IT naïveté can make a migrated cloud application perform very poorly -- but you can avoid this fate
IT honchos in midmarket companies are simply too busy and too broke to deal with cloud computing -- yet
The concept of cloud broker is taking shape, but its value is not clear, especially for the long term
Limits on allowable instances are meant to preserve performance -- but they can endanger your systems operations
If you plan to implement cloud computing, get your IT assets under control prior to making the move
New efforts to tax cloud computing could make it less cost-effective, and certainly messy for both buyers and providers
While businesses are making the move for long-term savings and flexibility, the U.S. government is mired in budget and staffing woes -- and excess desire for control
CSC's fake 'private cloud' -- and the willingness of some reporters to call it out -- may bring down cloud washing
Cloud computing performance varies more than you might think, but the price of consistency likely exceeds what you want to spend
The use of the cloud could actually enhance your ability to manage IT successfully within complex regulations
Apple's iCloud could help give cloud computing a good rep that encourages true cloud adoption
Gartner's 2011 hype cycle shows that cloud computing is entering the trough of disillusionment as everyone claims to be cloud-centric, but few are
Government regulation could have a chilling effect on cloud computing and complicate what should be simple and dynamic
When a VMware exec gets the importance of SOA wrong, you know a lot of folks are dangerously ignorant of the SOA-cloud connection
Our resident cloud consultant provides some helpful hints as to how you can be successful with private clouds
There seems to be more cloud construction projects than there is talent to support them. That could spell real trouble
A recent report from the Carbon Discloser Project shines a green light on cloud computing, but an efficient cloud still could be using dirty power
Many cloud vendors' oversimplified approaches are more likely to hurt than help
Though many call for metadata to provide better approaches to data management in the cloud, there are no easy answers
Although many view cloud migration fees as payola, the charges are exactly what's needed from cloud computing companies
The use of cloud computing to work around IT shines a bright light on what needs to change
It sounds like denial: Microsoft's new cloud chief says cloud computing won't hurt the software giant
The cloud is about doing work any time, anywhere; Office 365 is about doing work only on a PC
Adding virtualization to your data center does not make it a private cloud, so server huggers needs to move beyond that approach
Despite the departing federal CIO's efforts, the government has a very long way to go in moving to the cloud
IT is revisiting its data integration strategies and products because of the cloud; here's what to look for
With the forthcoming release of iCloud, there's finally a cloud for every home -- and to help enterprise adoption
As the Goldilocks fable taught us, you need to pick the path that is just right for your business
Working around the IT Department of No is hardly new, but it seems to be easier -- and penalty-free -- in the cloud era
The industry's dirty little secret: Cost savings aren't the actual value of the cloud
While cloud computing is going strong, there seems to be a lack of interest in leveraging its storage services
Recent financial results from Apple's competitors show that the company may be losing more ground than it's gaining from the cloud
With the recent admission by Dropbox that it can see your data, businesses have more reason to avoid public cloud services
Although Google's Chromebooks seems like a boon for cloud computing, the platform will fall far short of expectations
The focus should be on which cloud formats can best serve businesses, not on whether private clouds count as 'real' clouds
The hacks and Sony's incompetence involve bad security practice, not a flaw in cloud services per se
Although many companies start with private clouds, public clouds may be the best way to start your cloud computing journey
The answer: The world of cloud computing is not about managed hosting services but about innovative intellectual property
What you need to know before committing to the cloud, whether vendors like it or not
It's up to cloud users to figure out how to remove risk from their cloud implementations -- like they used to do within IT
Despite making strides, IT is still not widely embracing cloud computing, and businesspeople are becoming frustrated
Cloud Foundry's open source nature has more to do with VMware looking different from other catch-up services
Even with the moves by virtualization giants, the virtualized hybrid cloud could be farther off than you think
Microsoft's silly 'we'll save you 80 percent' claims show how too many businesses focus on the wrong cloud benefit
The IEEE hopes to solve the cloud interoperability problem, but vendors have every reason to sabotage it, and users don't seem to care
With Amazon's new 'dedicated instances,' it's clear that enterprises are still looking to hug their servers
There's a dark side to cloud computing -- watch out for these potential cloud busters
In spite of its weak cloud strategy, Oracle is profiting handsomely from the cloud movement
The cloud makes BI finally affordable and accessible, so businesses can actually take advantage of their intelligence
With enterprises on the hunt for cloud architects, here's how you know who qualifies