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Is Cloud Computing Green Computing? By Jack Newton

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a leading provider of cloud-based practice management software. He holds an M.Sc. in computer science and holds three software-related patents in the United States and the European Union. He has also spoken at CLE seminars across the United States about how cloud computing can help law practices run more effectively and efficiently. He may be reached at KBDL!HPDMJPDPN

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Cloud computing is the most energy-efficient method of addressing our demand for computation and data storage.

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