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Start the Meter
It's a concept based on a brilliantly -- some might say deceptively -- simple question: Why not purchase computing capability the same way you buy electri... Read more
Distributed Computing
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Start the Meter
'Pay-as-you-go' computing could revolutionize how companies buy and use technology. Read more
Renting Your Software Online
Microsoft, Google and others are battling to provide software applications over the Web. Here's how your business can benefit. Read more
Assess Security of Cloud Computing Apps
New research finds that while cloud computing services are being widely adopted, more than 50 percent of IT professionals surveyed say their organization isn... Read more
Chuck Your Software
Hosting all your applications in-house (e-mail, accounting software, etc.) can get clunky. Web-hosted services may be the answer. Read more
IT Jobs of the Future
For today's IT workers, all those Microsoft certifications may not even be worth a mention on your resume by the year 2020. Here'... Read more
What's Hot In IT Jobs
Overall, the story is grim for IT professionals. According to Forrester Research, IT recruiting is as flat as a pancake. But if you have the righ... Read more
Technology: When the Forecast Calls for Clouds
Is cloud computing right for your company? Read more
Using Cloud Computing to Simplify IT and Unlock Resources
Tomorrow’s forecast? Clouds -- with a good chance of success. Is cloud computing right for you? When you understand the risks and engage in constant due di... Read more
NetSuite to Expand Automation Offering
Acquiring OpenAir will speed up product development for service companies. Read more
Now What? Web 3.0!
Most people are still trying to get their heads around Web 2.0. Warning: techies are already buzzing about the coming of Web 3.0. Normally, I would wait f... Read more
Adobe Introduces Hosted Services
Acrobat.com offers communication, productivity and collaboration tools. 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
NetSuite Introduces Tool for Mid-Market Global Firms
The tool allows multi-national companies to manage global business operations in real-time. Read more
Tech Talk: Payments Firm Tries Cloud Computing
A secure payment processing company used cloud computing to help the business scale rapidly so that it could process millions of transactions each day with s... Read more
Microsoft in the Clouds with Azure
While Amazon.com has just formally lifted the "beta" caveat off its two-year old cloud computing service, EC2; fashionably-late Microsoft has just announc... Read more
PHASE 2 Targets Small Businesses
Hosted applications provider PHASE 2 International has introduced its first suite of customized and integrated hosted business applications. These ... Read more
Pay-as-You-Go with Cloud Computing
Some of the biggest names in computing have been targeting small and mid-sized businesses with “cloud computing” services – also known as utility compu... Read more
Keep Your Head in the Cloud
The upshot of cloud computing is that computing services are becoming more like utilities to a business. Read more
Microsoft and T-Mobile's Weekend From Hell
There are so many entitities getting black eyes from this story that it's going to take awhile to get through it all; Microsoft Danger, T-Mobile, Cloud Co... Read more
Connecting Multiple Offices
Small and mid-size businesses no longer need to struggle with connecting satellite locations and ensuring proper collaboration and access. Read more
Dark Clouds Over Cloud Computing
One word: Omnidrive. Go ahead, click on their link . Yup, the site's down. That's bad news if you're one of those se... Read more
A Family Dynasty Fails, Vulture Investors, and Pirate Trouble
After 55 years, a billion-dollar family business files for bankruptcy. Martin and Matthew Bucksbaum, two brothers from Iowa, rose from local grocer... Read more
Fight Spam in Six Steps
Unwanted and unsolicited junk e-mail currently makes up about two-thirds of all e-mail received, but there are some simple ways your business can cut down on... Read more
10 Hot Technologies for 2009
What are the new technologies that stand to change the way you do business in 2009 and beyond? Here are at 10 to consider. Read more
Cloud Computing For Beginners
8 tips to getting started in the cloud. What's not to love about cloud computing? As Guy Kawasaki points out in his latest OPEN Forum blog post, cl... Read more
Data Analysis Overload?
How to use Hadoop to analyze big chunks of data Read more
Five Reasons to Virtualize Servers -- Now
Save money, conserve energy, secure data -- do you need any more incentives to virtualize your business servers? How about more flexibility and redundancy? Read more
VeriFone Launches Hosted E-payment Management Services
VeriFone Holdings (NYSE:PAY) has introduced merchant hosted services for managing electronic payments, beginning in Mexico. VeriFone teamed up with T... Read more
Build for the Future while Generating Cash Today
With the mass availability of “as a service” technologies, it is much easier and safer for companies to use technology to save money, become more product... Read more
The Weekly Deal: Save on Hard Drives and Flash Drives
Just how bad are retail sales these days? For the answer, you could look at Read more
Tech Talk: Cloud Computing Lifts Acting School
A Hollywood acting school outsourced the hosting and management of its software and computer systems, ending a string of computer woes for employees. Read more
What Can Managed WAN Offer?
Managed WAN networking can help small and mid-sized businesses take advantage of the latest communication technologies and achieve the same level of service ... Read more
Microsoft Announces Pricing For New Cloud Services
And memo to small and midsize businesses; take a look, because it will be competitive. Microsoft's coming cloud subscription service, Azure, will ... Read more
Microsoft, Cbeyond to Deliver E-mail Service
The service supports mobile devices and is designed for small businesses. Read more
Covad to Launch Business DSL
Covad Business DSL will support hosted apps, servers and other business functions. Read more
Is it Time to Toss Your Servers?
Some small and mid-sized businesses should consider getting rid of their servers altogether, some experts argue. New Web-hosted computing options can dramati... Read more
F-Secure Introduces Data Protection for SMBs
The new security package offers updated protection against Internet-based threats. Read more
Adobe Release Acrobat 9
The upgrade is designed to offer native support for Adobe Flash technology. Read more
2010 Development Trends
A new TechRepublic post lists the following as trends that will emerge... Read more
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