Cloud computing: the next revolution with GoPC.net
Imagine you could access your virtual desktop computer...from anywhere, as long as you have broadband internet. It would change the way we looked at computers. They are vulnerable, and they might give us trouble when it's about updating the software or making data backups. Gopc.net blends Silicon Valley and Australian technology to create a new way of thinking about our IT environment.
At the pub you might find out that the meaning of the words could vary depending on the person you're talking to. For some, linking their iPhone's address book to their MobileMe is considered cloud computing. Data are stored in the cloud provided by Apple. Numerous other solutions like Zoho, Dropbox, Live Mesh and Skydrive will give you data storage in one of their clouds.
In Perth, we spoke to entrepreneur Graeme Speak at gopc.net. Their solution takes it to the next level. Not only do you access your data on a secure remote server, here your applications aren't even running on your own computer. They run on a supercomputer connected to your account in the cloud. In other words, with this type of service you can give up on the latest-laptop-model-ratrace and use a light, cheap and simple device. No more risk of losing your data with the laptop, no more worries about the backup you definitely have to take soon but never did... No more after hours stress updating your applications to open a document a colleague sent you.
For individuals collecting software applications with license costs, huge data traffic and audiovisual project files, cloud computing might not solve the issue of data storage yet.
But for large organisations doing their job on a spreadsheet, a text editor, an office mail system with people on the road all the time, it's an exciting and promising revolution. Making access to a powerful computer with up-to-date applications available for everyone. More on www.gopc.net.
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