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How to Compare VMware and Amazon Cloud Services
VMware's vCloud Express allows a sort of cloud in the box for IT buyers. Here's how it stacks up to rival Amazon's Web Services.Opinion
Too Many Cooks Spoil the CRM System
Unlike most enterprise applications, CRM systems have users who want to be administrators. Danger lies ahead! Here's advice on how and why to just say no to admin rights.Opinion
Evaluating Cloud Services: Five Tips
Forrester's Paul Roehrig has some advice for IT leaders investigating cloud service providers. Here's his take on how to get started on separating the marketing noise from the must-haves.How-To
Cloud Computing Definitions and Solutions
CIO.com's guide to cloud computing and its various flavors, risks and rewards, providers, and more.Opinion
Raiders of the Lost Archive: SaaS and Disaster Recovery
Backup, archival, recovery, and redundant operations for business continuity are key success factors for industrial strength IT. But how do the rules of the game change with multi-tenant SaaS applications?Virtualization and Cloud Advisor
Cloud Backlash: You Can't Call The Whole Thing Off
Some people complain that the term "cloud computing" has become useless — but even if we banished the words, IT would still face huge disruptions. So whether you call it banana computing or cloud computing, you'd better prepare for change, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden.Virtualization and Cloud Advisor
What The Private Cloud Supply Chain Looks Like
Cloud computing will require IT to be masters of a private supply chain, argues CIO.com's Bernard Golden. Here's a look at the stack of services that must be in place for a cloud supply chain to operate.News
Students Abandoning Apple MacBooks for Cheap Netbooks
A survey finds that students no longer want their MacBooks, preferring cheap netbooks instead. A UC Berkeley CTO bears witness to this trend.Feature
Cloud Hype Peaks, But IT Concerns Increase
How big is the cloud marketing challenge? CIO.com's newest survey of IT professionals on cloud computing shows fears regarding security, data management, TCO, compliance and vendor lock-in have only spiked since one year ago.Feature
From Cloud Computing to Shared Services: Why CIOs Are Taking a New Look at Sharing IT Infrastructure and Applications
Sharing IT services with other companies in your industry is back in vogue, thanks to cloud computing, the economy and new ways to collaborate.Feature
Five Lessons from Microsoft on Cloud Security
The software titan reviewed its security approach to cloud computing and developed new strategies. Here's what one Microsoft cloud expert says he's learned.News
VMworld Preview: Vendors Fight to Fill Gaps in Cloud, Virtual Infrastructures
VMworld, VMware's premier event for customers and partners, kicks off next week in San Francisco. Here's a look at what's on tap from VMware as well as EMC, HP, vKernel and Stratus.Virtualization and Cloud Advisor
Why Private Cloud Will Make IT Think Like Wal-Mart
Private cloud computing promises IT resources on the spot to business users. That means IT operations must emulate Wal-Mart's supply chain smarts — coordinating sourcing, logistics, and rack stacking to ensure that IT can meet group demand. CIO.com's Bernard Golden sizes up the challenges of that transformation.Virtualization and Cloud Advisor
With SpringSource Buy, VMware Constructs Cloud Platform
CIO.com's Bernard Golden says VMware's newest acquisition holds the potential to give VMware a premier position in marrying enterprises and cloud computing. Here's a look at the positives, as well as the negatives that could challenge a happily-ever-after outcome.News
CA Ties Management Suites to Amazon's Cloud
What's needed to make cloud computing really manageable for enterprise IT? CA joins BMC, others in leap to Amazon EC2 bandwagon, but much work remains on the portability front.News
SaaS Vendor Infostreet Expands Into Canada
Siamak Farah, the director and CEO of U.S.-based Infostreet, has a goal to increase his company's channel business by 30 per cent by the end of the next calendar year by engaging in more partner relationships and directing more sales through them.Feature
Five Lessons from the Dark Side of Cloud Computing
Companies tapping into virtual infrastructure through cloud computing should take another look at their security plans, say experts at the Black Hat Security Conference. From legal protection to phishing, here are five cloud security issues to consider.Virtualization and Cloud Advisor
The Skinny Straw: Cloud Computing's Bottleneck and How to Address It
Virtualization's bottleneck was server memory; new servers address this. With cloud computing, the bottleneck is bandwidth to and from the cloud provider. CIO.com's Bernard Golden discusses four practical ways cloud customers can address this issue.News
Testing Windows 7 in The Cloud
When mortgage software firm Ellie Mae needed to make sure its programs would run with Windows 7 for customers using the new OS, it didn't take the traditional test lab route. The company chose a new cloud-based Windows 7 testing service from Skytap, saving time, IT staff hours and money.Opinion
A Great Cloud Debate: Zittrain Counters CIO.com Criticism
CIO.com's Bernard Golden took issue last week with Jonathan Zittrain's recent cloud computing missive in the New York Times. Here's Zittrain's rebuttal to Golden. Do iPhone and cloud belong in the same discussion? You decide.Analysis
Cloud Computing Survey: Adoption Prospects Are Hazy
IT buyers are uncertain about savings from cloud computing, while concerns about security are on the rise.Virtualization and Cloud Advisor
Clueless on the Charles: Zittrain's Cloud Missive Got it Wrong
CIO.com's Bernard Golden says Harvard professor Jonathan Zittrain got almost everything wrong in his recent New York Times diatribe on the perils of cloud computing. Here's Golden's rebuttal of Zittrain's points on lock-in, data security and innovation.Opinion
Defeat The Hidden Enemy of CRM Projects: Scope Creep
The evils of scope creep can do in CRM project success. Here are four practical tactics for fighting it – from the start.Opinion
How to Use Salesforce.com for Non-Revenue Purposes
Do you want to utilize Salesforce.com or another CRM system for fundraising, job recruiting or PR campaign tracking? Here are some issues to explore first.News
Google Apps Oust Microsoft At Postal Services Group
The Postal Services Group of New Zealand Post is replacing Microsoft products with Google Apps for e-mail and collaboration, aiming to save $2 million over three years.Opinion
What Price CRM Data Quality?
In a CRM system, some data has to be perfect, such as unique keys, internal security information and order quotes. But other data can be an approximation, or missing altogether. Here's how to decide where to make your data quality investment.Virtualization and Cloud Advisor
MS and Google Moves Show How Cloud is Transforming IT
Every disruption also contains the seed of new products and services, which companies leverage for success. Last week, Microsoft and Google showed two new ways they're cashing in on the cloud. CIO.com's Bernard Golden explains what it means to you.News
BMC Makes Cloud Management Push with Amazon as Partner
BMC's new cloud management products aim to help customers set and control policies on IT assets inside and outside the data center and even in public clouds such as Amazon's – where questions of security, compliance, and adherence to internal Service Level Agreements have posed real stumbling blocks for enterprise IT groups.CIO Knowledge Space
Cloud Computing, SaaS & Microfinance Institutions – a win, win for all
What is cloud computing?Virtualization and Cloud Advisor
Cloud and Web 2.0 Insights from Structure 09 Conference
At GigaOM's Structure 09 Conference, CIO.com cloud guru Bernard Golden gained some perspective on bandwidth fears, commodity hardware questions, and real-life cloud challenges from companies already racing to keep up with computing demand.Feature
Google Apps Premier Edition Gets Key Improvements
Google has officially removed the beta label from Gmail and other apps, strengthened customer data backup, and improved enterprise Gmail's e-mail retention policies and compliance options. The changes add up to significant improvements for large enterprise customers, analysts say.nnVirtualization and Cloud Advisor
Forrester Bucks Conventional Wisdom on Cloud Computing
According to a new survey on cloud by Forrester, enterprises are much less conservative in their cloud technology plans than you might expect. But what users want and what some big vendors are pushing doesn't quite match up yet.Feature
Hosted E-mail's a Hit, But How Far Will Microsoft Go with Cloud?
Microsoft won't even use the term software-as-a-service: they say "software plus services." But the king of on-premise software and its customers are taking the plunge into hosted e-mail, with some early successes. As for how far into the cloud Microsoft will crawl with SharePoint, Office and other apps, that's still very unclear.Opinion
Salesforce.com: Six Areas CIOs Should Watch After Rollout
CRM implementations have plenty of small details that the IT staff must sweat. When the rollout dust clears, what are the first follow-up issues for CIOs? Here are six priority items.Feature
Microsoft Sharepoint vs. Enterprise 2.0 Start-ups: Day of Reckoning Arrives
For several years, Microsoft's SharePoint collaboration software has looked dysfunctional and pricey compared to innovative packages from start-ups. But in a new version en route, Microsoft has improved on some gripes, particularly its social software. It represents a deciding moment for the Enterprise 2.0 market, as the start-ups must win over business buyers, or be eaten alive by Microsoft's "good enough" strategy.Virtualization and Cloud Advisor
The Cloud as an Innovation Platform: Early Examples
CIO.com's Bernard Golden shares a look at some interesting Silicon Valley cloud startups, and reports from Amazon's recent web services customer event on some early cloud success stories.Feature
SAP CTO Vishal Sikka on Innovation, Cloud Computing and Business ByDesign's Future
SAP's first-ever CTO talks about setting the application strategy for the ERP vendor, why Business ByDesign isn't for every company, and how SAP has been in "the cloud" for years.Opinion
Salesforce.com: What Your CFO Needs to Know
From the rollout to the features beneficial to financial analysis, here's how to discuss Salesforce.com with CFOs and finance professionals in terms that matter to them.Opinion
Analytics in the Cloud: 5 Lessons Learned
In this opinion column, consider some lessons learned from IT leaders who are crunching large data sets in the cloud using Greenplum's technlogy.Virtualization and Cloud Advisor
The Case For and Against Private Clouds: Conclusion
CIO.com's Bernard Golden wraps up his look at private clouds with practical advice on a smart start for enterprise IT groups.nnFeature
Why Enterprises Are Moving to Google Apps, Gmail
Google continues to win more enterprise fans for Google Apps, with moves like this week's announcement that users can now access Gmail via an Outlook client. Here's a look at how and why one customer, JohnsonDiversey, just made the switch to Google Apps.nFeature
How to Make IT More Cost Effective
In a tight economy, it's more important than ever for IT to know where it's spending money. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City brought in a financial analyst to help its staff build fiscal knowledgeFeature
5 Facts About ERP That You May Not Know
Whether you're upgrading your ERP system or deploying one for the first time, it pays to understand today's ERP software landscape.News
Racing Toward an iPhone App
WhippleHill had a great idea for an iPhone app for its education customers, but not much development money to get it done. Here's how they combined their business acumen with some Stanford students' iPhone smarts to develop a new app on the cheap, although it still took six months.Virtualization and Cloud Advisor
The Case Against Private Clouds
CIO.com's Bernard Golden recently explored the advantages of private clouds. This week, he looks at the downsides.Opinion
Salesforce.com: What the Customer Support VP Needs to Know After Rollout
Call centers and customer support teams can be the biggest users of a CRM system. But salesforce.com is not a traditional call center application. What do Customer Support VPs need to know – and do – in conjunction with a salesforce.com implementation to make it truly effective for their teams?Feature
Cloud Vendors: Comparison of Amazon EC2, Google, Skytap and VMware
A sample of cloud service providers, their price structure and major featuresFeature
Early Cloud Adopters Ride Out Hype Cycle
Pressure for flexibility, savings and speed are driving up CIO interest in cloud computing. But these grizzled veterans of the tech hype wars say they won't be won over by big promises.Opinion
How to Build a Hybrid Cloud Computing Strategy
Forrester's James Staten explains why a hybrid cloud computing strategy — one that blends elements of public, internal and hosted cloud computing — may be smartest. He also has four tips for IT leaders on building a secure hybrid cloud plan.Opinion
Salesforce.com: A Punch List for Your Sales VPs After Rollout
After IT rolls out Salesforce.com or a similar CRM system, the sales team is typically the first, and most crucial, user group. Here's what sales VPs need to know and do in conjunction with the new implementation to make it truly effective for the business.-
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