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Is Cloud Computing just fluff?

December 10, 2009

At first it was just a crazy idea. Orwellian. As ridiculous as sending a rocket to the moon in the 1950s. The business masses—especially the engineers stuck down in the computing boiler rooms—all thought “it sure would be nice if we just did not have to mess with the cost and hassle of our servers anymore.”

Then someone actually did something about it. With the advancement of virtual servers, cloud computing has developed into a viable way to do business. Someone else (like Google or now Amazon) will tend to your data, while you simply access it through your browser.

Cloud computing is the newest frontier. To business, it means reduced IT costs, increased storage, consistently updated software, flexibility and mobility. It allows your IT staff to focus on innovation rather than maintenance, and it opens the door for faster integration between solutions, allowing all of us to get the job done in a more effective and efficient way.

—Jim Cooke is Vice President, Network Media Partners

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