The forecast is clear: The cloud is here and growing

The world of computing is going through a paradigm shift. We are moving from housing information on local computers or servers and now using the cloud to access our data and run applications.

A similar shift occurred in the world of electricity. In the early days of electricity, factories had their own generators to produce dependable power. Over time, the electric grid and the power plants connected to them became stable enough to supply all of the electricity to the factory. This was a far more efficient way to utilize this resource.

Technically, cloud computing…