The rise of cloud computing means that many enterprise IT resources have moved out of IT’s control. Indeed, many people went directly to Amazon Web Services, Google, or Microsoft for IT services, ...

Lately it’s tough to distinguish tech commercials from the weather forecast. “Cloud computing” is all the rage. The cloud is ready to replace your laptop hard drive, Tivo and compact disc cabinet. But ...

Ask any five IT specialists what cloud computing is, and you’re likely to get five different answers. That’s partly because cloud computing is merely the latest, broadest development in a trend that’s ...

First, let me explain what the digital cloud actually is. Imagine a network of interconnected servers and data centers, all talking to one another and to your favorite digital devices over the ...

What is cloud computing? We recently asked a number of people in our industry, and got back a range of interesting, and sometimes self-referential, responses. According to our respondents, cloud ...

Cloud computing will alter IT operations and costs, these changes mean that two very strong friction points for applications — resource provisioning and funding — will dwindle. What does this mean for ...

Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of computing services such as servers, storage, databases, networking, software, and analytics. Rather than keeping files on a proprietary hard drive or local ...

Multi-cloud is increasingly winning favour among organizations looking to diversify their technology stacks and pick and choose cloud-computing services from different providers according to their ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Investopedia / Joules Garcia Cloud computing ...

Could some Americans be breaking export-control laws just by sending e-mail? That's one of many questions raised by the increase in cloud computing, according to a Brookings report released on Monday.

Cloud-based marketing automation solutions have been making headway for quite some time, but the technology got a serious boost earlier this year when Salesforce.com and Oracle shocked industry ...