Could some Americans be breaking export-control laws just by sending e-mail? That's one of many questions raised by the increase in cloud computing, according to a Brookings report released on Monday.

First, let me explain what the digital cloud actually is. Imagine a network of interconnected servers and data centers, all talking to one another and to your favorite digital devices over the ...

The symbiosis between data governance and cloud computing is apparent to any organization with significant cloud investments. The cloud has a plethora of resources that enhance data governance, which ...

Cloud computing will alter IT operations and costs, these changes mean that two very strong friction points for applications — resource provisioning and funding — will dwindle. What does this mean for ...

What is cloud computing? We recently asked a number of people in our industry, and got back a range of interesting, and sometimes self-referential, responses. According to our respondents, cloud ...

As technology changes, the roles the key actors play changes with it. The feted Institute of Engineering and Technology hosted analysts from CCS Insight, who gave wide-ranging predictions on the state ...

Just as rumors that IBM is considering an acquisition of Sun Microsystems cropped up Wednesday, Sun announced a new cloud computing service that will compete against Amazon’s online storage and ...

Belle Wong is a freelance writer specializing in small business, personal finance, banking, and tech/SAAS. She spends her spare moments testing out the latest productivity apps and plotting her latest ...

First, we have the ability to move services around as required by the architecture in support of the business. For example, we can move customer transaction processing from an on-premise application ...

Ask any five IT specialists what cloud computing is, and you’re likely to get five different answers. That’s partly because cloud computing is merely the latest, broadest development in a trend that’s ...