Ignorance and poverty are giving way to broadband highways and clouds of information, delivered to extremely affordable mobile devices.

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These vast clouds of free information contain facts that Dr Rosling dispenses like thunderbolts.

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But more of our information is migrating to the clouds, requiring that more be done to correct the fallout of such heavy data storage demands.

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Employees are accustomed to personal clouds that provide easy access to information over multiple devices and IT has embraced cloud services to gain cheaper storage and processing power.

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Given the legal and operational concerns, classified information should always be processed in properly protected and certified IC private or community clouds.

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Mr. HOWARD CRAFT (Writer, Stealing Clouds): As a playwright, you have to balance the art side with the information side.

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This information has been provided by Radarsat, a Canadian satellite capable of detecting detailed water and land features through thick clouds, fog and rain using synthetic-aperture radar equipment.

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