Data Security in the Cloud: Who's Responsible & How Does It Happen?
Does your company use a cloud service to store sensitive or confidential data? If so, where does the responsibility lie for keeping that data secure? These are a couple of the questions addressed in a...
View ArticleImogo Offers Custom Cloud Communications Option
According to some very loud voices, all your coming technology needs will be served up in the cloud -- whatever and wherever that cloud might be. OK, maybe not all, but near enough as to make little...
View ArticleUsing Personal File-Sharing Sites for Corporate Data
A few weeks ago, Dropbox made the kind of headlines no cloud service wants due to a security breach and compromised customer data. This event put the spotlight on the security of personal file-sharing...
View ArticleIT Pros Report on Moving Applications to the Cloud
Yet another report has come out telling us how many companies are moving applications or data to the cloud. Last month, I wrote about a survey from Thales e-Security that revealed the percentage of...
View ArticleEmail in the Cloud: Avoid the Pitfalls
Email services have long been one of the first places companies have looked for outsourcing to the cloud. It makes a lot of sense: Few companies are in the business of providing email (with the...
View ArticleCloud Computing Still in Its Infancy, Study Says
We all know how important and ubiquitous email has become, not just in business but in our lives. Can you remember when you learned about email (i.e., electronic mail, e-mail) for the first time and...
View ArticleFuture Clouds Will Be Safe, Says Symantec
What's holding back cloud computing? If you're a fan of The Simpsons, as I am, your first thought might be that it's all down to the Stonecutters secret society, which seems to control just about...
View ArticleTrusting Cloud Computing
Here's a story about cloud computing. My wife was updating her resume; however, she recently bought a new laptop and didn't have Microsoft Office, instead relying on SkyDrive and Office Web Apps. She...
View ArticleWhat Bilbo Baggins Teaches Us About Cloud Computing
Cloud computing and the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins? What might they have in common? On the surface, you'd have to say nothing. But I've been thinking about The Hobbit lately, with the much-anticipated Peter...
View ArticleKerio Puts Connect in a Private Cloud
It's important to know your market, particularly if you're in marketing. That's why it wasn't much of a surprise to hear Dusan Vitek, vice president of worldwide marketing for Kerio Technologies, say,...
View ArticleConsider the Cloud for Dynamic Workloads
When you mention cloud computing, most IT pros probably think of outsourcing their company's applications and infrastructure. Certainly, that model is appropriate in some businesses. However, there are...
View ArticleStreaming Music, the Death of CDs, and the IT Impact
As we begin a new year, with all the self-reflection that often entails, I'm not afraid to admit my many addictions. Nothing illegal or immoral, of course: smartphone addiction, computer gaming...
View ArticleMicrosoft Brings the Cloud to the Masses with Office 2013
Last week, Microsoft launched Office 365 Home Premium subscription service, the version of its cloud service aimed at home users of the company's Office suite of applications. Subscribers will get the...
View ArticleLync 2013 Moves Closer to the Cloud for UC
Last week, as expected, Microsoft introduced the new business editions of Office 365. This launch followed closely after the Microsoft Lync Conference the previous week, so it's worth highlighting that...
View ArticleWhy I Don't Believe in Cloud Computing, But You Should
Cloud computing goes by many names, but the key is delivery as a service; if you're not already using or investigating the cloud for your business, you're falling behind. Cloud Computingread more
View ArticleWeb Applications Biggest Threat, Says Cloud Security Report
Alert Logic's new State of Cloud Security Report finds that cloud computing is no less safe than enterprise data centers, but web applications are a significant vulnerability in both environments....
View ArticleWorking Mobile, Cloud Enabled
When last we spoke, I was telling you about the big Microsoft launch for Office 365 Home Premium. Since that time, I've been testing the service myself, including the SkyDrive integration. You see,...
View ArticleCloud Computing: Getting the Basics
Cloud computing might still not be well understood, so here are some resources to help you grasp the fundamentals and explain it to others. Cloud Computingread more
View ArticleCloud Computing Changes IT for Good and Bad
Cloud computing complaints about security, availability, and data residency are just as real as the touted benefits of predictable costs and quick upgrades. Cloud Computingread more
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