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 ...

Perhaps the biggest story about cloud computing in 2009 was cloud computing itself. Even as some pundits continued to debate the definition of cloud computing, virtually every IT hardware, software ...

The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) recognizes ten basic cloud types. Ranging from cirrus to nimbostratus to our favorite here in gray and rainy Oregon, plain ol' stratus, these clouds come ...

Ever feel that cloud computing sounds like a pile of acronyms, hidden fees and choices you are somehow meant to understand straight away? Many readers worry about cost, security and where their data ...

Cloud computing has been at the forefront of government IT strategies for many years. When cloud computing first became a thing in 2008, the government led the way, including NIST creating a ...

Although it’s hard to believe, given how ubiquitous it is today, cloud computing as a practical reality has only been around for the past decade or so. However, at that time, it revolutionized the ...

Cloud computing is transforming how we store, access, and use technology by delivering services like storage, databases, and software over the internet. It offers flexibility, scalability, and cost ...

Using a cloud computing service, which means accessing a server in a datacenter somewhere in the world. When a cloud computing service is used from Amazon, Google, Microsoft or any other company, the ...

Belle Wong is a freelance writer specializing in small business, personal finance, banking, and tech/SAAS. She spends her spare moments testing out the latest productivity apps and plotting her latest ...

The term ‘cloud native’ is years old, but we don’t agree on what it means and what value it brings. I’m not a big fan of tech buzzwords. Even the term cloud computing has driven me nuts at times, and ...