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SaaS and Cloud Computing: Enterprises Move to Cloud-based Email

By Dick Weisinger

Cloud-based email is becoming an increasingly attractive option for organizations.  Right now the cloud-based email only has about a 3 percent share of the total email market, but  Gartner predicts that 10 percent of enterprise users will be using cloud-based

Technology: Data Centers Popping Up Everywhere

By Dick Weisinger

The exuberance over cloud computing is translating into a booming business for data centers.  It seems like Google is announcing weekly plans for a new data center to be opened in new locations — last month: three in Asia,  one

SaaS: The Stampede into Cloud-Based Apps continues

By Dick Weisinger

Gartner’s most recent report on the state of the SaaS computing market indicates that this year has seen a turning point.  Up until now organizations were using SaaS for pilots or for small point solutions.  But over the last three

Cloud Computing: Cloud Adoption and Risk Analysis

By Dick Weisinger

Cloud computing means moving your company data from your own servers to servers in a remote site that are managed by a cloud vendor.  There are big advantages to using the cloud, but survey after survey has shown that the

Cloud Computing: Under-the-Radar Cloud Usage Leading to 'Cloud Sprawl'

By Dick Weisinger

Increasingly,  groups within enterprises are using cloud-based services without the involvement of IT.  This is possible because cloud solutions are typically available via a low-cost subscription or with a pay-as-you-go plan, which means that cloud computing costs start low and