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Cloud storage has been around for a while, in the form of online backup services like Carbonite and Dropbox.
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Many online backup services -- like Amazon's S3 -- are already available and are will only offer more space for less money in the future as the cost of data storage continues to fall.
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The magic glue that keeps all this together is the Cloud, in this case acting as your alter ego, a digital representation of you and your stuff: all those preferences, settings, privileges, programs, subscriptions, documents, photos, videos, music, and backup services.
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Each of those generators is the size of a bus, so it's unrealistic to think that the ship could have enough backup power on board to run services when the engines die, Herring added.
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The heart of it will be a capabilities layer that includes content, services, applications, file sharing, backup, and sync.
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Similarly, with less critical services, you should be able to reprovision from backup storage after a short but acceptable outage, even when the primary storage has been lost.
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In addition to repairs, workers will increase the number of systems and services that the Triumph and other Carnival ships can run on backup power.
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Lenovo is already partnering with SugarSync for backup and sync, has a deal with EMC to develop network storage, and expects to offer Google services as well.
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In addition, automatic photo backup service for smartphones au "au one Photo Air powered by Eye-Fi" and integrated communications services "au one Friends Note", such as providing, you can choose to enjoy more freedom to communicate easily.
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