Cloud Computing

CIOs Must Exploit Smartphones, Tablets and Cloud Services

IT departments were slow to adopt the PC. Adam Hartung says CIOs need to learn from that mistake and be bold about adopting cloud services and mobile computing.

Microsoft Brings Big Data to Windows

Microsoft, with the help of partner Hortonworks, brings Hadoop to Windows and stakes its claim as a vendor of big data technologies with new cloud-based and on-premises offerings.

Oracle Pitches Federal CIOs Secure Cloud Services

Oracle is working to position itself as a leading cloud service provider to federal government clients tasked with major IT initiatives that include moving to the cloud with tight or declining budgets.

Cloud and BYOD Security Concerns Make Military and Intelligence Agencies Hesitate

Citing security issues, IT leaders at Department of Defense and National Security Agency warn that BYOD policies and public clouds are a long way from taking hold in environments rife with classified information.

As Mobile Grows, So Does Cloud Computing

As PC sales decline and smartphone and tablet sales climb, the world of computing is poised for a dramatic shift. While mobile users do, in fact, 'compute' with their devices, application data and functionality actually reside in the cloud.

Cloud Services Continue to Shake Up IT Outsourcing Industry

Growth in business-provisioned cloud contracts, particularly in HR, could outpace traditional IT outsourcing, rattling traditional IT service providers.

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Cloud Computing Pushes Vendors to Seek New Roles in IT Value Chain

Cloud adoption means that companies are increasingly signing pay-as-you-go SLAs and renting servers. This means traditional software and hardware vendors must dramatically reconsider their business models, columnist Bernard Golden says.

Box Adds HTML5 Framework, Embeds Cloud Content Management in 3rd-Party Apps

Box Embed is designed to allow developers to embed Box's content management and collaboration features into business applications, providing unified content governance without the need for expensive integration efforts or a unified software stac

Cloud ROI: Of the people, by the people, for the people