Cloud Computing


Recent Cloud Computing Articles

5 Ways to Deal With Pushy Tech Vendors

Microsoft, Best Buy, and other tech giants are coming for you, armed with their best sales pitches. Get ready to negotiate.  Read more

5 Tech Trends That Won’t Go Out of Style

Feel like you're always scrambling to keep up with the latest technology? Stop. These are the only five things you need to worry about.  Read more

5 Tips: How to Recover When Your Tech Tools Fail

Sometimes the Web services you rely on crash... or get taken down by the feds (sorry, Megaupload.com!). Be ready before it happens to you.  Read more

6 Things Gadget-Savvy Travelers Pack

A streamlined packing list that won't sacrifice your ability to get things done on the road.  Read more

The Small Minnesota Company Behind India's Huge Cloud Project

How a 55-person business in Minnetonka developed the software solution India needed to tackle its energy problems.  Read more

You’re Being Sued. Do You Know Where Your Data Is?

Once upon a time, you simply handed over the contents of your file cabinets to the lawyers. In the digital age, the task is much more complicatedâ€"and expen...  Read more

7 Ways to Work From Anywhere

Author John Warrillow shares the tech tools he uses to run his start-up remotely while traveling through Europe.  Read more

Success With Freemium and No Investors: Interview With MailChimp

In Part 1 of this interview series, Read more

America’s Fastest-Growing Telecommunications Company

One Source Networks manages wide-area networks and provides VoIP services for large and midsize customers.  Read more

Chris Barbin, CEO of Appirio 

He is the CEO of Appirio, which helps companies adopt and navigate cloud-based services and solutions.  Watch video

InterSys Consulting Interview: Great SaaS Solutions

InterSys Consulting keeps its operations lean by outsourcing and working in the cloud.&nbs...  Read more

InterSys Consulting Interview: Working in the Cloud

Running your company in the cloud without any servers isn’t just a dream of the future--it’s happening right now.  Read more

It's Not The Post-PC Era

It's more like the "multiple device" era. It's amazing to me that there are people who can buy into conspiracy theories like questioning President Obama's...  Read more

From SAS 70 to SSAE 16: How to Keep Your Cloud Service On-Track

You may be familiar with SAS 70: an audit standard used for businesses that provide a service relating to their clients’ finances.  If you feel...  Read more

7 Tools for a Supercharged Documents Suite

Document embedding and web form building can be a necessity when sharing information, and it's hard to find a reliable service that offers premium business s...  Read more

How to Use the Cloud as a Disaster Recovery Strategy

The cloud is being used for almost everything but is using it as part of a disaster recovery strategy good for your business? Learn how to decide and implement.  Read more

Getting Your Business Organized Using Google

The days of folders and filing are in the past. Here’s why and how to simplify your business life by organizing it in the cloud, using Google products and ...  Read more

Box.net

Young founders create a work-hard, play-hard environment with free lunch.  Read more

Leveraging the Cloud as You Grow

The cloud is a business owners best friend, especially in times of fast growth. But using the cloud presents some challenges as well.  Read more

Managing Multiple Companies In the Cloud

How Tom Kelly of T-Edward manages nine companies' key business processes using the cloud.  Read more

5 Tips for Managing IT Across Multiple Offices

Here are five tips for managing information technology across multiple offices, all while maximizing efficiency, security, and cost.  Read more

Study: Employees Are Unproductive Half the Day

Half of the average employee's time is spent on e-mail and other "necessary, yet unproductive tasks," says a new report.  Read more

Microsoft's New Cloud-Based Software

Looking to streamline your IT infrastructure? Office 365, Microsoft's new cloud-based platform, might be just what you need.  Read more

5 Tips for Buying a Server

Need to control your own data? If a server purchase is in your plans, here's what experts say you should know.  Read more

How to Choose a Cloud Computing Vendor

Cloud computing is becoming increasingly prevalent in the small business world. The following is a guide to choosing the right vendor for the job.  Read more

Take a Trial Run in the Cloud

While cloud computing offers small businesses the opportunity to leverage computing resources they might not otherwise have the expertise or wherewithal to e...  Read more

The Great Cloud Migration: How to Stay Ahead of the Pack

More businesses are using software hosted over the Internet -- or in the cloud -- for a range of applications. But the cloud can also be used to test out new...  Read more

How to Use Google Apps to Improve Your Business

Google has generated plenty of buzz with its cloud-based office suite. Here's the rundown on its features and how you can use them to upgrade your company.  Read more

3 Online Database Services

New software offers companies innovative ways to store and manage data in the cloud.  Read more

Data Deduplication

Some people are not sold on the idea of data deduplication.  Read more

The Promise of Cloud Computing

A global public relations firm with 120 employees transitions to cloud computing and the IT director lives to tell about the potential relief that software-a...  Read more

3 Cloud E-Mail Services for Business

Microsoft, Google, and Cisco offer cloud e-mail services.  Read more

How to Cut Costs With Green IT

A look at how virtualization, power management, and other green technologies can help you save money  Read more

Cloud Computing Turns 10

As more companies run business applications not on their own networks but entirely on the Web, the concept of cloud computing has gone mainstream. Per...  Read more

Technology: When the Forecast Calls for Clouds

Is cloud computing right for your company?  Read more