Burgeoning Clouds: Cloud Computing Will Mean Outsourcing Government Information Technology to a New Level

Burgeoning Clouds: Cloud Computing Will Mean Outsourcing Government Information Technology to a New Level

Cloud computing will become a significant part of the $3.4 trillion information technology marketplace, and the public sector will be an important driver of cloud spending and penetration. This article examines the benefits of cloud computing for the public sector and the efforts underway in the United States, under the Obama Administration and the first-ever Chief Information Officer for the federal government, Vivek Kundra. We could well see the development of a new model for information technology delivery, usage, and spending.

Time and Contracts, Are on Our Side: Cloud Computing Advocates Face The Reliability Question

Time and Contracts, Are on Our Side: Cloud Computing Advocates Face The Reliability Question

How reliable and secure is data stored in the cloud? This is a critical perception – and reality – that must be addressed by cloud computing providers and users, in order to foster confidence in the cloud model. What can – and is – being done to improve both the perception – and reality – of cloud security and reliability.

The Benefits and Pitfalls of Cloud Computing

The Benefits and Pitfalls of Cloud Computing

Cloud computing has been touted by industry analysts as "the next big thing" in the information technology industry. This article examines the benefits and unresolved issues surrounding the shift to cloud computing.

Free Computing!: Why The Cloud Model is Growing in Government

Free Computing!: Why The Cloud Model is Growing in Government

Cloud computing is "the phrase du jour" in the corporate and governmental technology markets today. The "free" aspects of the cloud model may indeed revolutionize how government IT operates.

One Quick Note on: Savings with Cloud Computing

One Quick Note on: Savings with Cloud Computing

Are you trying to increase your brain size by learning how much you can save with Cloud computing?

Ghost – The Concept of Cloud Computing to Its Limits

Ghost – The Concept of Cloud Computing to Its Limits

What if you could have an online computer accessible only with a browser and some decent internet access? Now you have and for free! It’s called Ghost and it might be the future of computation.

Guide for Offline Information Storage and Management

Guide for Offline Information Storage and Management

And here is the guide for the people that do not want to upgrade to the Cloud. I do not pity them, but they are spending too much time, money, worry and knowledge in things that would be better if they were not “with you”.

Googling More: Free Office Programs

Googling More: Free Office Programs

Cloud Computing at it’s finest.

A Very, Very Short Introduction to Cloud Computing

A Very, Very Short Introduction to Cloud Computing

There is a lot of hullabaloo over cloud computing. Exactly what is cloud computing?

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