Monday, June 11, 2012

Future of Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing and Tablets!

The future of Cloud Computing as I think of is; forming the basic architecture of everything we will see on the internet nowadays whether it is banking, retail, entertainment or even all possible combinations of these all and many more. I foresee cloud to be the knowledge hubs of all the information mankind has generated till yet. 

A vast semantics will one day run on them and ontology will define each move we will make on the internet. A giant brain you can think of it. Only verbal sayings will be able to generate actions, codes, etc on it. Cloud will monitor each person, every facility and will become not only the backend of all computational architectures but also front end. The possibility it holds is truly amazing also a new model has been introduced that is Hyper-Hybrid model which clearly shows that how easily multiple platforms or ESBs will interact and provide a service larger than any other existing architecture based virtual computation environment.

Mobile computing will form a thin layer over cloud based computational offerings largely in future. Only what new is going to happen that the mobile computing will have new interfaces rest all will be done in the cloud. Mobile devices will be just like thin clients and they will be interact with any one of their kind :P without any hassles or delays etc. The mobile devices will be more of augmented reality and gestures then. But mind tracking devices will have this ability in limited capabilities as if we look at consumer point of view this feature will be largely controlled and limited. Everything will be a computing surface then and even some sort of bio-electronics devices if introduced in future will prove to bring boom like in nowadays Apple, Samsung brings :)

Tablets will have the power to code and will replace the office desktops or any laptop on this planet. They will have easily detachable and up-gradable electronic capabilities. If nanotechnology pitches in then these devices will be mere sheets of paper embedded with billion processors and sensors that can be nurse to your doctor, your personal assistant and even your second brain ;) Multiple-multiple touch enabled surfaces will evolve that will become one single machine or multiple as your wish depending on the way you attach them. No charging will be ever required and they will never suffer wear and tear.


So I will keep writing on more future faces of technologies we see today. So keep on reading.....

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Ultrabooks trend and Solid State Drives-Do they really worth the cost?

In the coming months we will be witnessing a rise in the ultra sleek laptops with high computing power but with an extra cost to be paid for the same. Extra cost is but indeed worth for the sleek design that involves the use of latest 2nd Gen Intel processors that are very very power efficient (Minimum 8.5 hrs of battery life) plus with high performance, along with this integrated cooling technology and SSD hard disks. Minor cost is contributed to the metal finished bodies of the laptops. 

But the real turning point in personal computing market, we will be noticing in the coming years will not come from ever advancing processors which is largely on the verge of redefining Moore's law. But from SSD memory storage, this technology although is old as compared to its increased visibility these days. The SSD technology was previously not much used other than Apple products due to their high cost. But now as the time has passed and as the technology has advanced further the cost has come down a little. But what I see in short time is that as the competition for these SSD integrated computing devices will increase which enables fast boot, high speed data retrieval and transfer, reduced hard disk latency and no mechanical parts. This impacts majorly as now the laptops will become inherently shock proof, always available with fast boot-up and very light and easy to carry anywhere. This is a kind of revolution that although is motivated seeing the MacBook Air but now has the power to impact consumers of countries like India, China and other developing nations where consumers looks for variety and options. 


I would like to appreciate the efforts of Intel, Fuison-Io, Violin Memory, Samsung, and many other who have together contributed to re-bring the charm in the consumer based laptop market with a variety of choices that people can enjoy buying and using ultimately. Kudos to Ultra-sleek tech rush, 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Intel Processors and SSDs. 

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