With the new restrictions on airline carry-on baggage, I suspect that we could see notebook computers and even memory sticks coming under more severe scrutiny. It would make sense for more widespread server-based storage and computing.
Among the challenges: tools for network security systems, user authentication and higher levels of network availability.
Think about changes to business travel. Hotels are going to need to add mini-tubes of toothpaste to the soap and shampoo waiting in our rooms. And the better hotels will have computers waiting in each room.
Corporate software applications may already reside on servers – but we may be coming to a time for all files to be uploaded, possibly changing the symmetry pattern of the access pipes feeding hotels or offices.
While large enterprise users may be able to quickly adapt to such methods, there is little in the way of such discipline among small and medium business users.
Opportunity calling.
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