Offline Access to Cloud Documents Comes to the iPhone and iPad
Cloud storage and collaboration platform Box.net has just updated its iPhone and iPad application with support for offline downloads and background processing in iOS 4.
Microsoft Computing Forecast: Cloud-y
Giant computing companies are definitely embracing the cloud-based computing system. Microsoft Corp. has assembled other big firms, such as Dell and H-P, in the company’s move to get partners for Azure, its offering targeted to computing based in the cloud.
While cost-cutting is a major reason for the cloud’s attraction, especially with small business cloud [...]
Cloud Computing: It’s Not Only About Costs
A lot of people think that cloud computing is important mainly because it significantly reduces IT costs. But several experts have contradicted this belief, saying businesses that look to it solely for costs are missing the point.
While cloud computing is popular for being a type of low-cost IT outsourcing, it has other benefits for an [...]
Cloud Computing: Start Small, Stay Safe
Businesses looking to make the most of cloud-based computing system may want to begin with small steps and make sure they avoid costly mistakes by staying on the safe side.
Companies that began the implementation of cloud computing through a string of small projects found it was an easier way to execute larger implementations down the [...]
NYC Startups Save Big with Computing Based in the Cloud
As cloud computing becomes more widespread, more startups in New York City are starting to rely on computing based in the cloud. Crain’s New York Business estimates that these small businesses save thousands of dollars every year because of cloud computing.
Gartner, a technology analyst organization, discovered that technology expenses are greatly reduced when business owners [...]
Business Benefits of Computing Based in the Cloud
In June 2009, Avon began a vast, multiyear revamp of its system that oversees its nearly 6 million sales representatives based in different parts of the globe. In the original setup, the representatives and “sales leaders,” who were not employees of the company, had to deal with each other through telephone conversations and face-to-face meetings.
But [...]
Small Business Cloud Computing: Is It for You?
The way technology is progressing these days, the must-have software can soon become a thing of the past. All because of cloud computing, which covers everything from the deployment of computer services to the hosting of applications off premises. But computing in the cloud essentially means giving up control of some or a majority of [...]
Cloud Computing
From being a buzzword, cloud computing has grown to become a dynamic infrastructure utilized today by consumers and business organizations. For consumers, the concept of being able to do a lot with less – and with ease – takes up the spotlight. For many entrepreneurs, this revolutionary technology has offered a better and more cost-efficient [...]
Public Clouds for the Public’s Trust
by Peter Coffee
When the subject is cloud computing, only one thing gets me almost as excited as the implications of cloud platforms for developer productivity – and that’s the potential benefits of the public sector’s adoption of public clouds.
When a newly elected official needs to deliver on a campaign promise, during [...]
