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 ...

This article is published by AllBusiness.com, a partner of TIME. What is "Cloud Computing"? Cloud computing is a model of computing that allows users to access, store, and manage data and applications ...

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 ...

This week I’m at Cloud Expo, where I suspect I’ll see and hear the world “open” a lot. This is not only a cloud issue — in much of the software world, “open” is becoming almost a religious belief.

Will Dell's new cloud computing blog mean anything for us? Dell just launched a new blog devoted to cloud computing. There has been a lot of talk in Ed Tech surrounding cloud computing and its ability ...

Cloud computing is a red hot area of tech. Amazon’s AWS division gets most of the attention, but the whole sector has grown greatly in total revenue over the last couple of years. Heavy growth is ...

Cloud computing market could be shaken up by IBM/Sun acquisition, analysts say. Just as rumors that IBM is considering an acquisition of Sun Microsystems cropped up Wednesday, Sun announced a new ...

Why the public cloud is a data headache for CIOs and CFOs Most businesses are shunning public cloud computing services because of fears over the security of corporate data. Only 21 per cent of IT ...

Cloud vendors are starting to fight each other in the legal arena for contract advantages. Is the technology still cutting-edge? After years of buildup and hype, cloud computing appears to have ...

Generally speaking, up until now, the IT department’s responsibility has been to maintain the organisation’s infrastructure regardless of cost. With IT providing the backbone to any thriving business, ...

As cloud computing continues to take hold, the industry will see plenty more mergers and acquisitions. Already, vendors large and small have bulked up their cloud presence by scooping up other ...

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 ...