Inside the Briefcase
Get ready for the personal cloud
August 3, 2012 No CommentsI hear a lot about personal clouds these days — so much so that I figured it was a good idea to talk about what they are and the value they may bring.
A few types of personal clouds are gaining traction. One type covers the exclusive use for an individual, not a business; I’ll call these “public/personal clouds.” Another type covers clouds that exist in a home or a business and are managed by an individual; I’ll call these “private/personal clouds.”
Gartner vouches for public/personal clouds: “Consumers spend over $2 trillion a year on content, devices and services, and the emergence of personal clouds reflects their desire to access content on any device without complications or restrictions.”
