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Cloud Computing and SOA: Enterprises Roll Their Services in the Cloud

By Dick Weisinger

“The fact of the matter is that the best and most effective way to move to the cloud for an enterprise whose technology platforms reflect decades of enterprise IT neglect is to use SOA as an approach and process. Just

Cloud Computing Benefits: Both Financial and Operational

By Dick Weisinger

Two primary benefits of cloud computing are financial and operational, says FreshlyTechy in a SeattlePI article. Consider the financial benefits of the cloud.   A survey by KPGM found that 70 percent of businesses say that the cloud has already brought them

Cloud Storage: The On-going War to Lock in the Most Customers

By Dick Weisinger

Forrester calculated and compared the costs of storing 100 terabytes of data with on-premise storage versus cloud storage and found that the cloud option came in at 74 percent cheaper than the on-premise solution.  Those results appeared in a whitepaper

Cloud Computing: Global Adoption Rates Differ — Security, Regulatory, and Hidden Cost Concerns

By Dick Weisinger

Global views on the cloud differ significantly.  The cloud is seeing high rates of acceptance in the US, elsewhere others are more sceptical.  Maybe others are more rational?  Or are they simply being left behind? When comparing the US and

Cloud Computing: A Natural Fit for Logistics and Supply Chains

By Dick Weisinger

The total public cloud services market size in 2011 was $91.4 billion and is expected to grow to $206.6 billion by 2016, according to Gartner. One sector that has been truly transformed by the cloud is logistics and supply chain