The ubiquitous PC is almost dead, at least as far as sales is concerned. Laptops and other mobile devices have taken over. The cloud-computing phenomenon is now set to grow at an unprecedented rate thanks to the growth of the mobile device as a aide for the typical computer user.
None of this is heresy. IHS – an analyst firm – conducted a study which reveals that the PC sales dropped for the first time ever.
Mobile computing isn’t exactly computing in the real sense. Not as much data emanates or is processed from a mobile device as compared to a PC or laptop. Yet, data is created and processed from mobile devices even though mobile devices are basically means of consuming data. What’s important here is the fact that no matter how you choose to use a mobile device or a tablet, most of the data – created or consumed – involves the cloud.
Snaps, notes, files created or edited, emails, and almost everything on a mobile device is now synced to the cloud. Coming from the other way around, most of the data mobile devices access is made available through a cloud. No matter how you look at it, mobile computing and cloud computing cannot be isolated. When both these phenomenon raise their heads together, we expect a dramatic shift in the way work is done. The way we create data and consume (or share) has changed.
Bernard Golden– CEO of HyperStratus, author of Virtualization for Dummies, and a contributor author at CIO.com – shares how this phenomenon is taking place and gives a few helpful pointers that already flagged off the rise of cloud and mobile computing. He points at the “API-fication” of cloud-based tools and services, which make it easier for mobile devices to connect to these applications and help users have extended access.
API-fication, the rising popularity of mobile devices, a simultaneous growth of the overall Internet user base, the stupendous availability of affordable (and scalable) solutions made available through the cloud – that’s a lot going on to aid the growth of the cloud, don’t you think?
In another article on CIO, Bernard also talks about the future of Cloud Computing. He talks about how Amazon experiences heavy loads during holiday season (We almost forgot: Happy Thanksgiving), how the API change the way we access cloud services, and how the business of cloud computing gives organizations of all sizes hope for the future.
Truly, the technology + business marriage is paying off (minus the usual concerns any technology aspect brings to businesses).
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