How The New Windows 8.1 Update Puts Cloud Computing Front And Centre
January 8, 2014
Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: Gregory Fisher.
If you have been following news in the tech industry at all lately, then you should probably be aware that Microsoft just released the latest version of Windows on October 18th, and may well already have a copy of it up and running on your machine. While some early adopters already had the buggy ?preview? version of 8.1 running on their machines, only now is the new operating system officially available in its finalized form, and so far the reviews have been positive.
One of the things that reviewers are praising about the new system is the heavy integration of the cloud into the very workings of this new Windows. As a feature, it?s incredibly useful for everyone from casual users to big businesses, and as an indication of the direction that things are heading it?s very telling and very interesting…
The Cloud and Windows 8.1
So how is Microsoft pushing the cloud in Windows 8.1? Well specifically it?s through the use of their already popular and established ?SkyDrive? service. Essentially this is a cloud storage service much like iCloud or DropBox, except that it is now much more integrated into the Windows experience…
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