Should you invest in it as a vehicle to capitalize on the cloud trend?
But for any business, there are always issues when keeping data stored on the Cloud.
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This dependence on the cloud, moreover, will require ever increasing network coverage and speed.
However, your memo is safe because you stored it on the cloud, not on your hard drive.
Data storage, if based on the cloud, would allow the user to stream or download the file.
It is infinitely easier these days to set up on the cloud than it is down the hall.
Apple recently launched its iCloud service that allows users to store their music, photos and other documents on the cloud.
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But Black is looking forward, trying to get a physical media company in a position to capitalize on the Cloud.
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Startups are rolling out products and services like these in record time, relying on the cloud as a key competitive advantage.
All eyes are on the cloud in Silicon Valley and Washington DC.
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The recently launched Cloud Player lets users store music selection on the cloud and then stream it on a variety of devices.
How do you place that attachment file into a cloud-based filesystem, and start to manage it on the cloud like its a network file?
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Broadband is becoming pervasive enough that it is feasible for many consumers to keep their media on the cloud and access it on demand.
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Our quotes, invoices and project plans are saved on the cloud.
And nowadays many of these applications are found on the cloud.
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After writing part of your memo and hitting save, the new document would be saved to your personal files on the cloud, not on your laptop.
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Using your laptop or tablet, you would access a word processor Web site on the cloud (much like you open the Word program on your laptop now).
Almost one-quarter of respondents say their organization already runs all core IT services on the cloud (10 percent) or is in transition to do so (13 percent).
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As confidence grows and users put more of their data on the cloud, those benefits will be felt throughout the American economy as lower costs and higher productivity.
This and new product announcements from competitors like Oracle, SAP and Microsoft that are focused on the cloud computing market have added to investor enthusiasm.
Not only can you track your expenses on the go, but the data is stored on the cloud and then can be quickly integrated with most accounting systems.
Large enterprises certainly want to jump on the cloud megatrend.
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By focusing on the cloud, HP is linking disparate technologies, from personal computers and printers to servers, and from mobile phones to computer-networking equipment, according to The Associated Press.
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The phenomenon is driven by a host of factors, not the least of which is the proliferation of of tablets and smart phones dependent on the cloud to store data.
Face-to-face conversations of up to 12 people in HD quality are enabled by the fact that ooVoo was built on the cloud from scratch, making it the first free application to do so.
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It also highlights the degree to which venture capitalists are anxious to capitalize on the cloud-computing trend as businesses and consumers alike continue to beam their music, movies and file clutter to the cloud.
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Access to information on the cloud is a key to many consumer devices and the usefulness of services and storage through remote data centers is a major enabler of tablet computers and smart phones.
With unique indexing and tagging functionality, you can easily find any image stored on the cloud, or share your collection of photographs with friends, family and social networks thanks to integration with services such as Facebook.
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