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3 Ways Information Security Policies Need to Adapt in the Cloud Era

Posted on April 09, 2013
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As companies move from in-house servers to a cloud service, security needs to be maintained. Companies need to make sure their data and important confidential information is secured from potential cyber attacks from a variety of forms of malicious programs. Security protocols must be adapted from their former conventional enterprise format to a cloud format. [...]

7 Different Cloud Computing Services to be Aware of

Posted on October 13, 2012
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The basic idea of the cloud is always the same. It is a form of technology that allows enterprises, and small business alike,  to run applications that are housed away from the enterprises itself. In spite of this shared basic definition, however, there are several different types of cloud computing. Web Based Cloud Computing. With this [...]

4 Reasons Why Applications Should Be Running in the Cloud

Posted on October 12, 2012
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As businesses  grow they tend to see an expansion of their IT services, and it is important they take steps to ensure that their IT systems remain compatible with their current needs. One of the most attractive solutions for expanding needs is turning applications over to the cloud. There are innumerable reasons that applications should run in [...]

How to Measure Cloud Performance

Posted on September 29, 2012
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Cloud solutions and services have grown to be a viable alternative for not only small businesses, but also large enterprise operations.  Whether the cloud services are private or public, businesses have found that adopting this new approach to software and technology management has performed extremely well. There is a lot of talk about cloud service solutions, [...]

4 Different Views on Cloud Hosting

Posted on September 28, 2012
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Cloud hosting allows  you to run applications independently from a configuration of computers or servers, taking the documents normally stored on your computer hardware, and allowing you to store them in a virtual computer. In essence, this computer configuration works as a cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS). Should your computer suffer the “blue screen [...]

IaaS vs PaaS: Which is Better for Your Business?

Posted on September 27, 2012
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The “as a service” craze is in full swing as providers compete to get your business applications running on cloud services.  While software as a service (SaaS) is well established, two somewhat new solutions are infrastructure (IaaS) and platform (PaaS).  In a report from GigaOm Pro featured in a CNet article, IaaS and PaaS are competing heavily [...]

Weekly Dose of Humor: Cloud Services

Posted on September 27, 2012
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Every Thursday we’re giving you your weekly dose of tech humor! Be sure to check back weekly to find out which comic we have in store for you! While we try to be a multi-service company, there are just some things we can’t offer… Check out today’s comic from Le Groupe EGOMEDIA Inc: via