Enterprises are increasingly using cloud computing applications, but most have yet to develop plans for the new challenges they will face in cloud data quality, consistency and data governance.

According to a recently published report from Ventana Research Inc. in San Ramon, Calif., 43% of enterprises have three or more cloud-based applications deployed, with that number expected to rise to 66% in the next 12 months. However, not everyone is ready…

Google (NSDQ:GOOG) is arming itself for cloud storage battle against Amazon (NSDQ:AMZN) and Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) iCloud with the upcoming of Google Drive, or GDrive, reports indicate…

Research just released by Kaspersky Lab claims to show that around a quarter of companies (23%) see the cloud as a threat to their IT security.

Fujitsu Ltd. said Monday that it has developed a server for cloud computing systems that is four times as fast as conventional machines.

The new server pools central processing units, hard-disk drives and other hardware components, linking them together via high-speed interconnects. Fujitsu clocked the input/output throughput at roughly 2 gigabits per second, compared with the 0.5 gigabit per second of conventional servers…

Datapipe, a leading provider of managed services and infrastructure for IT and cloud computing, announced today the public availability of the industry’s first PCI DSS 2.0 Level 1 Service Provider certified cloud computing platform. The offering couples a custom PCI certified cloud infrastructure with a suite of managed security services to enable PCI compliance…

Who wouldn’t want access to well-tested, well-crafted services, managed by skilled technicians, and be charged only by usage? Who doesn’t want to become an online, tech-savvy operation? These are all good, but with the promises (and hype) of cloud come the realities — concerns about security, as well as availability of cloud service providers…

GigaSpace’s Uri Cohen recently introduced me to the company’s offering that allows Java-based applications to be run on top of Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform. He pointed out that the goal was to make it possible for organizations to take advantage of the availability, scaleability and cost advantages of Microsoft’s cloud computing environment without also having to re-write the applications…

Everybody seems hyped up about “the cloud,” so there’s a good chance you might be wondering whether your business should be getting ready to migrate many of its day-to-day functionality to a bunch of online services.

Certainly, there is a fair chance that you already make use of a bunch of cloud-based services. If you’re using Gmail or Google Calendar, then you’re already making use of software in the cloud. Externally hosted Microsoft Exchange services have been around for a while and, once again, using these may be considered to be taking advantage of the cloud…