Data Cloud

From Conworld

STATUS: UNKNOWN

//Ketsu ^{Drop a Msg}_Alex 08:56, 23 July 2007 (EDT)

Current Development

Ferrying data from one hard drive to another via e-mail, flash memory thumb drives or rewritable discs is no way to live. What if every one of your files, from skimpy documents to gigabyte-hogging music collections, were accessible from any Internet connection, forming a vast data cloud that follows you wherever you go? A host of products and services let you create a data cloud right now, from Maxtor’s networked hard drives to Google’s rumored Gdrive, with “unlimited” storage on the search giant’s servers. Add a synchronization service such as Microsoft’s Folder­Share, which applies a change you’ve made on your PDA to that same file on your laptop and PC, and you’re one step closer to retiring the original data storage device—the one in your head.

Ketsu's Comment

Damn it, it's already here, and it's never going to leave. For better or worse, it's gonna stay.

Impact

• Short-term: HIGH
• Long-term; HIGH