Cloud Computing

Google Docs Quick Tip: Uploads and Storage Basics

Here's the rundown on how to convert your existing files and maximize your Google storage allotment.

Macs at Work: Five Little Known Surprises

Employees can't wait to get their hands on company-issued Macs -- the hip, user-friendly alternative to clunky PCs. But once they get them, employees realize Macs have their own quirks and present their own little surprises.

Productivity Tools in the Cloud: Real World Best Practices

Moving applications to a cloud service is a disruption to any business, but in Ron Markezich's experience as Microsoft's VP of Online Services, a well executed cloud migration can redefine a company. Here are three best practices he's

Six Cool Cloud Companies at DEMO Spring 2010

At DEMO Spring 2010 this week, cloud computing startup companies got to strut their stuff. Here's a look at who stood out in the cloud crowd.

Cloudnomics: The Economics of Cloud Computing

As the general value proposition of cloud computing has bcome accepted there is an increased interest in cloud TCO. CIO.com's Bernard Golden discusses the economics of cloud computing and shares other notes from the CloudConnect conference.

Is IT Keeping Up with a Changing Infrastructure?

As IT infrastructures become increasingly converged and components increasingly interdependent, IT admins are still not factoring in the collateral impact of individual changes to the IT environment, said one exec.

SaaS e-mail service keeps Wesfarmers ticking

Enterprise Software Licensing: New Options, New Headaches

IT has told enterprise software vendors that they want more choices. Now, licensing models have morphed and IT has its wish -- and a whole new set of chores, IDC's software licensing guru Amy Konary explains in this Q&A.

Q&A: Inside Microsoft’s Cloud Model for Productivity Apps

Corporate VP of Microsoft Online Services Ron Markezich discusses the joys and pitfalls of productivity apps in the cloud, how to mix your own data center with Microsoft's cloud model, and the rising tide of BPOS competitors. Hint: It's not

Seven Questions with Cisco CEO John Chambers

Cisco CEO John Chambers talks virtualization, cloud, and the "Cisco Tax," in this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series.