August 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Wondering which Cloud service provider to consider for a move to the emerging technology? It depends on whether you want public or private Cloud computing.
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Tags: cloud computing, Evans Data, leader, study
August 4, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
As the economic recovery sputters along, IT budgets remain tight and more small and mid-size businesses have looked to the cloud as a cost-cutting tool.
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Tags: cloud computing, growth, ICD, IDC, International Data Corporation, report
June 30, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
The “Cloud” has started to look a lot more inviting in recent months, but before signing up to use one of these services, there are some key pieces of information you’ll want to gather.
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Tags: cloud computing, gather, information, questions, selection, vendors
January 26, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
That much-touted marketing tool called “buzz” doesn’t seem to have helped cloud providers get businesses to adopt the technology as their storage solution.
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Tags: adoption, cloud computing, Forrester Research, storage
December 7, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Everybody’s talking about the Cloud, wishing they could be in the Cloud, but scared to venture to the Cloud. Except Apple, which appears to have moved to the computing stratosphere in a big way.
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Tags: acuqisition, Apple, cloud computing, Lala, music, streaming
October 13, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
PHOENIX — Confused about “Cloud Computing” and whether or not it’s right for your organization? Help could be on the way (emphasis on “could”.)
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Tags: CDMI, cloud computing, Cloud Storage Initiative, CSI, Dloud Data Management Interface standard, SNIA, Storage Networking Industry Association
July 14, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
The folks at Microsoft have unveiled the pricing plans for a new cloud computing scheme, and it’s fair to say the business model is pretty much up in the air.
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Tags: Azure, cloud computing, lauinch, Microsoft, platform, pricing
April 27, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
You’d think the folks at Cisco wouldn’t have an unkind word to say about cloud computing, the latest hot button subject in the IT world. But to listen to Cisco’s CEO, John Chambers,
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Tags: Cisco, cloud computing, data center, IBM, security
April 13, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck

Yes, the economy’s lousy and companies are cutting back, but there’s one area of IT that doesn’t seem to be feeling the pinch:
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Tags: budgets, cloud computing, data center, Ditital Realty Trust, IT, spending, the Cloud
February 11, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
The economic downturn could be a boon to the folks who provide cloud computing, but first they’ll have to overcome one big hurdle:
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Tags: cloud computing, hosting, saving, software applications, storage