Cloud Computing

Why We Chose Exchange Online, Not Google Apps

How did Microsoft win over the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina for an Office 365 migration? Better license packaging on a bigger ecosystem of apps at an affordable price u2014 an advantage Microsoft can often wield over cloud rival Google.

Calculating Virtualization and Cloud Costs: 4 Approaches

For IT departments wanting to do chargebacks or cost-justification, figuring virtualization and cloud services ROI is tricky, at best. Experts outline four methods you can use to break down costs and returns.

Power company opts for DR in the Cloud

Ricoh Australia looks to the Cloud

Chromebook: Are You Really Ready to Marry Google?

It's not a laptop. It's not a netbook. Exactly what is a mobile device based on Google's Chrome OS? Bill Snyder breaks down the pros and cons of this cloud-minded groundbreaker.n

Uniting Care Gippsland moves to the Cloud, aids mobile workforce

Microsoft Office Alternatives: Many are Trying, Few are Buying

Enterprises are intrigued by Office alternatives such as Google Apps, Zoho and OpenOffice.org, but not as a replacement for Microsoft's cash cow. At least not yet, writes Forrester.

Disaster Recovery is Everyone’s Job

I was discussing my article on the Amazon EC2 Cloud failure, and a related blog (as well as reaction from the Twittersphere) with my editor, and the issue came up of cloud-related disaster recovery falling under the responsibility of IT. Having cover

Cloud CIO: Like Open Source, Cloud Hides in Plain Sight

Open source caused many embarrassing conversations for CIOs: A CIO would say we have no open source software -- then walk the halls and find it in use. This same scenario is playing out with cloud services, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden.

Microsoft-Skype Deal: Three Ways It Benefits Enterprises

Microsoft bought Skype to beef up its consumer products and keep Google at bay. However, the union will help enterprise users in less obvious ways as Skype becomes a key Microsoft weapon in "the consumerization of IT."