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Cloud Computing: Multi-cloud Solutions Transform the Face of IT

By Dick Weisinger

‘Multi-cloud’ is just that.  It is the use of more than a single cloud for business solutions.  The clouds used could be Private, Hybrid or Public cloud components. A report by VirtueStream/Forrester found that 86 percent of businesses say that

Cloud Computing: Relentless Shift of Resources from On-Premise to Cloud

By Dick Weisinger

The move to cloud computing is on.  Today 19 percent of IT budget is spent on cloud computing.  By 2022, Gartner expects that percentage to grow to 28 percent.  The biggest segment of IT cloud spending will be application software

Cloud Storage: Cloud Becoming Primary Storage for Backup and Recovery

By Dick Weisinger

Cloud storage is threatening to overtake traditional on-premise storage spending.  Research from the Enterprise Storage Forum found that while nearly 40 percent of companies say that HDD storage continues to be their primary storage data media, the number of businesses

Open Source: Does the Cloud Unduly Profit from Open Source Software?

By Dick Weisinger

This summer the popular Redis Labs Open Source software added a new clause to their existing BSD license called the Commons Clause. The reason?  Yiftach Shoolman, cofounder of Redis Labs, said that “Cloud providers have been taking advantage of the open

Cloud Computing: Top Risk for Businesses

By Dick Weisinger

Cloud security is the top concern among executives, according to Gartner’s Emerging Risks Report.  Among the top five business risks, other risks cited that are related to security include cyber security disclosure and GDPR compliance. For Gartner’s latest quarterly Emerging