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FEATURE : CLOUD
Ubiquitous access
The future of cloud is also inexorably linked to ubiquitous access . As more data and applications are shifted to cloud platforms , being able to reach them at any time and from any place will become increasingly powerful – and users will expect it .
Here , it will be technologies like 5G cellular and satellite networks working together with Wi-Fi networks that change the game . When it ’ s possible to enjoy the same level of performance in a plane or taxi as in the office , the benefits delivered by cloud platforms will increase even further .
Just as it ’ s done during the past 20 years , the cloud will continue to reshape business computing . No longer regarded as a peripheral resource used to fill capacity gaps , it will continue to become a central and fundamental part of every IT infrastructure . p

ORGANIZATIONS QUICKLY FOUND THAT CLOUD-

BASED RESOURCES PROVIDED AN EFFECTIVE

WAY TO KEEP THEM CONNECTED AND PRODUCTIVE .

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