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opinion

Disaster Recovery is Everyone’s Job

I was discussing my article on the Amazon EC2 Cloud failure, and a related blog (as well as reaction from the Twittersphere) with my editor, and the issue came up of cloud-related disaster recovery falling under the responsibility of IT. Having cover

11 May 2011 2 mins
Cloud Computing Disaster Recovery
opinion

Cloud CIO: Like Open Source, Cloud Hides in Plain Sight

Open source caused many embarrassing conversations for CIOs: A CIO would say we have no open source software -- then walk the halls and find it in use. This same scenario is playing out with cloud services, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden.

11 May 2011 7 mins
Cloud Computing Virtualization
news

Microsoft-Skype Deal: Three Ways It Benefits Enterprises

Microsoft bought Skype to beef up its consumer products and keep Google at bay. However, the union will help enterprise users in less obvious ways as Skype becomes a key Microsoft weapon in "the consumerization of IT."

11 May 2011 3 mins
Small and Medium Business Smartphones Social Networking Apps
opinion

The Trouble with Coding Across the Clouds, Part 2

Even the best cloud applications offer only one native development language for business logic. What if you really need to leverage software assets in another language? It's not as simple as just using another cloud's code.

10 May 2011 5 mins
Cloud Computing Data Center
opinion

Learning to Be Cloud Wary

Recently I talked to several corporate executives who claimed last month's Amazon cloud service outage gave them pause. While none were threatening to build in-house infrastructure, the blinders were off regarding the halo that had been wrapped

9 May 2011 2 mins
Cloud Computing
news

Drenched By the Cloud

Thursday, April 21, is a day that Michael Downing, the CEO and CFO of social media start-up Tout, won't soon forget. In the wee hours of the morning, Downing learned a harsh lesson: cloud computing is not bulletproof.

9 May 2011 5 mins
Cloud Computing
news

Buying SaaS: 3 Ways to Ensure Cloud Benefits Meet Enterprise Needs

Before you purchase those increasingly popular and cost-effective SaaS apps for CRM, collaboration or business intelligence, make sure you understand the long-term benefits and usage metrics and plan an exit strategy, writes research firm Forrester.

6 May 2011 4 mins
Microsoft Office Office Suites SaaS
feature

How We Moved Almost Everything to the Cloud: 5 Lessons

In 2010, creative services firm Aquent moved even its custom ERP system to the cloud -- where most other key business apps such as e-mail were already running. The result: Better agility and IT spend slashed by 50 percent.

4 May 2011 6 mins
Cloud Computing
opinion

Cloud CIO: Lessons from the OpenStack Design Summit

The recent OpenStack Design Summit delivered some interesting insight on cost and infrastructure -- whether you're working with this open source technology, or other cloud platforms, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden. Check out two lessons lear

4 May 2011 6 mins
Cloud Computing Virtualization
opinion

How to Plan Now for Hybrid Cloud Management

How will the hybrid cloud fit into your future infrastructure architecture? Forrester Research's Galen Schreck explains why he envisions three possible scenarios and shares advice on how to prepare.

3 May 2011 4 mins
Cloud Computing Data Center