Cloud Computing

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How the Cloud Changed World’s Oldest Newspaper

Take a look at the all-in cloud strategy of the Telegraph Media Group. It's an instructive lesson in how rapidly the business world is changing and why IT must take an approach that supports it.

Mission Impossible: Judging TCO of Enterprise Software Upgrades

Irregular timing. Business disruption. Endless "options." These are just three reasons that enterprise application upgrades remain a "wild card" business scenario for companies, says Forrester's Paul Hamerman--so you'd b

SharePoint 2010: Four Big-Name Social Networking Rivals

IBM, Cisco, Google and Salesforce all aim to beat Microsoft SharePoint 2010 at the high-stakes enterprise social networking game u2014 and have recently made some smart plays. Here's a look at how the rivals currently stack up.

CIOs to Vendors: Forget One-Stop Shopping, Get to Know My Business

Vendors seem to think what CIOs want is a one-stop-shop solution. But what CIOs really want is something far more precious: Salespeople who actually understand the individual customer's business.

Why You Don’t Need a Cloud Strategy

The trouble with creating a "cloud strategy"? You're focusing on technology, not business benefit. Forrester's Randy Heffner advises you focus on how cloud can enhance your existing architecture strategy.

Cloud Computing Support: Success Starts at Home

Amazon Web Services support has come under fire recently. But as CIO.com's Bernard Golden explains, many of the problems start when IT organizations make false assumptions about who's responsible for application scaling and maintenance.

Microsoft Eats Its Own SharePoint 2010 Dog Food: 7 Lessons

In the tradition of 'eating your own dog food," Microsoft shares best practices that it learned while using Sharepoint 2010 for social networking and podcasting.

Apps Premier: CIOs Weigh Adoption of Google’s Enterprise Collaboration and Communication Suite

More CIOs are adopting Apps Premier, but Google has to beef up Docs and broaden its appeal to win more enterprise converts to its cloud-based collaboration, communication and productivity tools.

BI Moves to the Cloud

CIO survey finds one in five plan to move analytics off-premise in the next three years.