How Will Cloud Computing Shape Up In the Future?

According to IEEE Spectrum, cloud computing can be seen as one of the decade’s most important technological developments, alongside multicore CPUs and planetary rovers (Upson, 2011, p. 43).

Its potential benefits include the ability to access stored information from different locations, its increased security, and increased cost-effectiveness. 

However, there are some unsolved legal issues concerning the usage of user’s private information and to what extent a provider might be able to use such information. Naturally, with new developments in information technology comes with new security threats that affect both the user and the service provider. Also, despite the seemingly infinite amount of potential that cloud based technology may have, it capabilities are still bottlenecked by today’s technologies. 

While it may seem as if cloud computing has already been deeply engraved into our everyday lives, we have just seen the tip of the iceberg. Cloud computing will only evolve alongside other technologies, and while it still does have a long way to go; it is already inevitable that we are heading towards the age of the Cloud.