Automation has become an integral part of our daily lives, streamlining tasks and improving efficiency. When diving into the world of automation, one key decision you'll come across is choosing between cloud-based automation and desktop-based automation. But what exactly are the differences between the two?

Understanding the Options

When setting up automations, you are presented with two primary options: turning them on from your desktop or turning them on from the cloud. Let's explore the distinctions between these two choices to help you make an informed decision based on your needs.

Desktop Automation

Opting to turn on an automation from your desktop means that you must have an active internet connection and the task magic app open when the automation is scheduled to run. This method relies on your computer being operational and the app being accessible at the designated time.

Cloud Automation

On the other hand, turning on an automation from the cloud offers greater flexibility. With cloud-based automation, the task can execute at any time without the need for your computer to be on or the app to be open. This approach shifts the operational burden from your local system to the cloud, allowing for seamless execution of tasks without constant monitoring.

Monitoring and Reviewing Automations

Regardless of whether you choose desktop or cloud automation, you can easily monitor the task history of your automations. By accessing the task history section, you can review the details of each run, including the time taken to complete the task, the execution time, and any associated logs.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the choice between cloud and desktop automation ultimately depends on your specific requirements and workflow. While desktop automation offers a more controlled environment, cloud automation provides greater flexibility and independence from local system dependencies. Understanding the differences between these two options can help you optimize your automation processes and maximize efficiency.

Next time you're setting up automations, consider the advantages of both cloud and desktop options to select the most suitable approach for your tasks.

Step 1- Click on option Scrape senior

Step 2- Click on Turn on -Click on from desktop—Click on from cloud

Step 3- When we click on the Task history , we can review any of the task run

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

When you're turning your automations on, you'll have two different options. So if I click into my options or into my automation here, and then I click turn on after setting up a trigger, I'll see turn on from desktop and turn on from cloud. So the differences between the two are if I turn on from desktop, it requires that I have an internet connection and I have the task magic app open at the time that this automation should run.

If I turn this on from cloud, then this automation can fire at any time. And my computer does not need to be on, have the task magic app open or anything like that. It's completely on us. For this automation to run. Now, when you turn the automation on, you can still see all of its task history in the same way by clicking over on the left here, where your automation has been opened, which will be highlighted in green into the task history so that you can review any of the runs that have happened, the time it took to run when it ran, and then any logs for that automation.