In the buzz of all the talk about Cloud computing these days, ComputerWorld, in a recent article, makes an illuminating point: While nearly half (47%) of surveyed IT professionals would put their resources into a “private” cloud (i.e., an internal cloud infrastructure whereby applications are served up only to company staff or an otherwise restricted [...]
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Clouds: Private vs. Public
Posted in Software, Technology, and Wow I Didn't Know That, tagged cloud, cloud computing, Global Access Point, private clouds, private vs. public clouds, South Bend Union Station on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Microsoft Dynamics and ‘The Cloud’ (Part 1 of 2)
Posted in Software, Technology, and Wow I Didn't Know That, tagged cloud, ERP, Hunter Richards and Software Advice, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics NAV on January 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In an online article titled “Microsoft is ‘All In’ for the Cloud, but What About Dynamics?” Hunter Richards, an “accounting marketing analyst” for Software Advice(*) attempts to stir up some debate about whether Microsoft’s Dynamics product line is indeed ‘cloud-worthy.’ [Disclaimer: Our firm is a long-established Dynamics NAV reseller.] (*) Software Advice bills itself as [...]
What Does 2011 Hold For IT?
Posted in Personal Musings, Hard Truths, and the Like, Software, Technology, and Wow I Didn't Know That, tagged cloud, Gennifer Biggs, IT, What Does IT Hold for 2011? on January 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In an article in Business Solutions (“Growth Strategies for the IT Channel”) entitled “What Does 2011 Hold for IT?” editor Gennifer Biggs offers her take on what’s in store in the year ahead in Information Technology sector. Hey, her guess is as good as yours (or mine), so here’s what she has to say… First, [...]
What’s in The Cloud… For Me? (Part 3 of 3)
Posted in SERIES: Cloud Computing Basics (3 posts), Software, Technology, and Wow I Didn't Know That, tagged cloud, cloud advantages and disadvantages, cloud computing on February 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Part Three of a Three Part Series So, in our prior posts we talked a bit about The Cloud, and a few of the obvious advantages and (sometimes not so) obvious disadvantages. So, who is it for, and is it for me? You be the judge. Who’s it for? Well, for one, people who need [...]
What’s in The Cloud… For Me? (Part 2 of 3)
Posted in SERIES: Cloud Computing Basics (3 posts), Software, Technology, and Wow I Didn't Know That, tagged cloud, cloud computing, SaaS, Software as a Service on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Part Two of a Three Part Series In my previous post, we looked at The Cloud – what it is, simply stated (computing over the Internet) — and some of the advantages of this much-hyped new computing paradigm that takes advantage of the growing ubiquity of the Internet. Here, we’ll look at a few disadvantages [...]
What’s in The Cloud… For Me? (Part 1 of 3)
Posted in SERIES: Cloud Computing Basics (3 posts), Software, Technology, and Wow I Didn't Know That, tagged cloud, cloud computing on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Part One of a Three Part Series If you’re trying to keep up on computing trends, you’ve likely been hearing a lot lately about The Cloud. Herewith, a few basics, some advantages and disadvantages, and a bit of clarity perhaps. The Cloud is simply a bit of new jargon employed by tech-types to describe computing [...]
