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The IT jobs cloud computing will create
Conventional wisdom maintains cloud computing will eliminate scores of IT jobs. Not so. Here's why many IT jobs will flourish. Read More


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How to revive the feds' lifeless 'cloud first' policy
To implement the current, toothless cloud policy, the feds need to think differently as to how they do IT going forward -- and that seems to be the largest hurdle. Read More

Why physical security matters, even in the cloud
Just as a bank is a central repository for money and thus an attractive target for a robber, so is the data center of a cloud provider a central repository for valuable data resources and thus an attractive target for malicious hackers. Read More

Cloud computing will turn IT workforce into on-tap resource
Cloud computing has given organizations worldwide on-tap access to compute power, storage, and applications, resulting in a huge boost in flexibility coupled with cost savings. This may mean a more flexible, less expensive, less secure IT workforce. Read More

Google Apps scores another government win
Unisys will move as many as 5,000 workers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory to Google Apps for Government, a suite of services that includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Sites. Read More

Gartner flip-flop: Try the public cloud first
Don't jump right to private clouds just because they solve the problem that IT has with letting go; instead, look to the value of public cloud computing first. Read More



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