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Cloud Computing

6 bytes added, 10:39, 26 June 2009
/* Cloud computing applications in different industry segments */
* Consumers run only their browsers on local computers
* The rest of the software along with users' email messages, photos or videos are on remote machines the user can't see and doesn't have to know anything about it
:'''e.g. Microsoft's Hotmail is using Azure ''' (cloud computing platform from Microsoft) and '''Google's Gmail is using Google Apps'''
* Google Docs - online versions of word processor and spreadsheet applications is also using cloud computing
[http://www.htrends.com/trends-detail-sid-38187.html Source: www.htrends.com]
* Laptops require minimum hardware to reduce cost and a internet connection
* Gaming industry, that will allow iPhones and other thin-client devices to have really high-end graphics without having a big, expensive hot video card in them that draws battery life
:'''e.g Netbook''', a general purpose laptop, works on cloud computing and is available at a price of US$400 and some even in US$50-100 range.'''
[http://www.htrends.com/trends-detail-sid-38187.html Source: www.htrends.com]
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