Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like electricity. This technology has become a significant technology trend, and many experts expect it to reshape information-technology processes and the IT marketplace during the next five years.Using the technology, users on various types of devices such as PCs, laptops, smart phones, and PDAs, can access programs, storage, processing, and even application-development platforms over the Internet, by services offered by cloud-computing providers. Resources are kept on providers' servers, rather than on users' systems. Proponents like the technology's advantages, including cost savings, high availability, and easy scalability.
Industry observers say the technology's growth potential is enormous. Market-research firm IDC expects IT cloud-services spending to grow from about $16 billion in 2008 to about $42 billion by 2012. IDC also predicts cloud-computing spending will account for 25 percent of annual IT expenditure growth by 2012 and nearly a third of the growth the following year.
Using this technology, data is easily accessible over the network instead of just sitting on the users' devices. It is becoming easier and easier to do this, and will make information transfer and backup much easier. The future of cloud computing is promising, and will explode in the coming years.
This cloud computing concept seems to be very lucrative according to your article. What kind of programs services could we access? Would their be some sort of subscription type fee that users would be required to pay? Just some thoughts.
ReplyDeleteTo me, it seems that there will never be an end to the development of our technology! This cloud computing seems like it would make everyone's information more accessible to everyone else in the world, or maybe I just dont understand it. I wonder how far computer technology will go before something new is created.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize this was so up-and-coming! We have a main GC server over in Godfrey that we can connect to from anywhere with internet as long as we are in the Clemson network. So, with our VPN clients on our computers we can access Clemson GC stuff from anywhere.
ReplyDeleteI guess for it to fit into this category it would need to be more easily accessible from various mediums, but I'd say we're already there for this development.