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12.30.2011
As the time for voting on the upcoming anti-piracy legislation gets closer, more of the top rated companies in the cloud hosting business are coming out against SOPA. Many say that the legislative act would make the job of hosting a nightmare and lead to an erosion of free speech on the net. The bill has become a center of contention for many in the cloud hosting community with companies taking sides on both sides of the discussion. For more information on this important web legislation, and how it could affect the production of anyone doing business in the cloud, be sure to follow the link below.
There has been a lot of talk recently of Forrester’s End of Year forecast for technology, particularly cloud technology, to be the driving force for many businesses in 2012. Business to Community’s Tech & Gadgets writer Louis Columbus takes that vision to task, as he looks at two analytical articles that show how customer service remains the most important asset of any company. The articles are by two well respected writers:
He takes the Forrester Report and combines it with the concepts presented by Ray Wang and Paul Greenberg to present some very insightful overviews of the development of cloud technology and how it is truly impacting ongoing business. The overview looks at several important issues including graphs that illustrate:
For a look at how these forecasts from Forester are redefined by the findings of Wang and Greenberg, as well as the links to the two essays, read more:
With the trend towards open source gaining momentum, PC World takes a look at five open source companies that every business should be aware of. The shift towards more businesses considering open source for legitimate business as opposed to seeing it as a small-time alternative may be what is driving this move to a larger share of the market. Among the companies that IDG News writer Joab Jackson details for PC World’s report are:
For a more detailed analysis of what the year may hold for these and two other companies, be sure to read more.
Cloud technology is not only changing how businesses work, it is changing the roles of many employees in businesses as well. Joe Kendrick, a long-time business and technology writer for Forbes Magazine looks at how the introduction of cloud technology is not only changing the IT Department, but also many executive level positions in business.
In this article one of the areas he sites is the role of cloud to move CIOs into “the corner office” as the ability to identify and leverage key cloud resources becomes an increasingly important part of their role in the company. He cites a survey of CIOs that shows:
He also looks at the role of finding the right skill sets to develop business strategies and how these skills will be more important for CIOs in the coming years. For the complete discussion on future roles for CIOs in the coming cloud technology revolution, be sure to read more.
When the New York Times takes a look at a company and calls it the forerunner of the next big thing in an industry, any industry, you pay attention. That is exactly what New York Times technology writer Malia Whalan is saying about Splunk, a little start-up with a big vision. The company takes Big Data, the kind of data thrown off all around us as smartphones, automobile computers and more continue to churn out important data. It then makes that Big Data more useful by indexing the data into searchable links. A few examples are:
For a look at not only other companies that use Splunk in innovative ways, but other innovative start-ups that are tackling the cloud with out of the box thinking, be sure to read more.
If you have ever priced a new car you know that the cost of the car is just the start to your final costs. In the same way, pricing out new electronic medical records (EMR) systems can have a lot of hidden costs. Recently the American Medical Associations site amednews took a look at what kinds of costs need to be addressed, both hidden and on-going when pricing out new EMR systems.
Even with the cost savings from cloud-based EMR systems, there are some budgeting considerations that are part of the on-going costs and need to be included:
These are just a few of the areas that they look at with some detail in the report. They warn that productivity will take a hit for a short while as users get up to speed with the new technology. Also, be prepared for the price of upgrading hardware such as computer monitors, even if the cloud-based EMR system takes care of software upgrades. For more details on the budget planning and hidden costs for upgrading to cloud-based EMR systems, be sure to read more.
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12.29.2011
T.H.E. Journal (Transforming education tHrough Technology) recently spoke with Doug Johnson who, amongst many other accomplishments, is the Director of media and technology for Mankato Area Public Schools. Johnson writes about cloud hosting technology through books, columns and blogs and is an active advocate for school librarians. The conversation was sparked by Johnson’s recent talk about School Libraries and the Cloud.
In this interview, Johnson describes how librarians are in a position to lead schools into the cloud age and that cloud hosting technology can help libraries move into the world of “where doing stuff takes precedence over learning how to do stuff”. He spoke of the many ways that cloud hosting technology can be used to help librarians by:
To read the full interview and follow up with links to Doug Johnson’s blog on technology from a non-tech point of view, read the full story at T.H.E. Journal.
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12.28.2011
With health information exchanges becoming a vital part of the healthcare system, cloud computing is the perfect way to integrate and store a wide range of data that includes patient records, lab reports and diagnostic images. Cloud computing capabilities can give health practitioners more tools to make effective decisions, but with it comes the concerns for security of patient information.
Gary Palgon, VP of project management and strategy for Liaison Technologies talked to Becker’s Hospital Review about the challenges ahead for integrating patient data and offered some ideas on best practices to consider. He began with a discussion of why the cloud is the next logical step for any patient data integration and also why the planning and roll-out needs to come from somewhere other than the IT Department.
He discusses how to define expectations and what needs to happen to ensure access control is included as the integration of patient data is set in place. For more insights into best practices and planning for security for cloud data services, be sure to read more here.
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12.27.2011
We have been seeing how larger enterprise businesses have been taking on virtual servers as part of their overall business strategy for growth. In the shuffle for cloud adaptation many SMBs have struggled to gain the same benefits. A recent look by IT specialist CompTIA at the SpiceWorks’ Voice of IT: State of SMB IT report shows how SMB organizations are quickly adapting as well.
By using channel companies to gain the needed virtual servers technology that will help them to adapt to expanding cloud technology they have become as competitive as their big brothers. The article sites two major areas where the adaptation of virtual servers is most evident:
For a more detailed look at this topic and links to the reports cited, please continue reading here.
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