cloud-computing: Hosted applications
5 Cloud App Trends To Expect In 2013
We'll see more mobile options and embedded analytics, of course, but surprises will include growth in financial apps and big-data insights.
Oracle Q2 Results: Ellison Spins On Sun
CEO Larry Ellison talks up Oracle's Sun acquisition even as hardware sales slide 23%. Software sales rise.
Cloud Computing: Best And Worst News Of 2012
What were the key developments for enterprise cloud computing this year? Let's look at four big wins -- and three setbacks.
7 Ways Outsourcing Has Changed
The old role of outsourcers -- doing repetitive stuff overseas because it is a lot cheaper -- is history. See what's coming to take its place.
Why Amazon's Cloud Business Is Like Kindle Sales
Amazon Web Services is cheap upfront, and Amazon only gets paid if people keep using it, CEO Bezos says.
Mark Hurd Interview: Oracle Leading Or Following?
Oracle President Mark Hurd talks strategy with InformationWeek's Fritz Nelson and some CIO customers. Watch the interview and read our analysis.
Social Networks Continue Push For Control
The Internet was supposed to facilitate direct connections between individuals and disempower gatekeepers. Instead, it has become a massive...
Cloud Collaboration Tools: Big Hopes, Big Needs
Cloud-based collaboration tools give enterprises valuable advantages, but vendors must step up now to answer some key questions on security and...
Celtics, Nets Score With Unified Communications
NBA teams' IT executives explain how and why they decided among on-premises, hybrid and hosted technology services.
SAP Clings To A Dated Cloud Apps Strategy
As cloud vendors Salesforce.com, NetSuite and Workday look toward larger companies, SAP courts small and midsize firms.
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Amazon Outage Scrooges Netflix, Heroku
December 27, 2012Amazon Web Services suffers a second holiday services disruption and the fourth outage of 2012.
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When IT Becomes A One Man Show
November 05, 2012Investment firm Hearthstone laid off its IT team during the economic downturn. CTO Rob Meltz turned to cloud services and virtualization to keep...
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Savvis Challenges Amazon With On-Demand IaaS
November 02, 2012Savvis offering competes directly with Amazon Web Services. Coming soon: daisy-chained data centers that allow systems in one locale to...
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Inside One Amazon Cloud Customer's Zone Defense
October 08, 2012How does Okta ensure its service stays up and running on Amazon EC2? It takes an extreme view of Amazon's advice and replicates data in five...
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Answers To 9 Questions About Public Cloud Migration
September 10, 2012Be sure you have good answers for the business case, security, availability, and more.
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IBM Marketing Center: Swiss Army Knife For E-Commerce
September 05, 2012IBM's new cloud-based suite eyes cross-functional teams that don't want or can't buy multiple specialized systems for each aspect of digital...
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Feds' Cloud Email Deal Paves Way For Agencies
August 31, 2012General Services Administration taps 17 vendors to provide cloud email from Google, Microsoft, IBM, and Zimbra to government agencies from federal...
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Don't Trust Cloud Security
August 20, 2012Companies using cloud services need to verify, not trust, that a provider's controls will actually protect their data.
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Cloud's Big Caveat: Runaway Costs
June 07, 2012Enterprises want more tools to guard against unpredictable costs--like the bill that arose when one team accidentally left a server cluster turned...
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Dell Taps Unidesk To Deliver Virtualized Desktops
May 11, 2012Dell announces second startup partnership in the desktop virtualization market in less than a week. Here's a look at Unidesk's secret sauce.
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