While most of the cloud computing chatter has been about what it is and how it works I believe what matters most is how it is being used to make a meaningful difference for businesses. So I’m going to be writing about success stories that a typical business person will understand. If you’re aware of [...]

The tech industry is abuzz about the nation’s new CIO, Vivek Kundra, wanting to move the feds towards cloud computing. Imagine the discussions taking place within the brain trusts in government IT contractor’s conference rooms.
We’re thrilled with the news! Software companies that have made sure the feds are addicted to their wares are not.
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Last Friday Business Week reported about Microsoft plans to build up to 20 state-of-the-art data centers as it tries to keep pace with one of it’s chief cloud computing rivals Google. These super data centers are no small deal with an average cost per center running an estimated $1 billion.
This major move to build super [...]