India's Top 12 Tech Stories Of 2012

#11 Facebook Blows Past A Billion Users

Facebook scored the 11^th position in Indian tech stories for the year. No wonder, according to the recant statistics, India has the second largest Facebook population in the world after United States. The country also tops the list of future growth opportunities for the social network. So how can it be possible for the world’s largest social network to touch the ‘1 billion’ milestone without an Indian thrust.

#10 Cloud computing

Cloud computing, the new face of IT made it to the top 10 tech stories in India. According to a recent study conducted by Vmware and Forrester Consulting, the cloud computing is witnessing a strong growth in the country with 25 percent over last year. Many Indian companies, who were hesitant to adopt cloud, are now planning to deploy it in the coming 18 months. Adding to it, people are also showing more interest on cloud based storage services instead of the traditional data storage systems. 

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