Midsized companies are finding their way to the cloud
When discussing the market for cloud computing there are two directions dominating the arguments: one is how the cloud can help small businesses and the second one is adoption by the large companies. Of course, the benefits of the cloud for
4 Tips for a Successful Cloud Migration
Perhaps to recap some of the things that I have written about during the year, I would now like to propose a set of best practices for a cloud computing implementation, the ones that I believe are crucial. Here are
The Benefits of Cloud Services
NIST defines cloud computing as a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider
Cloud Computing Integration – Challenges and Solutions
I have been a long term supporter of what the cloud can do for your business, but I did not hold back from presenting what issues need to be overcome when performing a cloud computing implementation. Today, I would like
How New Businesses Can Benefit from Cloud Computing
So you’ve decided to start a new business. Congratulations! You’ve got a business plan, a great idea, and all the excitement and energy you need to get started, and that is a great place to be. Now you just need
Cloud and Decoupling the Business Benefit
In this post, I want to take a few minutes discuss the way we at GreenPages look at this space and how we define and describe cloud technologies and the rising ecosystems that surround them.
The Freedom of the Cloud
Most would believe that the main reason for cloud computing adoption is cost savings, and many articles and calculations have been written and done to support this. However, it looks like it is not as straightforward as that, and a
A Look Back to 2011 On Cloud Computing
Here we are, at that time of the year when we look back and analyze how things went, decide what should be improved and hoping for the best in the following year. Looking back to 2011, from a professional perspective,
The Cloud is Here (and Not Going Anywhere)
Lately, there have appeared many articles on the Internet about how the cloud is now approaching maturity, and definitely here to stay, so I thought we should have a look at the evidence and what it actually means. This State of
Business in the Clouds in 2012
The year 2012 is quickly approaching and I would like to add my thoughts about what will might see. I have nothing to add about the end of the world ending in 2012. My daughter was frantic about it several
Business in the Cloud Seminar Follow-up
As I have previously announced, I’ve recently participated at a very informative cloud event, hosted by Security Innovation: https://web.securityinnovation.com/boston and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the organizers for this opportunity. The meeting was very informative, Security Innovation
Chromebooks: Changing The Way We Compute
Even for those of us who have moved to the cloud through a cloud service provider like Google Apps, we’re still working on a traditional device with a hard drive. Until now. In May 2011 Google released Chromebooks as the first
Cloud Computing: Business Model or Technology?
There are many articles on the Internet about cloud computing, and I have written quite a few as well, covering all sorts of subjects from history to future trends, advantages, disadvantages, what it is, what is not, and the list
Tips for migrating Microsoft Exchange to the Cloud
I have previously discussed cloud migrations, mostly from the perspective Infrastructure as a Service(IAAS) for mid to large size companies but what if you have have a very specific need for a migration that is not IAAS such as migrating
Who’s Afraid of the Cloud?
In a previous article, A Brave New Cloud Computing World: How do You Transition From Traditional IT to Cloud Computing? I have started to discuss how the cloud has a massive impact on the IT infrastructure industry and services. Of