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The Federal Government Embraces the Cloud
Posted August 2, 2010 by Ronny Cheng
Recently, some federal offices made the switch to the cloud to increase internal efficiency and practicality. Obama made it a goal to modernize federal IT deployments so he encouraged the move to cloud computing. The… Read More
Dropbox for Blackberry in Beta
Posted August 2, 2010 by Ronny Cheng
Dropbox Inc. is a web-based file hosting service provider that uses cloud computing to create an online file storage center. Dropbox just released a beta service for the BlackBerry. The service brings 2 gigabytes of… Read More
myGPcloud Launches Cloud ERP Solution
Posted July 13, 2010 by George Middleton
RoseASP, a provider of hosted Microsoft Dynamics solutions, announced the launch of myGPcloud, one of the first Microsoft Dynamics enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to be made available on-demand in the cloud. By pre-registering at… Read More
Microsoft Tries to Remain the Giant in a Cloud Computing World
Posted July 12, 2010 by George Middleton
As a monstrous software competitor of the old guard, Microsoft single greatest threat would appear to be cloud computing. Software that comes to you as an online service may make Microsoft’s Windows and Office Suite… Read More
Dispelling the Cloud Computing Myths
Posted June 28, 2010 by George Middleton
While cloud computing has been building, well, “steam” in the IT software industry, skeptics have spread their complaints about it. Much of the cloud computing hype may be unfounded, but the same can be said… Read More
Is SaaS All It Is Cracked Up to Be?
Posted June 15, 2010 by Ronny Cheng
SaaS, or software-as-a-service, prides itself on its low cost and simplicity. SaaS is a revolutionary service that charges organizations a monthly fee for their web service. They do not require installation or maintenance of any… Read More
What Defines Cloud Computing?
Posted May 20, 2010 by George Middleton
IT pros and vendors have differing views on what exactly cloud computing is. Many of the former see the cloud as competition and quickly race to its flaws, declaring it unsafe while scheming how to… Read More
FTC to Examine Cloud Privacy - What Will This Mean for Business Software?
Posted January 7, 2010 by Morgan Ericcson
With the proliferation of SaaS business productivity platforms last year, there came many debates about the security issues cloud computing may raise. Or rather, there were many tech pundits stating that the growing popularity of… Read More
UK Trade Groups to Name SaaS/Cloud Standards
Posted December 21, 2009 by Morgan Ericcson
Last week, Dennis Howlett announced some exciting news on both his personal and ZDNet blogs: the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) and several UK trade groups will be working together to… Read More
Dreamforce 09: Force.com Is The New Black
Posted November 19, 2009 by Morgan Ericcson
Yesterday at Dreamforce, it was all about Salesforce Chatter. Today, CEO Marc Benioff took some time to tell us about Force.com’s progress, and it’s pretty impressive. Benioff lamented the fact that companies like Oracle charge… Read More