Undoubtedly, Cloud Computing is breathing new life into IT and IT services. Keeping this in mind, IT researchers are continuously innovating Cloud Computing to gain more benefits from it. With the latest update, the University of Glasgow, Queen's University of Belfast, and other 12 industry partners have joined hands to create a centre to train students in integrative and information processing in Cloud with the help of laser technology.
For this, the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Photonic Integration for Advanced Data Storage will receive 8.1 million pounds fund. The remaining funds will come from some other industry partners and the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland.
According to Professor John Marsh, Head of the School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow, "The biggest growth sector is in what is called 'Cloud' computing, where data is stored remotely. To address the capacity issues, new technology will be required - and that is likely to be heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), which uses electromagnetic energy to locally heat the disk to ease the process of writing data on to it".
A recent report revealed the information that the 'cloud' accounted for 25 per cent of storage use in 2010, which is likely to reach over 60 percent by 2020.Analysts believe that the development of these technologies will help a wide segment of users ranging from telecommunications to health care
