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Cloud costs staying steady: What it means for you

May 17, 2016 By David King Leave a Comment

The era of cheaper and cheaper cloud services may be coming to an end, but for the time being most companies aren’t seeing their rates climb.

The leading cause of SaaS data loss? Accidentally deleting files

May 11, 2016 By David King Leave a Comment

Many organizations worry about all the risks inherent to a cloud-based application. But it turns out that a very old problem – fat fingers – should also be a concern.

Survey: Half of companies wish they’d trusted cloud migration to third parties

March 18, 2016 By David King Leave a Comment

There are plenty of surveys out there that show companies’ feelings on outsourcing versus keeping services in-house. But one recent study actually highlighted something more interesting – after the decision has been made and all is said and done, do they regret their course of action? 

How the cloud is being used by companies now (and what’s next)

March 10, 2016 By David King Leave a Comment

More than 90% 0f organizations are using at least one cloud app. But to what extent they’re on board and how they’re using it may surprise you. Find out what your colleagues are facing and where they’re going with the cloud next. 

What the move to the cloud actually looks like … Warts and all

January 20, 2016 By David King Leave a Comment

Most people talk about moving to the cloud as if it’s the end of your problems (vendors especially). But it’s not always smooth sailing, as a new analysis of existing studies shows. 

What does the future hold for cloud security? Experts weigh in

January 5, 2016 By David King Leave a Comment

This year could very well be the tipping point for moving to the cloud, if it hasn’t occurred already. But will the advances in adoption also bring advances in security, too? 

Security concerns hold small businesses back from cloud adoption

December 2, 2015 By David King Leave a Comment

There’s little doubt that the cloud offers promise for small and midsize organizations, but many are reluctant to go all-in. The biggest reason: security fears. 

Where your colleagues stand with the cloud – and what has them worried

November 4, 2015 By David King Leave a Comment

There’s no shortage of options when it comes to the cloud. So which are your peers turning to? And what are their biggest concerns? A new survey has the answers. 

Longer outages may require reworking disaster recovery plans

September 30, 2015 By David King Leave a Comment

As if having a solid disaster recovery (DR) plan wasn’t hard enough, a new study shows that severe weather is likely to make power outages last even longer. 

IT is still a long way from meeting execs’ cloud expectations

June 10, 2015 By David King Leave a Comment

Gone are the days when IT could feel alone in pushing for technology advances. With the cloud, execs are starting to pay more attention to IT matters, and many IT pros are forced to admit they’re not meeting their own lofty standards. 

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