Lost amidst the hype of the latest iPhone launch was the “consumerization” of cloud computing by Apple. Its MobileMe service enables users to sync newsletter, contacts, and calendars to a wide variety of devices. Thankfully, Apple is trying to end the painful tasks of syncing knowledge amoung desktop, mobile phone, and Web sites. that “simple” service showcases the allure of cloud computing, the popular buzzword for software as a service (SaaS) and web services. The concept is to

“rent” a service and let the technology company take care of the rest. You do not have to distress about the hardware, software, bandwidth, wires, safety measure, and the other myriad issues that come with a typical software purchase.

In addition, once you have data stored online, it is much easier to disseminate and use in other applications. To young folks, the thumb generation, that is second nature. They have grown […]

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