Cloud Computing

Mon, August 22, 2011 - Because traditional approaches to security don't port easily to public or private clouds, the nonprofit Cloud Security Alliance is working to help CIOs assess the security levels of various cloud providers.

Tue, August 09, 2011 - Some VMware customers are seeking alternate virtualization and cloud computing providers because of the price and licensing changes the company announced in June, IT analysts say. Here's a look at the competitive landscape for virtualization and cloud computing providers.

Mon, August 08, 2011 - Slowing product development, legal woes, and rising bureaucracy may signal trying times ahead for Silicon Valley's favorite company

Mon, July 18, 2011 - Unsanctioned devices, compromised networks, downtime -- today's IT is all about embracing imperfections

Wed, July 13, 2011 - The government sector is on a fast march to the cloud, but Robert Rosen wants to pause for a breath.

Tue, July 12, 2011 - We survey the cloud's effects on nine classes of IT jobs: Architects and sys admins win, middle managers and tech specialists lose -- what about you?

Tue, July 05, 2011 - Cloud and SaaS services, more than any other recent development, let business units get exactly the IT they want without having to ask IT first. Here are five creative ways IT can remain relevant, meet business users' needs and keep the enterprise secure in the age of cloud computing.

Mon, June 27, 2011 - Sending your IT business to the cloud comes with risk, as those affected by these 10 colossal cloud outages can attest

Tue, June 07, 2011 - Paul Maritz, CEO of VMware, sees virtualization as one piece of the platform VMware intends to offer a mobile, cloud-enabled world

Tue, June 07, 2011 - Current PaaS offerings focus mainly on individual developers, but analysts expect enterprise-class offerings to emerge