The internet revolutionised how we use computers

The internet revolutionised how we use computers. All of a sudden we had all this information floating around out there that we could download and use at will. However now a new revolution is coming and this one will change how we think about computing once again. It's called the cloud.

NATHAN: Right now we have so many different devices in our lives from laptops, to smart-phones, mp3 players and even tablet PC's. All of them need their own separate copies of your personal files like music, photos and documents. However instead of having a copy on each, what if we merged their storage into one place, that was available to every device all the time?

That's why it's called cloud computing, because it's like everything you need is floating right above you, ready to be pulled down when needed. Nevertheless we're not just talking files. Whole programs like word processing, presentations and photo editing can be run utterly out of the cloud; meaning your computer doesn't need to be very fast or need a big hard drive anymore. It as well means that if you lose your laptop, you don't lose your information with it. And you can use any computer anywhere at all, and it's just like using your own, with all your personal files on hand. Yet if everything is up in a cloud, does that mean anyone can take a peek?

So that's where cloud computing comes from, and you've probably already experienced a lot of it. If you've ever streamed a video or used web-based email, at the time you have used different forms of cloud computing.

But hereafter, experts predict that it'll go much furthermore, and most of our storage and computing needs will be done in these big data centres. At that time all we need is to tap into the cloud.