This is seen to help speed adoption of cloud computing and provides ready access to big data in the cloud.

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How do you really control access to your valuable data if it is in the cloud?

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As I previously wrote in Forbes, companies ranging from IBM to Google to Microsoft are racing to combine natural language processing with huge Big Data systems in the cloud that we can access from anywhere.

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It extends the reach of Preva Personal Accounts beyond Precor 880 cardio equipment, and syncs all data in the cloud for anytime, anywhere access.

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Data is stored in the cloud, so individuals can access information in real-time from anywhere in the world.

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Amazon also figured out how to do the real processing before data gets to the Fire through a cloud-based scheme that should result in faster access.

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Windows Phone 8 takes the mobile office farther with SkyDrive integration, including 7 GB of free space, for storing pictures, files and data on the cloud and built-in support for Office 365 for email and SharePoint access.

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This assists in rapid access to the data on digital tape and is one of the key technologies to support the development of cloud based archive technologies such as the Permivault technology recently introduced by Fujifilm.

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