Have you ever noticed that whenever somebody gets something for free, they have a tendency to take that gift for granted?
This is something most of us are guilty of, myself included…
But there’s something about “free stuff” that tends to bring out the worst in people.
Think about how that brat neighbor kid treats the car that his dad bought for him…
Or think about the iPad your brother bought your nephew and how he leaves it everywhere, doesn’t take care of it, and really couldn’t care less about what happens to it because he’ll just get a new one.
Now, it would be nice if this attitude was something we grew out of – but there are plenty of adults who do the same exact thing.
In fact, there’s one thing we all seem to take for granted – and if we’re not careful – it could cost us more than a little creature comfort…
It could cost us a lot of money.
Do you think you know what I’m talking about?
If you guessed that it was our environment – you’re off track – but on target – as that does seem to be something a lot of people take for granted, and, if we’re not careful, it could end up costing us a lot of money.
No, what I was thinking about wasn’t the environment, or anything along those lines…
It’s the virtual world I’m talking about – the internet. And if we’re not careful – we could find ourselves destroying something that has become a necessity.
Many of us depend on the world wide web for our daily activities, such as banking, communication, and, as in my case, a place of work…
But have you ever thought about what would happen if the entire thing was shut down?
A scary scenario, I know…
But according to a few different studies by reputable technology companies, this is exactly what’s possible within the next decade or so if we don’t start looking for solutions now.
And like many disasters – this one comes with warning signs if you know what you’re looking for.
We’ve all seen and felt these warning signs – we just didn’t realize what we were dealing with.
Just like electricity, the internet is starting to experience “brown outs” – flickers of slower-paced service or no service at all in some cases.
How many times were you trying to pull up something important on your phone, had full bars or were connected to Wi-Fi, and then found you weren’t able to pull up what you were looking for?
It’s frustrating – but many of us have come to accept that sometimes the internet gets clogged or is too busy and working too hard to pull up what you’re looking for.
We normally just chalk this up to business or connectivity – but there may be something else at work…
Such as the already HUGE and growing popularity of bandwidth-heavy content, like streaming videos and music, as well as the increased use of the internet on portable devices, like mobile phones and tablets. These all take a heavy toll on our already stressed internet.
And it may be a toll that we end up feeling in a big way…
One technology analyst recently said, “The Internet is inherently self-protecting. You can’t push more traffic onto the ‘net than it can handle.’”
This expert compares this sort of scenario to that of an open highway and busy local roads…
“If the freeway is empty but local roads are congested,” the source explains, “users will spend most of their time stuck in traffic at the edges.”
That means that the instantaneous logins we’ve become so accustomed to could become a thing of the past…
Replaced instead with having to wait long periods for our “opening in traffic” in order to get us onto the information super highway…
Much like we did in the beginning when we used to endure the sounds of dial-up internet and wait, sometimes minutes, for our entry into the internet.
But what can we do to stop this shut down?
Well, the analyst claims that the industry as a whole needs to invest 60-70% more on broadband access capacity like cloud computing than initially planned (Just over $100 billion). Because if we don’t…
The internet’s capacity will not be able to support user demand – especially with more and more people using the internet in the 21st Century.
That means that cloud computing could be the savior of the internet…
And that’s something to think about when looking at your portfolio and contemplating new investment opportunities.
Does the company you’re looking at invest in cloud computing?
Is the company doing its part to keep the internet as free of “road gunk” as it should?
Because it’s these forward thinking companies that will be what keep the ball rolling…
And who will still have their information safe if the whole thing goes wonky – and if there’s anything you can expect about anything electronic – it can go wonky.
Now, I can’t say for sure that all of the companies that the GorillaTrades system puts out as a recommendation will invest in cloud computing…
But our trading system takes ALL hard data into account. And when the right cloud-related stock appears on the GorillaTrades radar, displaying the kind of technical strength my system is looking for – GorillaTrades subscribers will be the first to know.
It makes things easy for us…
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If not, no worries…
However, you might want to do some extra research into the companies you’re looking at buying now.
Are they putting their trust in the internet? Or are they preparing for the future with cloud technology?
Things to think about when choosing your next investment…
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt