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Cloud Computing: Departments Unify Around Cloud-Based Apps

By Dick Weisinger

Is cloud computing driving increased complexity by creating many departmental silos of data across companies, or is cloud computing bringing teams together, enabling easy central access to computing both internal and external to the business? An MIT Technology report, sponsored

Cloud Security: Balancing the Risk with the Benefits of Innovation

By Dick Weisinger

As business migration to the cloud increases, so do the the daily reports of cyber security breaches. A recent study by Corero Network Security, for example, found that more than a third of UK’s critical infrastructure organisations have not met

Cloud Computing: Huge Growth in Public Cloud Service and Infrastructure Spending

By Dick Weisinger

Which industries are adopting the public cloud?  A report from IDC finds that discrete manufacturing, professional services, and banking are the leaders. Industries where the spending growth is the greatest include media, retail, and telecom.  The US is still spending the most

SaaS: Conversion of On-Premise Software to the Cloud Fuel Rapid Growth of SaaS Revenues

By Dick Weisinger

Global SaaS sales reached $15 billion in the second quarter of 2017, a 31 percent increase over the same period in 2016, according to a study by Synergy Research Group.  Microsoft is the biggest leader in this market, followed by

Cloud Computing: Will the Cloud Suffocate Open Source?

By Dick Weisinger

The cloud is making proprietary software cool again, or at least it is making open source code less relevant for enterprise IT.  Open Source rose to popularity because of its cost savings.  Other characteristics like code quality and availability were