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Cloud Computing: Skills Gap Threatens Technology Boom?

By Dick Weisinger

The need for qualified technology workers is far exceeding the number of trained professionals available.  A report by IDC and sponsored by Microsoft estimates that the number of cloud-based IT jobs will grow 26 percent annually over the next two…

Cloud Computing: IT Services Trend Towards Greater Use of Cloud

By Dick Weisinger

Businesses want the cloud.  The number of IT services contracts that have been awarded since 2010 that include some component of the cloud have tripled, according to a study by the Information Services Group (ISG).  In 2010 the number of such…

Green Technology: Making the Paperless Resolution for 2013

By Dick Weisinger

The term ‘paperless office’ has been around since the late 1970’s and the introduction of personal computers. Office automation and electronic documents have the potential to significantly reduce the amount of paper documents.  But rather than reduce the amount of…

Cloud Computing: Opposition Mounts to 'Take-it-or-Leave-it' Contracts

By Dick Weisinger

The use of Cloud Computing is growing quickly.  In fact, the Information Services Group, an IT consultancy, finds that the number of global IT cloud computing service deals have tripled since 2010. But many worry about the details of the…

Cloud Computing: Which Direction will the Cloud Move in 2013?

By Dick Weisinger

At the end of 2012, Forrester Research’s James Staten summarized Forrester’s vision for how they see cloud computing affecting enterprises in 2013.  The top ten trends for the enterprise cloud include: Understanding of the cloud will lead to better IT…