Cloud Computing

Beyond 2012: It’s a Cloud-centric World

Honestly, it gets a little tiresome to see all the predictions in the IT industry at this time of year, especially since many predictions amount to nothing more than safely drawn conclusions of trends already in full swing.

Cloud Innovations Give Users the Power of Choice

Technology is supposed to make your life better. It makes you more efficient and productive, and allows you to do things your way.

That’s the theory, anyway. And for a long time, before the advent of cloud computing, IT...

As Data Traffic Soars, You Need a Cloud Strategy

All right, folks, expect to see a ton more bad cloud-related puns in coming months, as the trend toward moving IT assets to the cloud accelerates. You might say cloud business is about to soar. (See, I warned you!)

Cisco Systems,...

Cloud Computing Will Make Tough Decisions Look Quaint

Remember when we didn’t use cell phones or email? It’s like wondering what we did before the ATM. Did people go around with big wads of cash in their pockets because they couldn’t get a quick hundred whenever they wanted?

As...

Let the Cloud Support Your Business Growth

With the economy stuck in a rut, planning for business growth may feel like wishful thinking. Even the 2.5 percent GDP growth the government reported for the third quarter isn’t good enough to start solving our economy’s persistent unemployment...

The Trouble with Cloud Security

Depending on where you look, you’ll read that business decision makers are either scared stiff of adopting cloud-based solutions or they can’t dig deeply enough into their pockets to fund cloud projects.

Analyst firm IDC...

Unused Capacity vs. Capability

One of the best things about cloud computing is the elimination of unused capacity. Cloud solutions, however, don’t inherently address a common problem – unused capability. That one is up to you.

First, let’s deal with how...

How to Fight Human Nature with Backup and Disaster Recovery

In his wonderful book, “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed,” Jared Diamond wonders what the people on Eastern Island were thinking when they cut down their last tree. Diamond posits that environmental causes such as deforestation led to...

Freedom in the Cloud

As business decision makers review cloud offerings to determine what fits into their IT environments and strategic plans, they should pay particular attention to what a cloud platform allows them to do.

Some of you may be familiar...

Questions to Ask Before Jumping on the Cloud

Thinking about the cloud but not quite sure what to do? You are not alone. Thousands of businesses across the land have been bombarded with advertising about the cloud, how it can save you money and how you won’t be able to live without it.