Can the cloud be trusted? Yes, but you still have to do your homework! The public cloud represents a utility model of computing: you pay for what you use, scaling up or down as needed, without having to worry about back-end stuff like installing updates and keeping server racks cool. But giving up the burdens [...]
I found this article over at HealthCare IT news. Although the aritcle talks mostly about hospitals and their decisions regarding the cloud or a data center, I think the article applies to nearly all types of ”data intensive” businesses (doctors, attorneys, CPAs, etc). We help our clients with these types of decisions when we engage with our [...]
Are You Overwhelmed by Your Data? You Probably Should Be.
Check out this excerpt from the folks over at CIOZone.com. They recently interviewed Peter Coffee from SalesForce.com about the future of the IT business with respect to cloud computing. Here are some of the important points that I take away from it: The IT department for most companies will shrink due to cloud computing and outsourcing. Most [...]