Cloud services provide many intangible benefits
Recent research has found that some companies are struggling to find true value in the cloud. Part of the problem is that many organizations are trying to assign hard numbers to intangible advantages.
Cloud integration, mobility increasingly in demand
Companies nowadays are leveraging multiple clouds to handle their computing needs. Often, these clouds need to be used together to perform a task. Businesses are demanding tools to integrate these clouds and service providers are listening.
Finding value key when adopting cloud services
Many companies continue their push for storing data in the cloud. Most do it for the cost-effectiveness of the solution, saving precious capital by getting rid of physical storage centers and moving everything to a cloud service provider. However, pitfalls remain when garnering the other possible benefits from the cloud.
Hosted private clouds becoming wave of future
Given the numerous public and private cloud service options available to businesses today, it can be difficult for industry observers to determine which model has the upper hand in the current market.
Businesses need five tools to better use IaaS
Many companies are moving to the enterprise IaaS cloud, however, not all of them know how to properly use it. Once they get the proper tools and learn how to correctly manage their clouds, they will be able to get the most value out of the cloud.
Private cloud adoption continues to rise
A few years ago, private clouds were just starting to be deployed. Now, private clouds are almost the norm in cloud computing.
Private cloud offers better security features than public cloud
When companies move to the cloud, they have numerous options regarding cloud service providers, including public, private or hybrid solutions. One key area companies look at in the cloud is security.
BI, storage: Big uses for the cloud
The adoption of the enterprise cloud has meant something different to the organizations bringing it in. Some recent reports, one from Verizon and one from Dimensional Research, have shown that the cloud has become popular for both storage and business intelligence for the enterprise.
Rise of cloud innovators, middlemen good for industry
The rise of VAR cloud providers is a good thing, according to Matt Prigge on his Information Overload blog on Info World. Although middlemen can be seen as negative in many cases, those working to deliver an improved enterprise cloud can help save time, money and stress, facilitating fitting the product in where it needs to be within an organization.
Cloud users now may want more benefits
The enterprise cloud may be entering a new phase, according to CompTIA’s Fourth Annual Trends in Cloud Computing. Early adopters of the technology are now seeking out more benefits and efficiencies and more organizations are looking at ways they can enter the industry for the first time according to the study.
