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Cloud Computing: SMB Vendors find Success in the Cloud

By Dick Weisinger

A report from AMI-Partners finds that vendors that are able to offer cloud-based solutions are more successful and their customers are more satisfied with the solutions that they provide.  70 percent of vendors offering cloud-based solutions to small and medium-sized

Cloud Computing: SaaS Revenue Growth remains Strong

By Dick Weisinger

SaaS continues to grow rapidly.  It’s really no wonder, given the poor state of the economy.  Tough times are forcing many companies to scour their operations to find any possible cost savings.  A recent Gartner report by analysts Sharon Mertz

Cloud Computing: Cloud Adoption Uneven Across Countries in Europe

By Dick Weisinger

Last week Friday we looked at two surveys about the scope of cloud acceptance — a survey by CA Associates that found that 93 percent of companies are using the cloud, and another one by SWC Technology Partners that concluded

Cloud Computing: The Cloud is Steaming with Hype

By Dick Weisinger

How many companies are actually using Cloud Computing?  It depends who you ask.   CA Associates did a survey that said that 93 percent of companies are using at least one cloud-based application now, and many companies have six or more

Cloud Computing: Is Virtualized Mission-Critical an Oxymoron?

By Dick Weisinger

Mission-Critical applications are the last frontier for virtualization technology.   Performance and practicality have been two impediments that have made IT groups hesitant to go virtual with mission critical applications.  While virtualization technology is getting better, performance is still a