IT as a Service In our previous post we have emphasized that the cloud, by definition, offers minimal management or provider support to deliver the information technology infrastructure to the…
The formal definition is, well “formal” and we’re inclined to think it like a definition that has been made specifically to confuse rather than explain, but we will start with…
Data Backup and Recovery Solutions
Since the era of the computer came into full effect in the mid to late 20th century, data is often considered to be one of the most important aspects of…
Cloud Backup & Online Storage Services
Cloud computing is changing the way we do business, and forcing some consumer online storage services to rethink their long term pricing strategies, as the proliferation of cheap and powerful…
Is Cloud Computing Worth It for Your Business?
Fun fact: In 2010, companies spent $21.5 billion on cloud computing services. Experts estimate that by 2015 the total cost of all businesses using the cloud will be around $72.9…
A Dark Cloud: Anonymity and Privacy Fall Further Before a Cloud Computing Experiment
An ominous headline quietly passed through the electronic ether recently. Carnegie Mellon University published a paper entitled “Faces of Facebook: Privacy in the Age of Augmented Reality (PDF).” The paper…
The Future of Cloud Computing – Where it’s Going, and What it Means for You
The more that one looks into and considers what cloud computing is, the more it takes on an eerie quality. As integrated into our lives and even commonplace as the…
Future Uses and Growth of Cloud Computing
We live in a day and age where technology is advancing so fast that just ten years ago we could not have foreseen the technological advances that we enjoy today. Certainly…
Top 6 Web Hosts Who are Riding the Cloud
We’ve focused a lot in this column about how popular cloud hosting is becoming. We haven’t yet talked much about where you might want to go if you are interested…
How the Kindle Fire is a Catch-all Reflection of Current Web Trends
Do you know what’s one wonderful thing about history? At any moment in time society is caught up in countless evolving trends that will be fascinating some day to the…
A News Rundown About the Great Growing Cloud
Cloud technology is evolving so quickly that it’s near impossible to keep up with all of its developments. We’re not even going to try ourselves. Let’s instead do a brief…
A Look at Common Cloud Hosting Lingo, Part One
If you haven’t heard about cloud computing yet, God bless you: We haven’t a clue how you missed out on the barrage of hip new trends, but we sure are…