Why the public cloud is a data headache for CIOs and CFOs Most businesses are shunning public cloud computing services because of fears over the security of corporate data. Only 21 per cent of IT ...

Businesses must be ready for the next phase of cloud by seeking out the providers that can evolve alongside industry shifts.

Generally speaking, up until now, the IT department’s responsibility has been to maintain the organisation’s infrastructure regardless of cost. With IT providing the backbone to any thriving business, ...

So many vendors have jumped on the cloud computing bandwagon, the phrase already risks jumping the shark. The problem is that “cloud computing” has two distinctly different meanings: The use of ...

This week I’m at Cloud Expo, where I suspect I’ll see and hear the world “open” a lot. This is not only a cloud issue — in much of the software world, “open” is becoming almost a religious belief.

In a down economy, customers expect value. Disaster recovery, compliance, and enterprisey features are where the growth is in the near term. And cost still weighs heavily. Dave Rosenberg has more than ...

Smallbiztechnology.com: Does Cloud Computing Mean You Can Dispense With Servers? Jason Dominie, a senior product manger responsible for Microsoft Small Business Server makes the case that many small ...

James has more than a decade of experience as a tech journalist, writer and editor, and served as Editor in Chief of TechForge Media between 2017 and 2021. James was named as one of the top 20 UK ...

The journey upwards to the clouds is often more complex than at first imagined. Cloud computing is simple. That’s the promise we were all sold. With cloud, we get to buy our computing resources in an ...

The General Services Administration has opted to take a multiple-pool approach for its planned commercial cloud contract that the agency is designing to be a one-stop shop for federal agencies. GSA on ...

WASHINGTON--The dice were hot, and Will Carroll was playing his cards just right. After leading his team to a solid second-place finish in a fast-paced, complex cloud computing "war game," Carroll ...