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While not many firms are currently using cloud computing in Taiwan, there seems to be an ever-growing demand for the new technology, according to 104 Job Bank. The company said there were a total of 1,640 cloud related positions being offered in the country as of this week, up from 1,341 in November.

In what can only be a good sign for business technology and cloud computing, 53 percent of IT leaders expect their budgets to increase in 2012, including 66 percent of CIOs, according to a survey by TEKsystems.

Although there have been hard economic times across the world for the past few years, a new study from the London School of Economics and Political Science said the development of cloud computing should promote economic growth, increase productivity and create a shift in the jobs and skills that will be required by businesses.

With a larger number of smartphones and businesses starting to practice mobile device management to keep their valuable information safe, it's no surprise that many businesses are saying that 2012 could be a big year for mobile cloud computing

Vietnam's IT industry could get a big dose of cloud computing in the near future, according to Viet Nam News. Vo Tan Long, general manager of IBM Vietnam, said awareness of the cloud has been making progress in the country and could see a good rise in 2012.

Cloud computing has been growing across the world, and India is no exception. Silicon India said the cloud market in the country could be worth as much as $16 billion by 2020, with the global cloud market growing at a 33 percent rate per year to about $680 billion by 2020.

Cloud computing could soon reduce costs for businesses, according to a new report from Hubspan.

With cloud computing looking more robust across the world, Beijing, China, is aiming to build the next big "world-class" cloud computing center in the Beijing Economic Technological Development Area, PTI reported.

With many predicting a breakout year for cloud computing across businesses in 2012, one company is predicting that the cloud will create a "storage revolution" in the new year.

With the new year coming, the New Zealand government is looking to do what many other governments around the world are doing; adopt a cloud computing solution.