Windows 8 brings private cloud to thousands of households

Microsoft Group project director said in an article about SkyDrive that Windows 8 will create an unprecedented opportunity for thousands of PC users to enjoy cloud computing the benefits of. SkyDrive is a consumer-oriented cloud computing product released by Microsoft in August 2007. It is a major player in the field of consumer cloud computing, in addition to Apple iCloud, Amazon Cloud Drive and so on.

In September, Microsoft previewed the seamless collaboration between SkyDrive and Windows 8, and released a preview of the API to help Windows 8 and other developers integrate SkyDrive into their applications. Access, share documents and photos. “Microsoft offers an excellent opportunity to bring the benefits of personal cloud to countless PC users. ”

Microsoft divides personal cloud computing solutions into three categories:

— File Cloud: Using traditional file and folder architectures such as SkyDrive, Dropbox;

— Device Cloud: Device-centric cloud storage for you & quoquo; hide & rdquo; local folder, such as iCloud;

— Application Cloud: fully embrace cloud computing, providing a new Collaboration, organization, and sharing methods, such as Google Docs, Evernote.

Microsoft believes that most users are just beginning to try to use personal cloud computing products. According to Microsoft's survey, 22% of users store their photos online, 1% store documents online, others are still accustomed to storing all files on a local PC.

Microsoft has also discovered three groups of users who are very promising personal cloud users: college students, technology enthusiasts and photo enthusiasts.

Microsoft provides a set of SkyDrive statistics for October:

— 17 million users store data on SkyDrive every month;

— Months shared 360 million files;

— 5 million devices are connected to SkyDrive every month.