Cloud Computing

How to break down the OpEx vs. CapEx cloud computing debate

Cloud computing is too often reductively branded as an economic calculus that would trade a CapEx model for an OpEx model. But it's a little more complicated than that. Bernard Golden explains what we talk about when we talk about cloud computin

Salesforce.com: ‘Cloud Computing Debate Is Over’ in Washington

With the federal government climbing on board with the cloud revolution, the important questions for service and application providers turn to issues surrounding security, architecture.

TechAmerica Foundation: Governments Need to Get Into the Cloud

The cloud is being pitched as the best way to do more with less, but government agencies are slow to modernize, California official stresses

Government Moves Toward Cloud Computing ‘Perfect Storm’

As FedRAMP initiative ramps up, cloud service providers can look forward to clearer guidance from federal clients and a robust market as administration tech chiefs press on toward a 'Perfect Storm' in cloud computing.

Accurate Sales Forecasts and Other CRM Fantasies

Every company needs a sales forecast, but generating sound growth projections is devilishly hard, and accuracy depends on rethinking old forecasting processes.n

Cisco to EU: Dig Deeper on Microsoft-Skype Buy

Cisco is asking the European Commission to demand more standards-based video interoperability as part of approving Microsoft's acquisition of Skype.

iPad 3: Should It Support LTE?

Faster wireless data networks can help usher in a new class of big, beautiful, always-on hosted iPad apps that will need serious bandwidth speed.

Private App Stores and Tablets: Notes from an Early Adopter

Mobile devices and apps are everywhere -- including the workplace. But while users reap benefits, IT departments struggle with risks. Cisco's AppHQ running on its Cius tablet promises a controlled environment. One of the first to test the privat

Three Ways BYOD Changes Company Architecture

Forget Public Cloud or Private Cloud, It’s All About Hyper-Hybrid

As organizations increasingly adopt cloud offerings for critical business operations from public and private providers, connecting them all back to the core of the business is becoming a challenge involving complicated integration, orchestration and