2010 Technology Trends

January 1st, 2010
  1. More mobile applications – the iPhone started a revolution which is just getting going even though it has already changed the world. And finally it looks like other companies may have figured out how to build a smart phone people actually like to use. Read the rest of this entry »

No More Mediocre IT

December 5th, 2009

Mediocrity is the norm in IT. Stuff breaks or stops working, users call the help desk, and then it gets fixed. Or it never really works right to start with but we get used to it.

Consider how confusing and problem-prone Microsoft Outlook is, while at the same time its the standard for a corporate email client. Read the rest of this entry »

Report from Dreamforce (Salesforce.com Conference)

November 21st, 2009

Along with 18,000 others….I just came back from Salesforce’s annual love fest which they call Dreamforce.

The highlights of the conference were Read the rest of this entry »

Get a Taste of Salesforce

November 20th, 2009

Salesforce is offering their Personal Edition for as low as $60/year per user. This is a great way to get a taste of what Salesforce is like. You can always upgrade to a business-class version of the product later.

Why You Don’t Want to Backup Your Own Data

November 7th, 2009

From InfoWorld

Why Business Is Moving to the Cloud

October 9th, 2009

I was watching a video from Salesforce.com the other day and their Senior VP of Service Cloud, Alex Dayon, made a very simple but important point about why businesses need to move to cloud-based services. Read the rest of this entry »

Advantages of Cloud Computing

September 30th, 2009

Just as the internet changed the world, cloud computing will too. Cloud computing is a paradigm shift for the way Information Technology is delivered to businesses that allows businesses to decrease their IT costs while they improve productivity and efficiency. Read the rest of this entry »

The 11 Categories of Cloud Computing

September 29th, 2009

Breaking cloud computing into categories makes it easier to understand how you can use it in your business and less confusing. Read the rest of this entry »

Advantages of Internet-based Backup

September 25th, 2009

If you’re maintaining an on-site backup system you can reduce your costs and increase the security of your data by moving to an internet-based backup service. Here’s how: Read the rest of this entry »

Cloud Service Providers

September 12th, 2009

These are cloud computing providers who we use, recommend, and/or just find interesting.

3tera – Infrastructure in the Cloud

Amazon EC2 – Computing in the Cloud Read the rest of this entry »