For cloud computing to truly take hold on mobile devices, two things need to align: stronger, faster mobile data connections delivering data to mobile devices and mobile technology capable of efficiently and effectively processing data, applications and services.

FORBES: Mobility Seeds The Cloud

The virtual reconstruction of Implenia's data center pulled information about the layout of servers and storage, the devices' temperatures, power consumption and data processing over the Internet to IBM's servers, where they were built into a 3-D virtual world model.

FORBES: Breakthroughs

Even mobile access can improve results, moving data collection and processing closer to the user (via phones or other devices).

FORBES: Beyond Bring Your Own Device: Building Mobile Business Apps

Today the increased processing power of mobile devices as well as more ubiquitous network connectivity and the ability of data centers to provide (almost) always available storage capacity and applications, are causing a return to thin client computers accessing larger shared processing and storage resources.

FORBES: Changing Digital Storage Requirements for Clouds and Mobile Devices