I think it's great to be nimble that's for sure! I personally highly dislike G()gle and refuse to use their services but it is convenient for many people which helps! Being able to take your work wherever you go is a really awesome thing in a lot of ways! I'm glad you were able to benefit greatly from that change. I for sure have taken advantage of being able to do my work remotely and gone on 3 week vacations, working for 2 weeks, taking one week off. Awesome stuff!
The photographer I can agree with. I don't want to know how much he pays in a subscription fee to them lol. RAW photos are heavy! I do store my photos in a private cloud, so if my computer shits the bed, I'm not up a creek!