This coupled with the fact that big businesses have to cope with increasing computing workloads in server virtualization environments and cloud computing, that soon disk storage will look outdated.

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Until the server syncs and tries to save your game in their cloud storage, and then it fails.

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According to IDC, by 2015, one of every seven dollars spent on packaged software, server, and storage offerings will be through the public cloud model, growing five times faster than the total IT industry.

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Cloud is also driving evolutionary change in its components, like server microvisors for stronger security, low cost Flash storage for large data sets and energy-saving chips.

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