One of the fastest growth areas in cloud computing is Software as a Service. SaaS has revolutionized the way companies access software. It’s rapidly expandable, cost effective, mobile accessible and the way software will increasingly be delivered in the future. Let’s examine Software as a Service and see if it’s a good fit for your…
Today, business email is the single most important communications tool for most businesses. The typical employee spends 28% of his or her day on email related tasks, far more time than is spent on the phone, in real-time conversation or on social media combined! In fact, most businesses today consider email a mission-critical application. When…
As the cloud continues to evolve and grow, providers are beginning to offer more varied services to their business customers. The cloud has given business a new flexibility and scalability along with offering a pay-as-you-go business model allowing for immediate growth without the major expense of additional hardware. The newest technology features dedicated smart servers…
Today, there are literally thousands of cloud hosting companies providing services from simple web hosting to complete cloud computing IT solutions for businesses of every size in every industry. If you are considering migrating all or part of your business to the cloud, it’s important to perform due diligence. Make sure the host provider you…
Cloud computing has advanced greatly in recent years, giving companies access to more powerful systems, greater storage and more applications than ever before. There are, however, those companies who have hesitated to take advantage of cloud computing or to use it to its fullest potential. The reason may be that their business is closely tied…
Spam. It clutters inboxes with multi-million-dollar offers from Nigerian royalty and assures that a devoted Russian bride is just a click away. Sophisticated spam filters have relegated most of these dubious invitations to users’ spam folders. But while spam has become less readily visible, it remains a major threat as a point of entry for…
As the cloud space continues to mature and expand with new providers coming on line, host companies have begun exploring alternative pricing options for service. With the major price cuts among providers, long-term contracts that freeze prices have begun to look like a bad bet for businesses. One new model for affordable cloud hosting being…
In the B.C. era (before the cloud) businesses had the option to get online through either shared hosting technology or to invest in a dedicated server. For many small to medium sized businesses this became a difficult choice that was often driven by budgetary considerations. Let’s take a brief look at the online options available…
The past few years there’s been a lot of talk about “the cloud.” Many business owners believe that virtualization and the cloud is a “one-size-fits-all” technology better suited to Fortune 500 companies than their small business. The truth is that the cloud has matured and that assumption is not today’s reality. Today, scalability is the…
Businesses migrating to the cloud are often surprised to find that after the initial set-up and learning curve, the benefits increase. Along with cost savings, mobility, automatic backup, and storage on demand, the cloud offers truly scalable hosting. In the days of the dedicated server, adding employees to the network, required large capital outlays for…