It connects the desktop to the "cloud" to gain additional capabilities and perform complex tasks

Flex G5 launches the first practical application for cloud computing

Cloud desktop computers have the ability to permanently link to cloud services. From the source

The Lenovo Flex G5 device launched the first early practical application for the new generation of cloud computing, as it was equipped to work with “cloud desktop” software and services, through which the concept of the cloud computer is practically activated, and it began to appear on the Internet, including the service Workspot, which started offering this service through its workspot.com site.

And the "cloud desk computers" have the ability to permanently link to the cloud services, via high-speed fifth generation mobile connections, so that they are able to obtain any of the additional computing capabilities they need, if their capabilities are insufficient to carry out the tasks assigned to them with appropriate speed and efficiency. The cloud needs these capabilities quickly and smoothly, to function as if it is locally based.

Complicated tasks

The site "Computer World", which specializes in solutions and technologies for desktop, laptop and tablet personal computers, stated that the performance of the cloud personal computer - whatever the mode in which it operates - desktop, laptop or tablet, will not be limited by its own capabilities, or shackled by restrictions related to speed, storage, or other things. And, he will be able to run any applications and carry out any tasks, no matter how complex, because it will make up for the shortage of resources he has from the cloud instantly and without delay.

He added that the cloud computer does not work on its own by simply connecting to the cloud, and the field is not open to it without limits to obtain what he wants from additional resources, but rather works through a service provided by companies specializing in this regard, preparing the way for him to link to the cloud, through a special application and service It allows him to reach certain capabilities, to take from them when needed, to the limits agreed upon with the company that is based on the service, the cost of which must be paid by the owner.

"Computer World" indicated that this is what companies like "Workspot" are doing, which work in cooperation with the "Microsoft Azure" cloud, and the cloud of another company called "JCB Cloud".

Test

Computer World analysts conducted a field test of the Lenovo Flex G5 computer and the Workspot service together.

During the test, the "Workspot" service was used to set up two workstations that include computing resources equivalent to $ 10,000 when provided outside the cloud, with the Flex G5 computer, which is a $ 1,399 (5135 dirhams) computer running on an Intel i3 processor. And a battery that lasts 25 hours, a modem from the fifth generation, and a connection chip «Wi-Fi» the sixth generation.

The two workstations included virtual central processors, a graphics processing unit, storage spaces, and memory capacities.

Disturbances

The test showed that the computer is exposed to some disturbances and delays during the first minutes to obtain any of the additional resources in the cloud. There have also been some disturbances in running applications and opening folder windows inside Windows, as they appeared in two places, but after several minutes had passed, the matter became instantaneous. And seamlessly, it makes the user not feel that the computer is carrying out its tasks, by jointly distributing it among the resources of the self and the additional resources obtained from the cloud.

The analysis also revealed some concerns about exposure to viruses and security breaches, but this point was not delved into, especially with the operation of the "Windows Hello" service with the "Windows 10" system from Microsoft, and the use of fingerprints and facial recognition.

In the end, analysts said, "Lenovo Flex G5" and "Workspot" service represent a promising starting point for a new generation of computing, which is expected to paint a different future for personal computers.

Cloud personal computers

Cloud personal computers mean that class of computers that has a constant, stable, deep and high-speed connection between it and the cloud computing services, making computing capabilities represented in the capabilities of the processor and the capabilities of the memory chips "RAM", the capabilities of the screen card and the capabilities of the storage unit inside the computer, acting as an integral part Of similar and analogous capabilities, existing in the cloud computing service of large data centers, so that the processor gets additional processing power from the processors in the cloud.

The electronic memory units "RAM" expand their capacity and capacity, through coherence with the giant RAMs with great capabilities inside the cloud, and so is the case for the capabilities of the screen card, storage unit, and other computer components, and thanks to the high capabilities of the fifth generation mobile, this process takes place in real time and in Real time, so that the user does not feel any difference in the performance of the computer.