Personal cloud to replace personal computer

digital lives, according to technology researcher Gartner, The Economic Times reports.

Gartner analysts said the personal cloud will begin a new era that will provide users with a new level of flexibility with the devices they use for daily activities, while leveraging the strengths of each device, ultimately enabling new levels of user satisfaction and productivity.

According to Wired, Steve Kleynhans, research VP at Gartner, said emerging cloud services will become the glue that connects the web of devices that users choose to access during the different aspects of their daily lives.

“Major trends in client computing have shifted the market away from a focus on personal computers to a broader device perspective that includes smartphones, tablets and other consumer devices.”

The past two years have been a whirlwind in the client computing space, leaving many enterprises asking what comes next and what the environment will look like in five years, Market Watch writes.

Several driving forces are combining to create this new era. These mega-trends have roots that extend back through the past decade but are aligning in a new way.