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The Cloud has changed the way we go through our day.  From the moment we wake up, we're updating our statuses on social networks and checking work e-mails before the coffee hits the cup.  An online community manager can access the administrator functions from his iPad.  A marketing manager can check Google Analytics from her Android smartphone.  The cloud computing market has enveloped our modern society and streamlined our days.

In the past year, it seems that just about every daily news cycle contains a scary story about corporations, governments or news organizations being 'hacked."  With all of the advantages inherent with using the cloud, there are underlying questions of data security.  For example, here is a partial list of American companies hit by shadowy groups or individuals who penetrated private databases via email, social networks, or by accessing cloud data storage centers within the first few weeks of 2013:

The Pet Industry contracted slightly in the great recession, but is poised to experience several points of growth this year, according to David Lummis, a leading analyst at PackagedFacts. 

In today’s market, “one size fits all” has become an obsolete concept -- customization is the way to go.  Consider for example the innovation of Apple's iTunes store: It allows you to purchase just a single song, rather than being required to buy the entire album. Similarly, from giving consumers the ability to tailor their preferred design features on the latest model of a Toyota car to purchasing only their favorite pair of Converse tennis shoes, most companies  now recognize that they must offer their customers the option to purchase products that are precisely tailored to meet the customer's needs and preferences.

According to pet industry statistics, on Valentine's Day 2013, Americans spent more than $800 million on cupid-oriented treats for household pets. Market reports from the National Retail Federation show that tokens of love from owners to pets included everything from heart-shaped chew toys for dogs, to sleek red leather collars for cats, to edible 'flower arrangments' for dogs and cats. It's all another indication of how pet industry retailers are quickly adapting to the growing market trends of pet owners who view their four-legged friends as family members.

Two decades in, the cloud computing industry has grown from a "intergalactic fantasy" to an integral  part of our lives.  If you take a moment to realize how it has influenced our behaviors, you would be amazed.  From streaming a movie on Netflix, to uploading your camera photos to the filesharing website, Dropbox, the growth of cloud computing has been impressive and wide-reaching.

If you're thinking of bringing your business into the cloud computing industry, there are several key elements to consider.

During the past decade, the opportunity to relocate computing functions that are software-based to remote servers -- aka the cloud-- have multiplied rapidly.The shift from traditional software models has radically transformed flexibility and cost for many businesses. 

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