Cloud computing has been changing trends in every field recently. It takes a new step towards modernizing healthcare services. To name a few advances IBM has already tapped into the healthcare field under the “Smarter Planet” branding. Not only IBM, various other companies like Google, Microsoft have already taken a dip into the healthcare industry.
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But will it really serve to be a silver lining as described by Clickpress in its recent article “Cloud Computing – Healthcare’s Silver Lining” ?
The answer is straightforward. Data saved on the cloud …

Microsoft made a major leap with the release of Office Web Apps, a cloud-based version of its Office software. Web Apps lets users to upload documents from their computer to Microsoft’s cloud-based Docs.com, and allows accessibility from any machine or device. Here the documents will also be stored in remote server instead of being stored only in personal computers, laptops or company server. Except for the security factor of sharing important files on the web, it will prove to be a good improvement.

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However since the release, Microsoft and …