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As Internet connections have proliferated across the world, many businesses and consumers are using their computers as thin clients, relying more on powerful servers and fast Internet connections to provide cloud computing solutions.

Cloud computing offers many end user benefits, ranging from data security to pricing. Many companies offer online file storage with automated backup, data syncing, and secure encryption. With the advent of broadband, many of these processes happen seamlessly in real-time.

Secure and easy backup has been a challenge for both businesses and computers. Before high speed internet connections, most data was backed up on physical mediums, including disk drives and tape drives. These could be physically destroyed in a disaster, were subject to degradation over time, and required IT payroll hours for manual data backup. Cloud computing applications can automate all these processes, saving both payroll hours for businesses and consumers’ time.

Cloud computing also offers scalable solutions for both storage and data processing. Upgrading IT equipment requires a server room, allocation for increased bandwidth and power usage, and a variety of new hardware. Budgeting for these costs can take time, which may not be available in mission critical applications with a tight deadline. Cloud computing can offer instant access to increased data storage, additional processing power, and other computer resources on demand. Small companies can instantly scale their computing requirements to meet current business needs, without the need for any additional hardware on-site.

An additional benefit of cloud computing is cross-compatibility across multiple applications. Traditional data storage and retrieval usually limited a company or business to dedicated hardware and software packages. Retrieving data from a vintage storage medium or from an incompatible system could be impossible or extremely time consuming.

Cloud computing applications allow information stored on a central server to be accessed by a variety of hardware devices and software systems. Cloud computing allows data and processing power to be cross-compatible, and allows collaboration between multiple users easily.

Dell Cloud Computing allows software and hardware virtualization across a variety of platforms and is one of the pioneers of the cloud computing movement. Cloud computing promises to offer both businesses and consumers a revolution in the way they use computers.