides – There is limited space
large amounts of storage – Information has to be
– Flash drives can be physically transported
accessed without power from location to another
– Safe and Secure transport – There is potential for
and repository for permanent loss during fire,
information flood or theft

6. Obsolete
Technology
• McLuhan’s Tetrad for External Drives
ENHANCE OBSOLETE
Made it possible for data to be The evolution of external drives
transported with convenience made previous forms obsolete
and reduction of cost. over time, (e.g. CD’s are have not
been replaced by flash drives.)
REVERSE
RETRIEVE With technology developments we
This technology taps into will continue to see remnants
peoples desires to transport elements of external drives
information since the existence revamped in forms such as the
of man. smart phone.

7. Emerging
Technology
• Cloud Technology is the use of hardware
and software used as a service over a network
(Internet or Intranet). This technology has
continued to evolved since the sixties.

8. Emerging
Technology
• Evolution of Cloud Technology 1960’s – Today

9. Emerging
Technology
• Types of Cloud Computing
– Infrastructure as a service (IaaS),
– Platform as a service (PaaS),
– Software as a service (SaaS)
– Storage as a service (STaaS)
– Security as a service (SECaaS)
– Data as a service (DaaS)
– Business process as a service (BPaaS)
– Test environment as a service (TEaaS)
– Desktop as a service (DaaS)
– API as a service (APIaaS)

10. Emerging
Technology
• McLuhan’s Tetrad for Cloud Computing:
ENHANCE OBSOLETE
Increases computing and It makes expensive hardware and
collaboration by removing the software obsolete by removing
need for the expensive hardware the dependency and enabling the
and software. (e.g. Facebook) technology thru the network.
REVERSE
RETRIEVE In the future cloud technology
The technology allows people to may remove the need for PC’s
be connected at all times with and people may return to
access to their personal data. accessing public machines. . .

11. Interview #1
• Do you use external drives? If so how?
• Do you use cloud technology? If so
how?
What are the advantages of using
external drives over cloud technology?
• Have you experienced any issues with
either technology? Can you explain?
Decision
Which technology supports your needs
Maker best?
• Are there any disadvantages (service,
financial, ect) to using cloud technology?
How will cloud technology support your
future needs?

12. Interview #2
• Do you use external drives? If so how?
• Do you use cloud technology? If so
how?
What are the advantages of using
End
User external drives over cloud technology?
• Have you experienced any issues with
either technology? Can you explain?
Which technology supports your needs
best?
• Are there any disadvantages
(service, financial, ect) to using cloud
technology?
How will cloud technology support your
future needs?

13. Evolutionary
Technologies on
Emerging Technology
• Why external drives emerged?
– Floppy disk became obsolete due their limited ability and
portability
– Increase capacity, reliability, and speed, as well as decreased
cost
• Why external drives have evolved and become obsolete?
– Compatible with Mac’s in 1983
– Standard form with the Standardization of IDE
– Advent of USB technology in 1998
• Why cloud technology has emerged and replaced hard drives?
– PC data sharing and new data forms
– Evolution of network

14. Rhymes of History on
Obsolete Technology’s
Original Emergence
• Why external drives emerged?
• This technology developed to safe guard information in a more
convenient manner than floppy disk had in the past.
• Why external drives have evolved and become obsolete?
– Consumers continue to desire convenient tools that allow them
to travel light, making the ability to access the information upon
arrival desirable
• Why cloud technology has emerged and replaced hard drives?
– Cloud Technology expands on the consumers desires to
transport technology as they move, similar to the purpose of the
PC

15. Disruptive Technologies
on Obsolete Technology’s
Original Emergence
• Why external drives emerged?
– The evolution of computers in the 1980’s ignited the need for a
way to safeguard data
• Why external drives have evolved and become obsolete?
– External drives are not compatible with smart phones which are
a dominating computer device
• Why cloud technology has emerged and replaced hard drives?
– The evolution of smart phones is driving the demand for cloud
technology
– Second life is also a new concept that will drive the expansion
of cloud technology

16. Science Fiction on
Obsolete Technology’s
Original Emergence
• Why external drives emerged?
– A dime size disk was mentioned in Larry Niven's 1998 story
Madness Has Its Place
• Why cloud technology has emerged and replaced hard drives?
– Cloud technology will continue to develop increasing the ability
for new collaboration opportunities in government, private
business and healthcare

17. Red Queens on
Obsolete Technology’s
Original Emergence
• Why external drives emerged?
– Floppy Disk and External Drives square off
• Why external drives have evolved and become obsolete?
– Cloud Technology has caused external drives to shift their
purpose
• Why cloud technology has emerged and replaced hard drives?
– Smart phones are integrated with every piece of our life and it
is not compatible or convenient with external drives

18. Speculation of the Future
• The evolution of personal computer
devices will continue to drive a need for
cloud technology to connect devices for
information sharing and retrieval.