Retaking the High Ground in the Cloud Discussion
The Future of IT Is Up for Grabs in the Cloud
While one can argue that cloud computing from a technical perspective is evolutionary, from the perspective of the business, cloud computing is nothing short of a full-boat revolution in terms of how the business will come to view IT.
Survey finds many disappointed in virtualization, cloud computing
Too often, organizations aren’t getting as much out of virtualization and hybrid cloud computing as they first thought they would, according to a Symantec survey of 3,700 information technology managers in 35 countries that was published today.
“Cloud Coupling” [kuhp-ling] – noun: connecting one cloud to another
I’d like to coin a new industry term: "cloud coupling". This noun (and also a verb) describes the conjoining of two or more (generally large) data sets across various applications, cloud services and social media streams.
So, "cloud coupling", say it with us now ☺
IBM Launches Smart Cloud for Disaster Recovery, Data Archive
IBM has announced two new cloud services that enable users to protect, store and retrieve their most critical data in minutes—versus days—in the event of a disaster.
Is Apple tapping Amazon and Microsoft to boost iCloud?
Amazon Web Services cuts prices on Data Transfer, CloudFront
Five Steps to Picking the Right Cloud Provider
Apple’s announcement earlier this week that it was finally entering the cloud space with a service that makes music, photos, videos, apps and other documents accessible via any Apple device is one more sign that cloud computing is becoming more mainstream.
Cloud computing gives users access to files and applications over the Internet rather than from a local computer, which can reduce costs and alleviate headaches for small businesses that won’t need an on-site IT infrastructure.