Limitless
computing: The new human need
The Cloud will be a move away from the
basics. It will replace the ‘human interactive’ (yet physically bounded)
devices of today with a holistic, intuitive and (for many) invasive way of
approaching telecommunication. For while the Cloud is closely linked to the
needs of industry (data hungry and telecommunication’s fore-most change agent),
it has the possibility of filling a gaping hole in society right now: we have
embraced social media so fully and so willfully allowed it to track our lives
because we, the citizens of the world in general, are physically disconnected.
Creating the Cloud
Cloud computing is the means of moving localized processing power
(physical tools such as Data centers, desktops, computers and even the General
User Interface)
to processing power via remote connecting technology and de-localized data
processing (application running, memory utilization and storage will be
virtual: your key to it will be small and your tools will be wafer thin,
eventually vanishing into your sensory nerves).
The technological shift here may seem
fleeting and not wholly a real shift; from standardization of office
telecommunication via hardware and software, we move to standardization of
office (and personal) telecommunication via new software and less hardware.
Yet a key feature of Cloud computing means it
is not going to be a fleeting transition. Clouds will change the way in which
we experience communication. The technology is being deployed to run our
applications and optimize (see minimize) our requirement of devices. Apple,
mentioned earlier as the ‘human experiential’ company, saw the
telecommunication industry holistically and via its interface and hardware,
desired a change in how humans respond to technology.
It was an important
extension technology, yet its duration as a pioneer with no competition was
brief in relative terms. Its basic concepts were adapted and competitively
replicated by the likes of HTC and Samsung. Moreover, Apple remains proprietary
in computing terms. Open source holds the real promise of a better computing
experience in years to come, while Google promises more integrated solutions.
These are interesting evolutionary steps, yet consistent trends set early on.
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