That is, what you thought you knew about cloud computing is probably already obsolete .

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What is clear right now is that with evidence of the value of cloud computing coming into sharper relief, cloud-based technology has emerged as the number one IT focus for many businesses.

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What is more interesting is that these same providers are now rethinking the very nature of cloud computing.

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This is not always how cloud computing is talked about in the mainstream media, which is what made the Times story so worth reading.

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What they found, however, is that by deploying the new promise of cloud computing within the old IT framework of integrating lots of disparate pieces, those benefits have been diluted and delayed.

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In fact, in what was perhaps most interesting is the remark by CEO Steve Jobs that they are moving the Cloud to the center of the computing experience, and turning the Mac and PC into just another device.

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