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Cloud Computing gets popular as PC users go to Clouds!

During the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, cloud computing was a popular topic among companies and attendees. GoGrid, who has a booth at LinuxWorld, is at the show to discuss its services and why users should select its services over Amazon and others.

GoGrid admits Amazon is its biggest competitor, but says the main difference is that it's the first one available that has a Web-based GUI and supports both Microsoft Windows and Linux.

Cloud computing, as it matures, offers both home users and corporations the ability to store data in the cloud while at the same time having multiple options when selecting a certain service to choose from. The companies promoting cloud computing admit there are some minor problems facing the technology, but look forward to helping more people adopt the technology.


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