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Feb. 9, 2012

james watson and 2 other people answered this question

What are the benefits of a dedicated hosting vs. colocation centre vs. cloud hosting?

Dedicated hosting involves hosting of software or applications on dedicated servers. A dedicated server is a computer in a network reserved or dedicated for serving a specific need. For example, a network may require that one computer be set aside to manage communications between all ... more

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Oct. 15, 2010

William Martinez Pomares and 5 other people answered this question

How can cloud-computing help my business reduce costs?

We need to clarify a couple of things first.
1. We can have public and private clouds. I don't like the names, as they refer actually to clouds on the web and clouds on premises. Not the same thing.
2. The question is not about cost reduction, ... more

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Oct. 10, 2010

Steve Heusser answered this question

Aside from switching to cloud computing, how else can IT departments make themselves more "green"?

Server virtualization would be the first place I would look to go "green" and get some real results.
Another idea would be to establish new policies to power down desktops after hours to save on power use when not needed. For ease of use you ... more

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Sept. 30, 2010

Jon Arnold and 9 other people answered this question

What are the benefits of cloud-based unified communications?

Not much to add here - lots of good input here. I would just say it's really a rent vs. own situation. If you really like owning your infrastructure, and don't mind paying for the privilege of keeping control, cloud probably isn't for you. Same ... more

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Sept. 23, 2010

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Cloud-based servers and storage: what do you recommend and why?

Amazon.com, AT&T, Google, IBM, Microsoft and numerous newer and lesser-known companies are offering cloud-based access to servers and storage to all types and sizes of businesses. What cloud-based server or storage options do you recommend (for or against!), and why? more

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Sept. 23, 2010

Kirsty Lee and 3 other people answered this question

Gartner Group says that cloud computing is the #1 tech trend of 2010- do you agree?

We attended Gartner’s recent webinar entitled “Emerging Technology Hype Cycle 2010: What’s Hot and What’s Not”, presented by Jackie Fenn. She went on to discuss some specialized Hype Cycles, one of which was the Cloud and Platforms Hype Cycle – including private cloud computing, cloud ... more

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Sept. 13, 2010

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Are there any regulatory concerns inherit to cloud storage?

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Integrating cloud computing into your IT infrastructure?

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