A well implemented document management system (DMS) can deliver huge benefits to all kinds of organisations. However these benefits, such as productivity increases, are often too “soft” to measure and therefore difficult to justify financially. An online DMS can be a great way for organisations to start experiencing some of the benefits of a DMS [...]
Why Cloud Reliability should become a Service
Cloud computing has a lot of benefits to offer the enterprise, and just like any other IT infrastructure, the main requirement expected from it is that it’ll work. Cloud reliably as a phrase encompasses a very broad spectrum of areas and considerations, and one of the most important ones is availability. Maximizing system uptime is [...]
Cloud Scalability from the Enterprise Perspective
Scalability is one of the cloud’s most prominent advantages for the enterprise, and there are several correlating elements composing this functionality. These can have a very profound effect on business operations from more aspects than one, and this article will look into the link between cloud scalability and business agility from the enterprise perspective. The [...]
The Cloud is cost effective, depending how you use it
Cloud spending is reaching new heights by the month, and this trend is expected to last for at least the next few years. Why? Because the cloud can be a very good investment, and cost efficient as well – especially for the enterprise. Many research firms have set a very high bar for the cloud [...]
Cloud Security in 2011: The Models and the Outlook
During his RSA keynote in late 2010, company chief Art Coviello noted “last year my keynote was about the promise. This year it’s about the proof.” His statement established, and on a podium, that cloud security is finally beginning to catch up with the of the rest cloud revolution taking on the enterprise today. This [...]
Social Networking (and Media) Changing Corporate Culture
Social networking was a concept originally founded for the masses to use on a very overlapping basis, but alongside the acceleration of Enterprise 2.0, things have begun to pick up, and fast. After social networks surpassed the sustainable monetization stage the first Web 1.0 companies couldn’t, and evolved to an adequate scale and spectrum, the [...]
The Cloud from the Enterprise Angle: Introduction
In the past few years, cloud computing has been sweeping through traditional IT like a storm, reaching previously unheard-of levels of growth and spurring billion dollar industries along the way. This full-grown phenomenon accounted for10.2 percent of the spending on external IT services in 2009 and is expected to surpass $13BN in 2014.
Google Goes after Content Farms, but what’s the Impact?
Search has become an enormous global market, and Google is very much interested in maintaining its current position as the industry leader. This interest has translated into a lot of efforts around improving Google Search features-wise, but customer loyalty also matters to the internet giant – and this is where the recent Google vs. content [...]
Open Source Cloud Management Pushes the Enterprise, and Vice Versa
Cloud computing introduced the enterprise previously unheard-of levels of scalability, flexibility and cost-efficiency, but it also brought with it a whole new perspective to data management. Alongside a restructured operating model which combines infrastructure with information-centric business rules, security as well as other aspects, there’s the task of setting up proper management architecture.
The Cloud Needs Back-up Too
Cloud desktop backup service Dropbox can come very handy with a fast internet connection, but cloud data protection and recovery represents an even more prominent segment on the enterprise level. The cloud had gained a tremendous amount of momentum and market share in the past few years, and the same is true for all the [...]