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Cloud Computing: Actual Growth is Living up to Hype

By Dick Weisinger

Worldwide cloud services will reach $68.3 billion in revenues this year, up 16.6 percent from $58.6 billion last year, and by 2014 revenues will climb to as much as $148.8 billion.  It seems to be a clear sign that the

Big Data: Science Experiments with Cloud Computing

By Dick Weisinger

The Department of Energy is asking the question whether cloud computing is useful for large-scale science simulation projects.  In the past the DoE and DoD have been leaders in large-scale modeling and simulation projects using some of the world’s biggest

Cloud Computing: Private Clouds On Rapid Growth Path

By Dick Weisinger

The sales of servers for cloud computing is expected to reach $12.6 billion by 2014.  That’s the forecast of IDC in a new report. But what’s interesting is the mix of numbers between servers used in public clouds and those

SaaS ERP: Business in the Clouds

By Dick Weisinger

CRM continues to be the most successful category of application running in the cloud.  A recent survey in the UK by Really Simple Systems found that the split between companies using on-premise CRM versus those that use a cloud-based version

Cloud Computing: Legal Issues to Watch Out For

By Dick Weisinger

Cloud Computing success is often tied strongly to the fine print of the  contract with your cloud computing vendor. Forbes recently published a list of issues that you’ll want to understand before signing off on a cloud computing contract.  Some