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At what point are cloud service backups less expensive than on-site storage?

Posted June 7, 2011 - 2:27 pm

Is there a certain volume after which it makes more sense to deploy an on premise storage array rather than use cloud backup?
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iCloud: Should I believe the hype?

Posted June 7, 2011 - 2:24 pm

As a business exec looking to invest in the most cost effective small business development, should I believe the hype surrounding this? It appears for the most part to be a consumer-oriented technology. But, in the past, consumer technologies have morphed into valuable business tools (IM, for example).
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Is Google services a true cloud?

Posted June 1, 2011 - 1:27 pm

Google has come out with a pretty comprehensive set of as-a-service applications, but is is true "cloud computing?" I've always assumed that it was, but have seen some disagreements on that point.
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What is "cloud washing"?

Posted June 1, 2011 - 1:25 pm

I keep hearing the term "cloud washing" being used in relation to how people market cloud computing. What is cloud washing?
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Infrastructure as a service--Is it always "in the cloud"?

Posted June 1, 2011 - 1:16 pm

I like the idea of infrastructure as a service as a way to keep capital costs down. My question is, are all IaaS offerings cloud computing offerings? And are some of them delivered via private cloud as opposed to public cloud, and what are the differences?
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Will cloud technology revive the nation's "dying cities"?

Posted May 30, 2011 - 11:00 am

A few months back, Newsweek published its list of "America's Dying Cities," and my hometown, South Bend, Indiana, is one of them. It seems to me, that instead of sitting around and waiting for somebody to start manufacturing Studebaker automobiles again, a more appropriate strategy is to focus on future innovation.
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The future of cloud computing and the "dotcloud boom"

Posted May 26, 2011 - 3:02 pm

A recent CNBC report discussed what I've been referring to as the current "dotcloud boom", and comparing it to the earlier dotcom boom of the late '90s. The big difference is in size and scope.
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What data should not go into the cloud?

Posted May 5, 2011 - 8:58 pm

Are there any hard and fast rules? Best practices?
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How fast must an Internet pipeline be to support cloud-based applications?

Posted April 5, 2011 - 4:21 pm

How concerned should I be about� the raw bits-per-second?
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What kind of access controls to cloud servers are important?

Posted April 5, 2011 - 4:18 pm

Is it an all-or-nothing proposition?
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