When in need of data storage, convenient file sharing capabilities, or expedient IT consultations, individuals and businesses often get nervous when considering the prospect of using cloud systems.

With Windows 7 as the highest yielding version to date, Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer caused quite the stir in the tech world recently with the unveiling of Windows 8.¹ Although it may sound like Microsoft is coming out with yet another update to their famous operating system, this one may break barriers for the company.  The most differentiating feature in Windows 8 is that it will support ARM architecture.

As mentioned in last week’s post, ARM (Advanced RISC Machine) is a more efficient version of RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computers.)² This means given the correct hardware, Windows 8 ARM has the potential of running faster and using less power all on a physically smaller computer.

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 The Rise of Cloud Computing

The rise of cloud computing is shifting the center of gravity. It is changing the nature of competition within the computer industry. Technological developments have up until this moment pushed computing power away from central hubs: first from mainframes to minicomputers, and then to PCs and laptops. Now a combination of cheaper and more powerful processors, and ever faster and more ever present networks, is pushing power back to the center in some respects, and even further away in others. The cloud's data centers are, in effect, outsized public mainframes that users do not have to keep up, or update.[1]