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Experts say we’ll be working in the ‘cloud’ by 2020
June 22nd, 2010 | 
Author: “In a recent survey of around 900 Internet and tech experts and social analysts, Elon University researchers found that most of their respondents said Internet users will “live mostly in the cloud” by 2020.
These experts, or a full 71 percent of them, at least, predict we’ll be working primarily through web-based and mobile apps, such as Facebook and Google Docs, and less on software installed on our own desktops.
This group isn’t forecasting the death of the desktop altogether, though — at least, not just yet. According to this study, the majority of respondents think that in the future, we’ll use a hybrid of cloud and desktop computing, with web-based programs continuing to grow in their scope and role.
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Google releases CloudCourse as open source
Google has released its new internal learning platform, CloudCourse, under an open source licence. Built entirely on App Engine, CloudCourse allows anyone to create and track learning activities; it also offers calendaring, waitlist management and approval features.
Cloud computing to double by 2012
The UK will spend over £1 billion on cloud computing by 2012 – twice as much as today – researchers predict.
This would mean more consumers and businesses subscribing to web-based services, such as Google Apps.
Using Cloud Services for Library IT Infrastructure
Cloud computing comes in several different forms and this article documents how service, platform, and infrastructure forms of cloud computing have been used to serve library needs. Following an overview of these uses the article discusses the experience of one library in migrating IT infrastructure to a cloud environment and concludes with a model for assessing cloud computing.
by Erik Mitchell, Ph.D.
Cloud computing: Privacy and trust up in the cloud
Fifteen years ago people carried their documents around on floppy discs, then many people switched to memory sticks, and now a few are turning to the cloud.
Cloud computing means the ability to access, change and interact with data on any platform with a net connection, including on smartphones.
These online services require no software purchase and installation and most run via a browser. Users can pick from the growing number of cloud-based offerings, such as Google Docs and Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).
