by Mark Adams, on April 16, 2015
Planning Ahead Simplifies Cloud Management Easier administration, and the lower operating expenses that go along with it, are among the top benefits of replacing locally hosted solutions with cloud-based ones …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on March 26, 2015
Rise of the Multicloud Enterprise Key Trends to Watch in 2015 It's apparent to IT people in the know that enterprises deploying hybrid and multicloud infrastructures will be the ones …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on March 16, 2015
Original article at: http://www.information-age.com/it-management/skills-training-and-leadership/123459162/why-businesses-must-let-employees-choose-collaboration-tools-they-use Why businesses must let employees choose the collaboration tools they use As global competition between businesses to recruit the best talent becomes increasingly fierce, the collaboration …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on March 13, 2015
Original article at: http://www.cioinsight.com/blogs/why-the-role-of-cio-will-only-get-more-difficult.html Why the Role of CIO Will Only Get More Difficult CIOs face shadow IT, BYOD, plug-in clouds and an array of other tools and systems that …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on March 11, 2015
Original article at: http://blogs.sap.com/innovation/cloud-computing/idc-report-small-businesses-find-new-secret-growth-weapon-in-cloud-02117658 IDC: Small Businesses Find New Secret Growth Weapon In Cloud According to findings from research firm IDC, small businesses using cloud computing are 1.7 times more …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on March 9, 2015
Millions at risk from 'Freak' encryption bug Microsoft said it was working on a secure update to close the Freak loophol Microsoft has issued a security warning about a bug …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on February 25, 2015
Original article at: http://www.infoworld.com/article/2887257/cloud-computing/business-it-have-no-good-reason-to-fight-over-cloud-computing.html Business and IT have no good reason to fight over the cloud Despite progress, too many organizations are battling internally over who controls business technology The …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on February 20, 2015
Original article at: http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/cloud/cloud-management/personal-cloud-locked-business-162358 Why The ‘Personal’ Cloud Should Be Locked Out Of The Business Martin Warren of NetApp explains why the mobile workforce is not as idyllic as industry …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on February 19, 2015
Original article: http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/cloud/cloud-management/microsoft-azure-new-privacy-standard-162175 Microsoft Azure Wins The Race To New Privacy Standard Microsoft Azure becomes first major cloud provider to adopt ISO/IEC 27018 certification Microsoft Azure is the first cloud …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on February 13, 2015
Original article at: http://www.cbronline.com/news/cloud/cloud-saas/european-cloud-adoption-increases-but-shadow-it-risks-persist-4510672 EUROPEAN CLOUD ADOPTION INCREASES, BUT SHADOW IT RISKS PERSIST Study finds that 37% of users are uploading at least one file containing sensitive or confidential data …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on February 2, 2015
Original article at: http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/oracle-india-executive-on-bring-your-own-device-byod-security/1/214452.html It's about company culture Ask businesses to name their biggest concern around Bring Your Own Device (BYOD policy) and the answer is clear: security. Indeed, a …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on January 26, 2015
Original article at: http://www.cloudwedge.com/how-the-cloud-will-evolve-in-2015 How the Cloud Will Evolve in 2015 So, where will the cloud go in 2015? I think most people will point to the cloud’s continued adoption …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on January 23, 2015
Original article at: http://it-online.co.za/2015/01/22/cloud-keeps-rolling/ The cloud keeps rolling in The outlook for enterprises globally is that it will soon be blanketed by cloud – those tools and services which enable …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on January 16, 2015
Original article at: http://www.baselinemag.com/innovation/six-tech-trends-that-will-define-2015.html Six Tech Trends That Will Define 2015 The coming year promises to introduce significant disruption and challenges for business and government. These key trends will reshape …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on January 15, 2015
Original article at: http://fedscoop.com/shadow-it-survey/ 72% of IT Pros have no idea about the usage of unauthorised IT A new survey from the Cloud Security Alliance found that IT practitioners are …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on December 18, 2014
Original article at: http://hr.blr.com/HR-news/HR-Administration/Employee-Privacy/Creating-BYOD-policy-Provisions-employers-consider# Creating a BYOD policy Earlier this year, I wrote an article that discussed the “bring your own device” (BYOD) movement and outlined important issues you may …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on December 16, 2014
Cloudmore Helps Customers Embrace the Cloud Through Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider Program STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Friday 12th December 2014, Cloudmore, Leading Cloud Aggregator and Service Provider today announced its participation …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on December 15, 2014
Original article: http://midsizeinsider.com/en-us/article/it-departments-win-big-with-byod-cost-sa#.VI783orF99F IT Departments Win Big With BYOD Cost Savings When small and midsize businesses first began experimenting with bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs, one of the commonly cited reasons for …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on December 11, 2014
Original article at: http://www.techzone360.com/topics/techzone/articles/2014/12/08/394769-15-corporate-it-trends-2015.htm 15 Corporate IT Trends For 2015 To shepherd in the New Year I’ve created a list of 15 corporate IT trends for 2015. They’re in no …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on December 10, 2014
Gartner: Mobile devices to become users' go-to platform Analyst predicts by 2018 50 percent of users will use tablets or smartphones before other devices Mobile devices will soon become the …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on December 9, 2014
Original article at: http://www.cloudpro.co.uk/iaas/cloud-storage/4690/dropbox-declared-a-stealth-invasion-threat-to-the-enterprise Dropbox declared a “stealth invasion” Dropbox represents a “stealth invasion” threat to businesses, according to an IT director who picked Egnyte over the popular cloud storage …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on December 4, 2014
Original article at: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30224853 How will the 5G network change the world? The global race is on to develop 5G, the fifth generation of mobile network. While 5G will follow …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on December 2, 2014
Original article at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-tapscott/do-companies-still-need-a-cio_b_6214482.html Do Companies Still Need a CIO? Introducing the IT Services Supermarket Some pundits argue that companies will soon be able to get rid of their CIOs …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on December 1, 2014
Original article at: http://midsizeinsider.com/en-us/article/ibm-verse-email-sings-you#.VHwkkzGG_zF IBM Verse – Email That Sings With You It sure would be great to have email that sings with me as opposed to having an inbox …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on November 28, 2014
Original article at: http://www.ashdowngroup.com/news/gartner-cost-and-innovation-are-key-reasons-for-saas-adoption-news-801762744 Cost and innovation are key reasons for SaaS adoption Global buyers of cloud applications have referred to cost, innovation and agility as key reasons for adoption, …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on November 14, 2014
Original article at http://www.zdnet.com/actually-its-ceos-buying-cloud-now-7000035616/ Actually, it's CEOs buying cloud now Never mind all that guerrilla cloud purchasing in the marketing department and shadow IT cloud storage coming from all the …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on November 11, 2014
Original article at http://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/2014/nov/10/ready-or-not-the-mobile-cloud-era-awaits-you/ by David H Deans Ready or not, the mobile cloud era awaits you We’re nearing the end of 2014 and most smart CEOs already know their …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on November 5, 2014
Original article at http://cloudtweaks.com/2014/11/organization-really-prepared-move-cloud/ Is Your Organization Really Prepared? Cloud computing is playing a transformational role in how businesses function. It’s a disruptive technology that is influencing the growth trajectories …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on October 31, 2014
The top ten worst unapproved apps Over the last two days we’ve looked at whether or not Shadow IT is a opportunity or a threat, and the security risks that …
Read Storyby Mark Adams, on October 30, 2014
Original article at http://www.cloudpro.co.uk/cloud-essentials/4582/seven-in-ten-firms-now-use-cloud-for-mission-critical-apps Seven in ten firms now use cloud for mission critical apps Cloud now part of the mainstream for enterprises Over 70 per cent of organisations are …
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