Cloud Computing

Racing Toward an iPhone App

WhippleHill had a great idea for an iPhone app for its education customers, but not much development money to get it done. Here's how they combined their business acumen with some Stanford students' iPhone smarts to develop a new app on the

Cloud Vendors: Comparison of Amazon EC2, Google, Skytap and VMware

A sample of cloud service providers, their price structure and major features

Early Cloud Adopters Ride Out Hype Cycle

Pressure for flexibility, savings and speed are driving up CIO interest in cloud computing. But these grizzled veterans of the tech hype wars say they won't be won over by big promises.

How to Build a Hybrid Cloud Computing Strategy

Forrester's James Staten explains why a hybrid cloud computing strategy -- one that blends elements of public, internal and hosted cloud computing -- may be smartest. He also has four tips for IT leaders on building a secure hybrid cloud plan.

Love It or Hate It, the Cloud is Coming

Salesforce.com: A Punch List for Your Sales VPs After Rollout

After IT rolls out Salesforce.com or a similar CRM system, the sales team is typically the first, and most crucial, user group. Here's what sales VPs need to know and do in conjunction with the new implementation to make it truly effective for

Why My Company Uses Amazon’s EC2 Cloud

Got unpredictable demand for your company's Web-based service? Perhaps Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud is the answer. Here's how one start-up cashed in on Amazon EC2.

Cisco Gets Into Cloud Computing with Unified Service Delivery

Cisco strengthened its foray into cloud-based domain with the launch of Cisco Unified Service Delivery (USD).

More iPhone Business Apps Emerge

Signs point to an emerging class of business apps for the iPhone, created for the growing ranks of executives wanting the phone for life and work. The best iPhone business app of all, however, may be its web browser.

What CIOs Need to Know about Desktop Video Conferencing

Practical advice from Purdue Pharma CIO Larry Pickett