Archive : SaaS and cloud computing

This year ten trends will move from “new concept” to “mainstream trend.” Exploring all should be on your 2012 “to-do” list.

Two weeks ago Dr. Alexander Pasik, CIO of IEEE, posited that businesses would be more inclined to use cloud services if service providers carried insurance against data breaches. We could not disagree more.

Too many extolling the virtues of cloud computing are ignoring its most transformational benefits

The iCloud is a new kind of cloud where copies of data exist in MANY places. This difference is not a fine point. It is a “game-changer.”

The last two months have presented several large “black eyes” for cloud computing. As a result, cloud computing pundits have questioned the readiness of cloud computing for the enterprise. In response, cloud computing advocates have highlighted reliability metrics far better than those of any enterprise. Who is right and who is wrong in this argument? They both are.

There are two kinds of technology in the world: tech that you choose to use and tech you are forced to use. Consumer tech is now sufficiently advanced and easy-to-integrate that it is time to let employees choose and bring their own tech to work for everyday use.