Apple iCloud: Four Hurdles For Businesses

Apple iCloud: Four Hurdles For Businesses

Apple's forthcoming file storage and synchronization service isn't quite ready for enterprises.

By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek
June 10, 2011 07:01 PM

Apple's iCloud may eventually prove to be a godsend for individuals vexed by the challenge of synchronizing and accessing files across multiple devices, but the limited information that Apple has revealed about the service suggests it won't be business-friendly, at least initially.

Introduced at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference earlier this week, iCloud is a hosted storage service that works by pushing copies of files stored on Apple's servers--music, ebooks, documents, apps, photos, photos, contacts, calendar entries, and email--to multiple devices registered to a single Apple ID. It is slated for release this fall and is already being tested by registered Apple developers.

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