Cloud stored data – The sky’s the limit or simply a pipedream?

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The new way of storing your valuable computer information has been getting a lot of press overseas. ‘Cloud data’, or ‘Cloud Computing’ is a new plan to base all of your files online…’in the clouds’, making your data accessible from anywhere at anytime. Today a summit was held in Canberra with all of the industry heavyweights, discussing the future of Cloud Data and how to face any oncoming issues. So does privacy and hacking come into play with this type of storage, and should people consider sending all their data up there, or is there a risk of it disappearing into thin air?

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Wednesday, February 15 2012
Produced By Wade Stephens, Georgia Kelly-Bakker, Sionnie Kelly
Featured in storyDr Steve Hodgkinson - Research Director in IT at Ovum Asia PacificSuzanne Campbell - CEO of AIIA (Australian Information Industry Association)Professor Matthew Warren - Head of IT at Deakin University
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