With recent outages and price cuts, it may make sense to layer your cloud providers -- now it's affordable too
IT needs to realize the era of the single controlled access device is over -- or get bypassed
With release of new iPad, we're reminded that IT must live with employee-owned mobile devices. The answer is in the cloud
Cloud adoption should drive tremendous overall economic growth, if we actually adopt it
Software quality assurance for the cloud is not the same as for traditional applications, and the industry needs to adjust
Hype, misuse, and misplaced aspirations have clouded the term's definition. Here's what it's really about
Once again, individuals are ahead of their employers (and IT) in adapting to and exploiting the new technologies
There is no guarantee for cloud deployment success -- but there's a path that can strongly increase the odds
Application programming interfaces can make or break a cloud service -- so why are so many so poor?
Although big data and cloud computing are linked, there are technical reasons you shouldn't combine them by default
The market doesn't need another stand-alone cloud storage service, but integrating Gdrive with Google Apps makes sense
With rise of the cloud, enterprises finally rethink role of integration, which is both more important and easier than ever
If you hope to convince management about the cloud -- with successful results -- follow these key steps
Amazon.com's cloud services are quickly becoming the only cloud platform that businesses consider
Amazon Storage Gateway is a prime example of using an old-fashioned data center approach in the cloud -- which seems to miss the point
Enterprise software providers need to understand the new world order if they and their customers are to succeed
European badmouthing of American providers has more to do with bolstering E.U. cloud firms than protecting data privacy
Although most in enterprise IT are getting smarter about cloud computing, they continue to get some basic assumptions wrong
These days, pretty much any new electronic gizmo has a cloud behind it -- a retail cloud, that is
Government CIOs have wasted taxpayer dollars through private-cloud build-outs, but Congress' cure may be just as bad
The small pool of experienced cloud talent will pose a challenge to employers and opportunity to IT pros
Despite all the promising developments in cloud computing, we'll still have to deal with a few clunkers
The Stop Online Piracy Act could oblige cloud providers to harm their own customers
The consumer cloud, OpenStack, and more cloud outages all figure into our future
Businesses that don't anticipate these shifts will find themselves at a disadvantage, perhaps fatally so
IT demands that cloud providers offer security, performance, and reliability features -- but the price may be costlier clouds
The demand for these three positions will rise as cloud computing grows
Resources have different availability and costs in the cloud, and the models don't yet reflect that variation
Virtualization of resources means programmers can't tap deep features directly -- a potentially painful but positive change
Expect to see data transfer limits as commercial and data center networks get maxed out
Distributing computers in homes for use in federated clouds could both heat homes and power cloud computing
With rise of supercomputing and high-end platforms in public clouds, the day will come when you can't get them any other way
Seen as the cloud's Linux, the open source cloud infrastructure effort has picked up support from a lot of big companies
The new focus on private PaaS suffers from the normal cloud computing hype -- but there could be something there
As we gain experience with the cloud, expect to see centralized trust systems, amazingly large databases, and more
Despite the commonly stated desire to have secure cloud services, a recent study shows that many enterprises push ahead
As best practices continue to emerge, so are the things that will kill your cloud project -- guaranteed
AWS dominates IaaS usage for three simple reasons that make customers very happy
Several barriers keep the government from executing its stated 'cloud first' policy -- but three steps can overcome them
Gartner and I finally agree -- now maybe IT will come to grips with the public cloud
PaaS is in your enterprise -- whether IT knows it or not -- and will only become a bigger in-house development option
Although Apple's iCloud is a watered-down version of cloud computing, it will have a major effect on cloud perceptions
Once you grasp these three key tenets, you'll fully understand what the cloud has to offer over traditional computing
Data complexity and performance needs are the two reasons enterprises will find solace in cloud-borne database technology
As more enterprises seek the flexibility of hybrid clouds, many end up driving them into the ground instead
At OpenWorld this week, it's clear that Oracle is a follower rather than a leader in cloud computing
New study shows that corporate IT is concerned about deployment of cloud computing applications without involvement of IT
Cloud services save on greenhouse gas emissions, but on its own, the environmental rationale won't cut it in business
Before you move to the cloud, take some time to consider your IT architecture
COEs are great for controlling new technologies -- but that's not what the cloud is about