Cloud Computing News & Analysis

  • CRM's Evolution to Be Showcased At NY Event

    CRM (customer relationship management) users, vendors, analysts and consultants are set to gather in New York next week for the CRM Evolution conference, which will feature discussions on how technologies and economic forces are changing the software segment.

  • Strategy's Limits: a Chat with Ernest Von Simson

    As co-founder of The Research Board, an exclusive, IT-focused think tank established in 1970, Ernest von Simson watched time and again as corporate leaders took their companies through change and crises over three decades. During those years, he came to believe that steadfastness is the most vital leadership characteristic for success, as he demonstrates in his new book, "The Limits of Strategy: Lessons in Leadership from the Computer Industry".

  • Microsoft's 2010 Software 'Most Complicated Lock-in Decision in Years'

    Microsoft is pushing its weight around in 2010 by offering numerous tools that used to be provided only by third-party vendors, and embracing the virtualization and software-as-a-service delivery models, analysts said.

  • Google Apps Intrigues IT Pros, but Security Worries Remain

    Google likes to boast that more than 2 million businesses run Google Apps, but IT pros harbor concerns about security in the cloud.

  • iPad at Work on Dirty Jobs: 5 Lessons Learned

    A small consulting firm in the construction business deploys iPads in the field, and learns plenty about the pros and cons of Apple's consumer device in the enterprise. Check out the lessons learned on cases, heat, set-up, and more.

  • Amazon CTO Counters Skepticism on Cloud Security

    Amazon's cloud computing division is planning to "raise the bar" on security, and claims it can provide better security than most enterprises achieve on their own.

  • CA Technologies Secures Google Docs, Eyes More of the Cloud

    CA Technologies Wednesday outlined plans to expand its cloud-computing security strategy, including immediate support for Google Docs by its CA Identity Manager product.

  • Amazon Cloud Perfect for Building Start-Ups, Says John Seely Brown

    Start-ups are wasting venture funding on IT infrastructure that will soon be obsolete, Burton Group Catalyst speaker says.

  • CRM Prominent on Google Apps Marketplace

    CRM (customer relationship management) software has established a significant foothold on Google's Apps Marketplace since its launch in March, according to an official blog post this week.

  • IT Departments Move Low-Risk Services to the Cloud

    Most IT decision makers polled by outsourcing consultancy TPI say moving ERP and vertical industry applications into the cloud is too risky, but they remain interested in testing the viability of cloud computing through pilot projects or with low-risk IT services.

  • Web 2.0 'Not All About Young People': Analyst

    CIOs in the enterprise must realise Web 2.0 is not simply a tool to lure Gen-Y employees, and must be made an important priority in the workplace.

  • In L.A., Google Blowing Big Cloud Marketing Chance

    Updated:As Google stumbles again in its Gmail deal with the City of Los Angeles, analysts say it's botching a giant cloud marketing opportunity. Will it make the same mistakes Netscape did in its bid to woo customers away from Microsoft?

  • Google Apps Project Delays Highlight Cloud Security Concerns

    Google led a coup against Microsoft to win the contract with the city of Los Angeles to provide messaging and productivity software for roughly 30,000 city employees. Nine months later, though, implementation is behind schedule as Google and the city of Los Angeles address security concerns with the cloud-based services.

  • Cloud SCM Vendor ITradeNetwork Being Sold for $525 Million

    Roper Industries said Monday it plans to buy on-demand SCM (supply chain management) software vendor iTradeNetwork from private equity firm Accel-KKR for US$525 million. The transaction is expected to close later this week.

  • 1Password Gets Cloud Syncing

    Agile Web Solutions has brought a much-requested feature to its 1Password password management utility: cloud synchronization. Users of 1Password for Mac and 1Password Pro for iOS can now synchronize their passwords with their Macs, iPhones, and Windows PCs securely via Dropbox.