Cloud to Replace Personal Computers by 2013

Gartner, the world's leading IT research firm has predicted that personal cloud services will replace the traditional PC as the main form of business computing by 2014. Gartner goes on to explain that analysts have identified five "megatrends" that they predict will come together and start the turn around to using the cloud. He describes them as: the consumerist ion of tech, virtualization, and the dramatic increase in user mobility.

Gartner explains that trends in computing have shifted away from personal computers to a broader perspective that includes smartphones, tablets, and other consumer devices. The new cloud service will be the glue that connects the web of devices that users choose to access at different times throughout their day.

Jeff Saginor from Digital Trends States that the cloud is no doubt part of the future. It is cost effective and you can customize it in a way that a traditional PC cannot be customized. The cloud becomes a your own collection of programs, settings, and files that follow you around each day, on any device you've got.

The ever-looming question of security is also something to consider according to Saginor. He reminds us of the huge Dropbox mistake that resulted in allowing anyone to access anyone's else's account.

Saginor ends with the statement that a lot can happen in two years. However, Gartner feels the benefits of the cloud will far outweigh the risks.

What do you think? Do you use cloud storage now? Do you see yourself using it in the near future? Do you think it is safe and secure?

Found in Digital Trends by Jeff Saginor March12, 2012
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