The benefits of the cloud are obvious, but have you been hearing a lot of confusion and negative discourse about cloud security? In the past, we’ve made the argument that a lot of the fear of the cloud comes from … Continue reading →

“Just about everybody would agree that cloud computing is an IT journey,” says Business Edge’s Michael Vizard, “it’s just no one is quite sure where that journey will take them.” Vizard believes that, like a high school relationship, IT solutions … Continue reading →

Time and time again, we hear people worry that storing data in the cloud is too risky for compliance-sensitive businesses. This very concern served as a large barrier for integrating cloud computing on a government level. Now, though, the debate … Continue reading →

Virtual systems are, by nature, flexible enough to be useful in any industry. Netsuite CEO Zack Nelson, however, believes that one field stands to gain more from the technology than any other. British news site Accounting Web interviewed Nelson for … Continue reading →

The potential benefits from an outsourced IT solution can be massive. However, the potential costs of a traditional outsourcing model may be too much for the average company to risk. In today’s blog, we’ll explain how a domestic cloud provider … Continue reading →

  The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finally answered the call of early cloud adopters everywhere by providing the first official set of guidelines for privacy and security on the cloud. Released as Special Publication 800-144, “Guidelines … Continue reading →

The transition from local systems to cloud-hosted data doesn’t have to be a hard, overnight shift. As more and more tech writers are beginning to realize, the process can be as painless and smooth as any other shift in strategy, … Continue reading →

It is one of those topics that business owners don’t want to think about, but the truth is that disaster recovery is something almost every company will eventually face. It could be a brief power outage, a few days of … Continue reading →

Among the many discussions centered on the cloud, security and efficiency are the most prevalent topics. But, we know you. As a business owner, at the end of the day, there are few things more important than the bottom line. … Continue reading →

There are many myths, fears, and confusion that permeate the business world when it comes to cloud computing. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be looking at a few of these misconceptions, and explaining the true benefits the Cloud can bring. … Continue reading →