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Cloud Computing: Government Agencies Bypass Savings

By Dick Weisinger

The cloud could save the government billions if only they were more open to cloud computing. An AT&T study found that the US Federal Government could save nearly $19 billion annually by adopting cloud technology. The government has experimented with

Cloud Computing Market: Growing at an Annual Rate of 23 Percent

By Dick Weisinger

The final tally for spending in the Public Cloud Computing market in 2013 comes in at a whopping $45.7 billion according to a recent study by IDC.  IDC also predicts that the cloud market will continue to grow at an

Cloud Computing: Rampant Failure of Cloud Implementation Projects

By Dick Weisinger

Yikes!  Despite the stunning growth numbers behind the web, a new report shows a dark side: Cloud implementation failures. 63 percent of Amazon AWS projects are considered failed, compared to 57 percent of projects on Rackspace and 44 percent of

Cloud Computing: EU Drafts Guidelines for Cloud SLAs

By Dick Weisinger

The European Commission  recently released a draft of a set of guidelines that are aimed at reducing costs and increasing trust in cloud computing vendors.  The report describes details of requirements for vendors on service availability, the quality of support,

Enterprise Software: Businesses Slowly Migrate ERP to the Cloud for Greater Flexibility and Cost Savings

By Dick Weisinger

Right now only 2 percent of businesses are running their ERP systems in the cloud, but half of companies have indicated that moving their ERP systems into the cloud is a move their planning to make within the next five