Cloud Computing

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IJIS Institute - How will the Clouds Talk?

“The spread of cloud computing in government in general, and in public safety and justice in particular, is inevitable. Dramatic cost savings in the acquisition, ongoing maintenance and support for on-premise enterprise information systems is so great that agencies will have a difficult time resisting this trend in the long run. It’s a safe assumption that over time, many executives in the justice and public safety world will see the light and begin to demand that their software providers come up with cloud-based versions of today’s applications software.”
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Police data in the cloud: Security and storage solutions

The vast majority of people would rather keep their money in a bank, rather than hiding it under the mattress. Most would rather have their electricity supplied by the power company, as opposed to a gas-powered generator in the back yard. And pretty much everyone wants to have programs automatically appear on their television, not trudging someplace to get a DVD of every single thing they watch.
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