Cloud Computing

Cloud Services Continue to Shake Up IT Outsourcing Industry

Growth in business-provisioned cloud contracts, particularly in HR, could outpace traditional IT outsourcing, rattling traditional IT service providers.

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Cloud Computing Pushes Vendors to Seek New Roles in IT Value Chain

Cloud adoption means that companies are increasingly signing pay-as-you-go SLAs and renting servers. This means traditional software and hardware vendors must dramatically reconsider their business models, columnist Bernard Golden says.

Box Adds HTML5 Framework, Embeds Cloud Content Management in 3rd-Party Apps

Box Embed is designed to allow developers to embed Box's content management and collaboration features into business applications, providing unified content governance without the need for expensive integration efforts or a unified software stac

Cloud ROI: Of the people, by the people, for the people

Email As a Service Not As Easy As It Sounds

When the government tried to implement email as a service, it had to balance security concerns with free trade policies that sparked a contentious discussion about where in the world email servers could be located. Your firm's EaaS plans won&#03

European Union Outlines New Cloud Strategy, Draws Praise in U.S.

European authorities outline a proposal for a single set of rules to harmonize cloud computing among member states, with an eye toward a substantial economic boost. Some leading U.S. tech trade associations are praising the EU's efforts to bette

Microsoft Office 2013: Best New Features for the Enterprise

With Office 2013, Microsoft has worked to cut out the clutter and create a streamlined Office for today's mobile enterprise that integrates with Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud storage service, allows for touchscreen capabilities and works acros

How to Track Cost Allocation for Cloud Apps

Cloud computing changes cost allocation over the lifetime of an application. We look at the benefits and shortcomings of the different approaches. In addition, we outline right approach for IT organizations to take in order to realize the benefits of

Dreamforce Reality Check: The Social Revolution Is Not for Everyone

It's been a social networking love-fest at Dreamforce in San Francisco this week, but if a social enterprise initiative performs badly it can be anything but a dream.