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New Year's Cloud Computing Resolutions for Enterprise IT Managers

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:45:00 EST

The start of a New Year is upon us so it is time to get a list together of things that you will do (or do your best to do) in the coming year. Everybody has their own personal Resolution lists, but what about your Business ones? How are you going to remain competitive? What steps are you going to take to cut your budget to remain lean and mean?

The Past, Present and Future of The Cloud

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:10:00 EST

Cloud Computing is no longer a just a “newfangled” movement but rather an established IT and business strategy that will be critical to all companies regardless of business models. It was at the end of March 2008 that the search term “Cloud Computing” (according to Google Insight) really started a strong upward trend within World Wide Searches.

How To Survive the Global Recession Through Cloud Computing

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:35:00 EDT

Adopting Cloud Computing as a primary technology strategy will be one of the main catalysts for technology-savvy business to not only stay in business, but also be successful in the long run. If the Global Recession truly hits as it seems that it will, items that directly and positively impact the bottom line of companies will naturally rise to the top.

Cloud Computing Expo: Introducing the Cloud Pyramid

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:10:00 EDT

The term 'Cloud Computing' is much too vague. People want and need 'slots' or 'segments' where they can group things. This is how the mind operates through categorization and ordering. So, to possibly help with this, I would like to propose a 'Cloud Pyramid' to help differentiate the various Cloud offerings out there.

Understanding "Clouded" Terms of Cloud Computing

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:30:00 EDT

There seems to be a lot of debate as to what Grid computing really is. In fact, the blogosphere seems to be throwing around terms like Grid, Cloud, Utility, Distributed and Cluster computing almost interchangeably. And rather than clarifying things, I feel that the waters are just getting muddier.

Cloud Computing vs Grid Computing

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:15:00 EDT

The Cloud just got another potential injection of PR from Apple as well with their announcement of MobileMe. Apple has brought a new technology term, the 'Cloud' - previously reserved for developers, IT managers and the like - to the main-stream public. We all know that the term 'Cloud Computing' is relatively new to the Technology buzz. But just how new is it?