Is Cloud Storage the Pinnacle of Technology? What’s Next, if Anything?
When it was first introduced into public servers, the cloud was a mysterious entity that confused the general public, but it did not take long for people to see its…
Can You Be Required by Law Where to Host Your Website?
The Russian Duma passed an amendment regarding the regulation of personal data. The law will likely require all domestic and foreign companies to store data on servers physically located in…
How to Run Your Own Private Cloud
In business, IT has gone from being an expense column in the budget, to a real answer for improving efficiency and increasing the bottom line. Private clouds are becoming increasingly…
How Secure Is the Cloud? Will It Rain Personal Information Everywhere?
Businesses want to believe in Cloud computing. For those who decide to use the Cloud, the benefits are overwhelming. As modern businesses farm out such overhead activities as human resources…
The Effect of Cloud Computing on the Data Center
In May of 2012, I have published a blog post and discussed the types and the evolution of the data center. In this article, I will take the discussion further…
The spread of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, their connection with all types of computing devices from personal computers to mobile phones and their ability to save data directly to the…
3 Steps to Cloud SLA: #3 Compensation
If we quickly review the first two articles, I have discussed that in the Service Level Agreement (SLA) the service and its availability is defined as well as the clauses…
3 Steps to Cloud SLA: #2 Exceptions and Limitations
The section that the cloud customers should very carefully analyze is the service level agreement’s (SLA) “exceptions” or “limitations” section. The title may vary from one contract to the other;…
3 Steps to Cloud SLA: #1 Availability
One of the primary reasons why businesses migrate from the traditional IT infrastructure to the cloud infrastructure is availability. In some cases, such as Office 365 and Google Apps, this…
Is the Cloud Really a Threat to the IT Department?
The cloud, being one of the major IT transformations for the past couple of years, has been a big bandwagon for the merchants to jump on. You see marketing materials…
Moving E-mail to the Cloud: The Obvious Benefits
In all my discussions about migrating your data center to the cloud, I have taken a broader view of benefits offered by the cloud. In this article, I will specifically…
I have talked about the cloud definition in one of my previous articles by emphasizing that the cloud computing offers rapid provisioning of resources on demand. While there are many…