Captives of the Cloud Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 2/28/2013 Post a comment Some say cloud computing is a threat to Internet freedom, driving data into the hands of a few big corporations.
Rogue Cloud Deployment Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 1/23/2013 Post a comment Uncontrolled use of public cloud services like Dropbox and Google Drive can come with hidden costs and and risks.
The Death of SaaS Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 10/2/2012 Post a comment Cloud service providers who only offer software-as-a-service appear to be on the wane. In their place are providers of applications as part of platform-as-a-service and infrastructure-as-a-service. Are the days of SaaS-only numbered?
Private Clouds vs. Mainframes Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 9/6/2012 Post a comment Security concerns have a few enterprises opting to adopt mainframes instead of server-based private clouds. Is the choice a good one?
Woz Badmouths Cloud Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 8/8/2012 Post a comment In a recent interview, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak called storage in the cloud "horrendous" and predicted "horrible problems in the next five years." How does that comment grab you?
Paying for Safer Clouds Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 7/2/2012 Post a comment New guidelines in Europe and elsewhere could add cloud security, accountability, and auditing while increasing the cost of services. Will enterprises be willing to spend for more reassurance?
Clouds of CRM Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 6/5/2012 Post a comment Increasingly, big cloud service providers are incorporating a blend of social media and customer relationship management (CRM) to create “social CRM” offerings. Are these services hot – or not?
Big IT Firms Gobble Cloud Providers Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 5/23/2012 Post a comment Big vendors like SAP and Oracle are spending massively to acquire cloud computing firms. Will this result in a more robust cloud market?
Cloud's Human Impact Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 5/8/2012 Post a comment Cloud services reportedly result in job displacement and even the loss of work for some IT pros. Does this worry you?
Dirty Clouds Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 4/17/2012 1 comment Several cloud service providers, including Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft, have been accused by environmental group Greenpeace of failing to support clean energy. Does this matter to you?
Public vs. Private Clouds Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 4/3/2012 Post a comment There is much discussion about the relative merits of public cloud services from third-party vendors and private clouds that result from “datacenter convergence.” Which kind of cloud gets your vote?
Cloud Security Options Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 3/9/2012 Post a comment Security features, such as single sign-on and encryption, differ among service providers. Are you satisfied with the security options your vendor offers?
Clouds: Where Does the Buck Stop? Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 2/16/2012 Post a comment The issue of who is ultimately responsible for data in the cloud seems to be unresolved in many instances. Where do you stand?
Cloud Providers in the Hot Seat Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 2/1/2012 Post a comment Recent takedowns of Megaupload and other online services have raised questions about the exposure of cloud providers to legal action based on user-loaded content.
Examining the Fine Print of Cloud Contracts Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 11/18/2011 Post a comment Enterprises are counseled to invest time and effort to ensure their contracts with cloud providers don’t contain time bombs or loopholes. How confident are you about your cloud SLAs?
Choosing Your Cloud Internet Evolution Cloud Clan Poll 10/3/2011 3 comments Which cloud computing model best suits your enterprise?
The US National Security Agency learned the hard way that it can be dangerous to give a contractor too much money and access, with too little scrutiny. The NSA and other government agencies hire tens of thousands of contractors
a year to analyze data. Edward Snowden -- who revealed himself as the NSA leaker after fleeing the country -- was one such contractor, reportedly holding a $122,000 salaried position at Booz Allen Hamilton at the time of his departure.
Midsize businesses rarely achieve the same standards of security in their own datacenters as professional providers that specialize in delivering these services to organizations.
Big-data and analytics tools enable marketers to understand customers as individuals, identifying unmet needs and addressing each customer as a "segment of one," says John Kennedy, VP corporate marketing, IBM.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
The IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Monaco kicked into high gear today, and we've already begun to see news emerging from that lovely city-state by the sea.
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