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The cloud is all knowing, the cloud is great
Saving data on physical devices is risky. Hard-drives are mechanical in nature and will fail. If you don’t properly backup your data (4.6 million people don’t), then you are SOL.
The cloud is the future.
Imagine not worrying about where you saved your homework, or how you are going to transfer your music after getting a new computer. The cloud will solve your problems, because the cloud is always there. Data is persistent.
Though the cloud is just beginning to take omnipresence a few cloud apps are already making grounds:
- Mozy - backup your computer online
- Weave - backup your browser bookmarks
- GMail - surprised? Your e-mail is always there, protected by Eric Schmidt
- Google Docs - of course Google is pushing the envelope, all of your documents are stored online too, with the ability to edit data offline.
Why back up to the cloud and not your own personal backup drives? Well for one, large companies like EMC and Google who host cloud infrastructures have real engineers who will fix servers when they go down. They ensure quality, reliability and your uptime. With deep pockets they make sure your data is protected.
On demand service is the name of the game. The more gigabytes you consume the more you will pay. Amazon EC2 is a good example of a company who has learned to monetize the cloud.
Whether you are in IT, or you are a consumer - the cloud is all knowing, the cloud is great.
