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…

The evolution in cloud computing took another twist today as a UK firm dropped its prices to what is believed to be the lowest in the global industry.

Giacom ThinkCloud, which has clients across the world, laid down the gauntlet to its rivals by setting its Hosted Exchange service at £2.95 per mailbox a month…

Cloud has the potential to transform the way IT services are delivered.

Cloud computing — is it beneficial? How to make it just more than efficient? Can it lead to business transformation? How easy and wise is it to walk the road where you have to follow the new fashion and be in vogue?…

Technology experts from across the country came to speak at a U.S. House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation last week. InformationWeek said experts told the Congressional committee that cloud computing is critical to keep the country economically competitive across the globe…

Hewlett-Packard Co named former eBay Inc Chief Executive Meg Whitman its president and CEO, replacing the harshly criticized Leo Apotheker in a bid to restore investor confidence in the iconic Silicon Valley company.

The decision was made without a formal CEO search and piled renewed criticism on the board, which investors have blamed — at least in part — for the storied company’s recent missteps…