Archive for Adoption

  • Customers still dont fully get Cloud Computing Customers still dont fully get Cloud Computing

    One of the more interesting Cloud Computing articles I have read from ZDNET. Seems like most customers don't really understand or appreciate the full benefits of Cloud Computing. It was pretty funny to read and I fully recommend: In a research note posted today, Gartner distinguished analyst ...

  • What’s a Hybrid Cloud What’s a Hybrid Cloud

    Hybrid clouds are the Big Foot of cloud computing: tantalizing but difficult to conceive of and frustratingly elusive to the point of arousing deep skepticism on the part of potentially interested parties. Are they real or a myth? The public cloud is more and more a fact of life. Indeed, public c...

  • Deloitte says Security an area of concern in cloud computing Deloitte says Security an area of concern in cloud computing

    Even as an increasing number of Indian firms look at embracing cloud computing, data security continues to remain a primary concern for them, said research firm Deloitte. Cloud computing allows companies to use services, softwares and applications on a pay-per-use model without actually owning an...

  • Salesforce's Chatter for the enterprise Salesforce’s Chatter for the enterprise

    Salesforce.com on Tuesday said that its Chatter corporate social networking platform is now generally available. For existing customers, Chatter is free as a new feature. The company has a Chatter-only option for $15 a month for each user. Chatter takes the best features of Facebook and Twitter a...

  • Guest Post: Measuring the Adoption of Cloud Computing Guest Post: Measuring the Adoption of Cloud Computing

    ***This is a guest blog post by David Kelleher on behalf of GFI Software. The views in this post do not necessarily reflect the opinions of CloudComputingZone.com. If you are would like to guest blog for us, use our contact form and send us your submission*** By many accounts, cloud computing has...

  • Smartphones are the Cloud’s Secret Ingredient Smartphones are the Cloud’s Secret Ingredient

    A new survey reveals that many experts feel that cloud computing and smartphones go together like vodka and Red Bull. What does that mean for IT managers? Fasten your seat belts, we’re in for a bumpy ride. The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life project recently conducted the f...

  • Microsoft betting that India will lead the world in Cloud Computing Microsoft betting that India will lead the world in Cloud Computing

    NEW DELHI: Microsoft Corp sees India as the global hub for cloud computing, the concept of renting computing power that has taken the technology world by storm and in the words of the NYT, what Silicon Valley cannot seem to get its head out of. “India will not only see a surge in cloud computin...

  • Microsoft wins contract for cloud computing with University of Arizona Microsoft wins contract for cloud computing with University of Arizona

    The University of Arizona at Tuscon - the state's flagship university - recently announced that it has awarded Microsoft with its contract to handle the school's planned shift to cloud computing. Starting next fall, the school's students and faculty will use Microsoft's Business Productivity Suit...

  • Software as a Service in Nigeria? Software as a Service in Nigeria?

    Cool article from the Nigerian Inquirer about software as a service from yours truly: This is the first of a multi-part series of tech articles I am writing for the Nigerian Inquirer. I would like to discuss some technology solutions that I believe would be appropriate and timely for Nigeria t...

  • 8 Ways to Measure Cloud ROI 8 Ways to Measure Cloud ROI

    CIO - An initiative from The Open Group has developed a set of key considerations for how to build and measure return on investment (ROI) for cloud computing initiatives from a business perspective. By examining the benefits cloud computing offers organizations and showing the potential return it...

  • IBM's Evolving Cloud Computing Strategy IBM’s Evolving Cloud Computing Strategy

    IBM announced that it has signed a pact with Ariba, under which that company’s software for tracking spending will become available in the cloud via IBM’s Lotus subsidiary. Earlier this week, IBM announced that it is acquiring Sterling Software, a provider of e-commerce software. Earlier this...

  • Cloud computing for your health Cloud computing for your health

    Web-based Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are stepping onto the main stage as the most likely way smaller and solo physician practices will be able to adopt EHRs in a “meaningful” way, in time for the 2011 ARRA/HITECH incentive moneys. Web-based software has also been referred to as cloud-ba...

  • Federal CIO Says Cloud Standards Needed For Government Adoption Federal CIO Says Cloud Standards Needed For Government Adoption

    The nation's top technology chief called for standards around security, interoperability and data portability before the U.S. government can fully embrace cloud computing. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, speaking Thursday at a Washington D.C. cloud computing workshop, said that for the cloud to truly t...