The New Cloud Applications

Last night I had friends over to watch the opening NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants. Dallas won the game 24-17. During the game a commercial aired about cloud computing and what the cloud can do for you. I am sorry to say that one of my guest was unclear about […]

Determining Cloud ROI

When meeting with potential customers they’ve often ask how they can determine their own ROI. I found that the calculations can be difficult depending on how you plan to use the cloud. There are many reasons that businesses move and migrate to the cloud. Below are some quick statics from 2010 and 2012 on how […]

Yeah – that is the cloud

You’ve heard it before – “this is going to change everything” or “with this new service, things will be much faster”… The keyword is – change. So does it? As much as things change, do they really stay the same? By nature – the human race has evolved, we always have. So it only makes sense […]

Raven goes to Cloud Connect

Over the years I have attended my fair share of trade shows and conventions. Some have been extremely informational and helpful, and others – well, not so much. This last Wednesday my colleague, James Roten and I went to this years Cloud Connect in the heart of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara, CA. With our offices […]

Cloud Computing 101 – Cloud vs. Local (Part III)

In our first two series of this topic we discussed what the cloud is and security.  You can find those stories here: Cloud Computing 101 – Introduction (Part I) Cloud Computing 101 – Security (Part II) In this installment let’s look at the differences between cloud and local computing. In its simplest form cloud computing […]