he “Cloud” is a different way of thinking than what the business community has experienced in the IT world over the past several decades. Because it is such a different approach, there are organizations that are slower to adopt it for a variety of reasons. In past blog posts we have discussed the benefits of […]
How Has The Cloud Era Transformed Business?
In previous posts we have discussed the benefits of cloud computing. Today, we’ll take it one step further by highlighting the areas where cloud computing is transforming businesses of all sizes and shapes […]
8 Reasons To Move To The Cloud: Consider IaaS
As explained in the February 26 blog post “Understanding Cloud: Infrastructure-as-a-Service vs. Platform-as-a-Service”, IaaS is the cloud computing service that provides the servers and networking components – essentially the infrastructure of a computing environment. Through the IaaS model, organizations are basically renting their IT infrastructure from an expert service provider. There are many reasons for […]
Moving to the Cloud: Is the Cloud Secure?
One of the biggest concerns of cloud computing has been security. It is very similar to when people were worried about using their credit cards online fearing their data would be stolen. However, with time and tight security controls, online shopping has grown to the point that Cyber Monday was created and well over $1 […]
Moving To The Cloud: Should I Use Private, Public, Or A Hybrid Cloud
Like the clouds in the sky where we have the low stratus clouds, the high cirrus clouds and cumulus clouds with vertical development, in the world of technology there are also different types of clouds that could use some explanation. Today, we will break the cloud computing deployment models down into three categories: Private, Public […]
SMBs Leverage The Cloud In 2013
As stated in our last blog, cloud computing is here to stay. Industry experts are predicting that more organizations will continue to move to the cloud, including small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). In Wired Magazine’s Innovative Insights blog, Brian Patrick Donaghy shares cloud computing market predictions from the top industry research firms for 2013: […]
Understanding Cloud: Infrastructure-as-a-Service vs. Platform-as-a-Service
To understand the difference between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), we first need to clearly define cloud computing. Simply put by Wikipedia, it is the use of computing resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as a service over a network (typically the Internet). Lets dive into these two different services which will give you […]
4 Ways Cloud Computing Will Impact Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in the Future
By now, most IT professionals agree that cloud computing has lived up to the hype and has posited itself as a truly useful enterprise tool. Adoption rates among small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) is through the roof – up from 14% deployment in 2010 to 39% in 2011. Not only is the use of cloud […]
How Virtualization Services Are Changing The Game
We are living today in a world of instant telecommunications that truly would have seemed like science fiction even twenty years ago. Desktop computers as single access points now seem restrictive, with workers and consumers alike increasingly moving their resources onto distributed platforms, such as Cloud computing environments. They expect to be able to access […]
4 Key Features of IBM PureFlex System
The new IBM PureFlex line of networking solutions incorporate a wide array of new features and ideas, all aimed at making networking easier, more reliable, and more cost-effective than previous systems. If you’re looking to expand your network and want a system that can expand to meet your needs, without also expanding its cost to […]