Cloud computing credited for the growing number of tablet PCs at work

Virtualized information can be accessed remotely by cloud-enabled mobile devices. This feature has feature has led to mutual growth for use of both technologies within the enterprise.

The cloud is now an infrastructure staple of many businesses, states Fresh Business Thinking. The widespread availability of high-speed internet and mobile broadband services has made the cloud accessible to millions, and, as a result, many are logging on to virtualized data while at work via tablet devices.

Cloud computing has been seen as highly compatible with mobile internet devices, and has helped many companies support tablet growth. David Kerr, senior vice president at Strategy Analytics, told the news source “tablets are increasingly being viewed as a fast and unobtrusive way to enter and access key information, irrespective of location and context.” In theory, these capabilities are delivered by cloud computing.

Furthermore, experts say that both the virtualized and tablet marketplaces are set to grow rapidly in 2011, so the dependence of tablets on the cloud may be seen as inevitable.

The view of mobile computing as the desktop of the future is supported by U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra,. Accordingly, a large percentage of IT professional believe that their business instruments in the next several years will include mobile-access capabilities.