Define cloud computing. Go ahead. Do it. Now turn to the person next to you. Ask them to define it. That definition is a lot different than yours, isn’t it? One problem solution providers face as they ...

So many vendors have jumped on the cloud computing bandwagon, the phrase already risks jumping the shark. The problem is that “cloud computing” has two distinctly different meanings: The use of ...

I enjoyed James Urquhart’s post, “In cloud computing, data is not electricity,” which points out some of the sillier analogies we’re seeing in the emerging cloud computing space. Specifically, ...

As the administration looks to finalize an updated governmentwide cloud computing strategy, public input has honed in on what seems like the most basic of questions: How should “cloud” be defined? The ...

After years in the works and 15 drafts, the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) working definition of cloud computing, the 16th and final definition has been published as The NIST ...

Perhaps the biggest story about cloud computing in 2009 was cloud computing itself. Even as some pundits continued to debate the definition of cloud computing, virtually every IT hardware, software ...

Cloud computing has evolved as a key computing paradigm, allowing for ubiquitous simple on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources through the Internet. As companies move ...

As the cloud computing market continues to heat up, three core debates are taking place that will play an important role in how you will eventually deliver and consume IT services. James Urquhart ...

As cloud computing options proliferate, it is increasingly important to make informed choices about appropriate use of cloud services. The purpose of this document is to guide employees of Western ...