The personal cloud is poised to eclipse the PC as the hub of consumers' digital lives by 2014 as rapid growth in the use of apps and services introduces a new paradigm for how people store, synchronize, share and stream content, according to Gartner.
“The personal cloud isn't a single offering, but a reflection of consumers' expectation that their content will flow seamlessly as the result of a combination of services that overlap the consumer, business and government domains. It encompasses content storage, synchronization, sharing and streaming, as well as context-based access,” said Michael Gartenberg, research director at Gartner.
Now, Gartner is known to be a bit optimistic with these predictions, but they have a point. Just think through the security ramifiations though. It means every user (home and business) will have to have their own PSP (Personal Security Perimeter). Full Article at Net-security.org.
“The personal cloud isn't a single offering, but a reflection of consumers' expectation that their content will flow seamlessly as the result of a combination of services that overlap the consumer, business and government domains. It encompasses content storage, synchronization, sharing and streaming, as well as context-based access,” said Michael Gartenberg, research director at Gartner.
Now, Gartner is known to be a bit optimistic with these predictions, but they have a point. Just think through the security ramifiations though. It means every user (home and business) will have to have their own PSP (Personal Security Perimeter). Full Article at Net-security.org.
