Moving to the cloud: who drives the change in a small business?
There are many articles on the Internet about cloud services and small businesses, and the universal agreement is that a small business will only benefit from the cloud. Some of my own articles on this subject, like 5 Ways a
Why Many SMBs Are Moving to Hosted Anti-spam
Are you using hosted anti-spam, or are you fighting the good fight alone? Spam is a constant challenge for email administrators. The amount of bandwidth required to address the spam problem is significant, and we’re not talking about circuit capacity
Thoughts on Cloud User Interface Standards
I’ve recently came across an article, It’s time for a Cloud UI Standard, which got me thinking about the evolution of cloud computing. The cloud started as the dream of a few visionary people, envisioning a world where computing can be
Cloud Benefits in the Energy and Utility Industry
A report issued in June 2011 by the Carbon Disclosure Project and supported by AT&T discovered that companies which embrace cloud computing technologies can reduce energy consumption, lower their carbon emissions, and decrease their capital expenditure on IT resources while
Infrastructure as a Service – Industry Leaders and Market Growth Trends
Cloud computing had changed the way businesses operate, as the profound change in the delivering of IT services has many implications for the way they are run and how people interact. And I believe that one of the most amazing
Google’s New Policy Set to Improve User Experience
Though there was a feeling of concern when Google initially announced its new privacy policy, set to take effect March 1, the cloud service provider has clarified its plans and users are quickly learning that the changes will actually improve
Cloud benefits in the health industry
Imagine reading your electronic health record on your smartphone, or better yet consulting a doctor’s opinion live from your tablet! These services are possible by utilizing cloud computing applications, which will change the nature of the competition between health
Can European-Based Cloud Providers be Successful in the US Market?
How many cloud computing companies can you name offhand? Five? Ten? Maybe even twenty? Do you ever stop to think about how saturated the cloud computing industry has become? In the US, there are well over 100 companies delivering some
Disaster Recovery Plans in the Clouds
Both large and medium/small-sized companies have significantly increased their organizational data in recent years. Analyzing large data sets will become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth and innovation, according to a research by MGI and
Cloud computing in financial service organizations
While technology seems to be the cost and time efficiency driver in many industries, cloud computing is the emerging solution for the financial service industry, especially capital markets. In order for their assets to be used optimally by multiple consumers,
7 Benefits of Hosted Anti-spam
Hosted anti-spam solutions can quickly and easily bolt on to your existing email solution, providing you with immediate benefit for very little effort. In this blog post, I shall take you through the seven main reasons to go for a
The Hybrid Cloud
A while ago I have written an article about the types of cloud computing an organization has the choice to adopt, About Private or Shared Cloud and Everything in Between. For medium sized and small companies and private individuals, the
Cloud Computing – Myth and Reality
It is no secret that I am a big supporter of the cloud. For those familiar with my blog, I have discussed the advantages the cloud brings to businesses in articles like 5 Ways a Small Business can use the
How a Cloud Infrastructure Can Save or Make You Money
Before you left click that mouse to go to that other “work related” page, wait a few seconds while I explain what I’m talking about. While there is a ton of hyped up, blown out and super hyperventilated information out
Cloud Computing – A Look Back to Basics
There has been much talk about the cloud and about how it can help businesses and how cloud computing is one of the top technologies of the future. Although, at this point it is probably more appropriate to say cloud