First, let me explain what the digital cloud actually is. Imagine a network of interconnected servers and data centers, all talking to one another and to your favorite digital devices over the ...

What is cloud computing? We recently asked a number of people in our industry, and got back a range of interesting, and sometimes self-referential, responses. According to our respondents, cloud ...

As technology changes, the roles the key actors play changes with it. The feted Institute of Engineering and Technology hosted analysts from CCS Insight, who gave wide-ranging predictions on the state ...

Cloud computing will alter IT operations and costs, these changes mean that two very strong friction points for applications — resource provisioning and funding — will dwindle. What does this mean for ...

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First, we have the ability to move services around as required by the architecture in support of the business. For example, we can move customer transaction processing from an on-premise application ...

Cloud computing offers lots of benefits, but improved security is not one that makes many IT lists. In fact, many — perhaps even most — IT pros still believe that cloud computing means a huge step ...

Desktops are diversifying. Long after we all collectively moved off of the traditional desk desktop (i.e the mostly wooden one, where you might still keep your coffee, spectacles and pens these days), ...

Ask any five IT specialists what cloud computing is, and you’re likely to get five different answers. That’s partly because cloud computing is merely the latest, broadest development in a trend that’s ...