Cloud computing allows users to access software, and stored information from the internet without having to have software or data stored on their computer. It allows users to access information through a computer, tablet, or smart phone either from an app, or through a web browser. It has the potential to allow organizations on limited budgets access computing at lower costs. It also allows for more flexibility in allowing information from different sources to be presented in a coherent manner. Because of the flexibility it allows organizations to access information from a variety of devices. Also cloud computing can be seen as outsourcing some of the organizational IT services to a third party provider, thereby allowing it to focus on its core competencies.

With the trend towards clouding, companies will increasingly need to consider security issues surrounding their cloud infrastructure. Organizations will need to adopt a strategy that considers innovation, mobility, and analytics. There are a variety of cloud models that includes private, and public cloud models, which allows and organization to focus on growth while allowing it to improve security protocols. The usage of cloud computing is expected to grow as companies use it to supplement their IT infrastructure.
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Cloud computing has allowed us to take advantage of using remote servers to host information rather than store it a personal computer or network. The popularity of cloud computing is expected to increase as well as the practical uses for it. With the popularity of cloud computing questions such as data security, access to data by third parties, data storage may become considerations. Organizations will continue to increase the use of cloud computing in some form or another. With the popularity of smartphones, tablets, and laptops and the availability of Wi-Fi or data from wireless service providers’ access to data can be more readily made. As such it offers improved benefits for mobility thus increasing the popularity of the cloud..