“Working in the cloud” has become a common phrase. The term refers to a range of products, services and concepts, including tools for real-time collaboration, file sharing and platforms to run workloads. Popular public cloud platforms have come to offer cost effective solutions with “consumption”-based pricing models that free up companies to … [Read more...]
Making a Case for Doing Business in a Private Cloud
In 2014, two Hollywood actors, Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel, co-starred in a movie about a married couple who inadvertently uploaded a very sensitive video to the cloud. The stars bumbled about in a panic at losing the recording; first, they tried using their iPhones to access their (public) cloud storage. When that failed, they went to … [Read more...]
Cloud Solutions for Business and the Rise of the Hybrid Cloud
Many business owners have heard about cloud solutions for business: the private cloud, the public cloud and the hybrid cloud. But deciding which option is right for their company can be difficult. The scalability and cost savings of the public cloud are appealing, but so is the added security of the private cloud. A hybrid cloud is essentially … [Read more...]