A brave new world

The recent heavy promotion by Microsoft and Apple of their cloud computing propositions points inextricably towards one thing. This is the road both personal and business computing will travel – and very quickly – over the next few years. The fact is that technology is moving into a new phase in user interface and that will impact businesses across the board, in particular those that provide a service like financial advice to clients. Changing views We have already seen how the introduction of online banking services and the growth of social networking have changed people’s views of w...