Is the World Ready to Embrace the Cloud? – Part Three

I found a couple of interesting pieces discussing developments in cloud computing this year (see the links at the bottom of this post).
As I discussed in Part One of this series, there’s going to be some reluctance on the part of businesses to move their apps to the Cloud. As Dennis Howlett of ZDnet says, [...]

Is the World Ready to Embrace the Cloud? – Part Two

In Part One of this series, I discussed the difficulties a small business would face if it decided to abandon MS Office and switch entirely to Google Docs and Gmail. In this post, I’ll talk about how individuals and organizations could begin using the Cloud without upsetting what they’re already familiar with.
The Cloud can be [...]

Is the World Ready to Embrace the Cloud? – Part One

This is post is the first installment of a three part series on Cloud computing. Cloud computing and cloud storage have become hot topics. But are they ready for prime time, yet? Can users trade in their expensive, well-equipped desktops and laptops for lesser expensive computers that just need to run a browser? Can they [...]