Tag: cloud technology

January 17, 2024

Organisations that use cloud IT or cloud-based applications often do so in the belief they can spend less time managing IT and more time running the business. Partly, this is because customers see cloud technology as more robust and resilient […]

June 26, 2023

As more and more companies move to digitize their operations, cloud adoption is growing in kind. According to one Microsoft survey, 86% of businesses plan to increase their investment in hybrid or multi-cloud technology and 95% believe it is critical […]

May 4, 2023

Cloud technology is a springboard for digital transformation, delivering the business agility and simplicity that are so important to today’s business. Cloud is also a powerful catalyst for improving IT and user experiences, with operating principles such as anywhere access, […]

October 24, 2022

Cloud computing technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and the depth of product offerings across vendors continues to grow with it. Increased internet access, reduced costs, new technology and a pandemic-driven digitization of many services have accelerated the adoption […]

September 22, 2022

As a result of the widespread shift to hybrid working and learning brought about by the pandemic, the cloud continues to play a critical role for public sector organisations – particularly those in the education sector. Enlightened by the accelerated […]

August 26, 2022

For years I’ve ranted about the lack of fiscal responsibility around how we pick and leverage cloud technology for enterprise deployments. There are dozens of solutions that solve the same problems using cloud resources, but only one can fully optimize […]

February 7, 2022

If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will surely get you there. “Alice in Wonderland” taught us that, with the Cheshire Cat providing such elegant wisdom in Alice’s moment of despair. CIOs are well aware that enterprise journeys […]

January 25, 2022

The sky’s the limit when it comes to cloud innovation. As cloud technology advances and matures, enterprises are finding fresh ways to leverage what has become a technology linchpin. Cloud computing will continue to shape the technology landscape for many […]

December 22, 2021

The time of the physical server stored in a special room is over. Today, running an application no longer requires the installation on a computer or the support of a physical server in an office building. While in the past […]

November 10, 2021

Cloud is still a buzzword, and for good reason: It’s changing the way all businesses, but especially supply chain management, work. In “Innovation Driven Resilience,” the 2021 MHI Annual Industry Report, MHI and Deloitte surveyed more than 1,000 supply chain […]

October 1, 2021

The cloud has been around in one form or another for about 20 years now. Although cloud looks much different than it did back in the days that were dominated by software as a service, the rise of platform as […]

August 30, 2021

If you want to deride the cloud industry, you only need to say this: “It’s not a world without a PC, it’s a world where you use someone else’s computer.” And while you would not be wrong, you may be […]

April 29, 2021

A few years ago, you couldn’t send somebody a file if you weren’t in your office because all documents used to be stored on a computer. But today, it’s possible to send files from any part of the world, thanks […]

April 9, 2021

The optimization of a multicloud architecture, simply put, is the ability to configure the technology to optimize the architecture for the business requirements, as well as to minimize costs. For each dollar spent on cloud technology, you want the maximum […]

January 22, 2021

Organizations using cloud technology to support operations must follow good security practices. Establishing cloud security policies is key to achieving this. In short, a cloud security policy is a formal guideline companies adhere to that helps ensure safe and secure […]

January 21, 2021

Cloud technology is not just for the world of big business. A growing number of higher education institutions are also embracing the cloud’s many advantages, especially for its data gathering and analytics capabilities. When the timing is right—and used to […]

August 31, 2020

Although nearly 30 years old, cloud computing is still a “new” technology for most organizations. The cloud promises to reduce costs and increase efficiencies through storage and management of large repositories of data and systems that are theoretically cheaper to […]

August 17, 2020

As enterprises race to adopt cloud technology, they also encounter a combination of new possible threats from the rapid and frequently unorganized deployment of different cloud-based technologies. Particular concerns surround the adoption of so-called hybrid cloud technologies, Sean Metcalf, founder […]

April 29, 2020

Alibaba and VMware have announced the availability of its Alibaba Cloud VMware Solution in mainland China and Hong Kong. The companies said the new service would allow customers to use VMware Cloud technologies to extend VMware-based on premises enterprise workloads […]

March 3, 2020

In news that I would file under “duh,” almost 60 percent of U.K. businesses think that cloud has overpromised and underdelivered, according to a report sponsored by the consulting company Capita. The report surveyed 200 IT decision-makers in the United […]