An increasing number of business owners are turning to cloud technologies as a part of their strategy to improve efficiency and productivity. The thought behind the move is to eliminate duplication of tasks and transform all business...

A recent whitepaper on cloud adoption and security brings out some interesting issues. While there is no doubt about the cloud becoming the medium of choice for most new computing setups, a certain amount of care and...

A recent study indicates that businesses in emerging economies are reaping the benefits of cloud computing and are getting capabilities that can match global giants. The study also highlights that government policies have a lot to do...

As the major cloud computing companies add more numbers to their data centers, they are creating economies of scale that a new entrant will just not be able to match.  This is giving them a huge advantage...

A recently released study on the Cloud Computing Market Maturity has a number of interesting insights. The survey, conducted jointly by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and ISACA (formerly the Information Systems Audit and Control Association) has...

The Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) specification of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has been designated as an International Standard by the International Standards Organization (ISO)  and the International Electronics Commission (IEC) for the purpose of...

CEOs are looking to use cloud computing but there is just one thing that is proving to be a major hitch – the need for an industrial strength cloud. It is right that companies stay cautious when...

Many experts have stopped thinking of cloud computing bringing just another extension  of Moore’s ­­law to the world of computing. They compare cloud computing to the difference that came to automobile production when the industry switched to...

While it is quite clear that TV production houses use cloud computing extensively, it came as a surprise to me to discover that one of the heavy users of cloud computing is the Reality TV industry. Why...

Every IT practitioner is aware that cloud computing is here to stay and its use will only increase.  A recent study showed how nearly 78% of IT managers were looking to increase their Cloud utilization significantly in...