Ensuring Cloud Vendor Security Transparency in the Age of Data Breaches
Gartner recently released recommendations for gaining transparency into cloud software as a service (SaaS) contracts – including emphasis on annual…
Salesforce.com Is Full of Surprises
Anyone who follows Salesforce.com is used to surprises, but over the last couple of months the company has come up…
Cloud-Based BI for On-Premise Data
The title of this article is no oxymoron. Why should cloud-based Business Intelligence (Cloud BI) solutions be limited to cloud-based…
What the Sharing Economy Means for Cloud Computing
The sharing movement is in full swing. Innovative “collaborative consumption” companies are helping pool under-utilized assets such homes, boats, cars…
Business Intelligence’s Benefits Suit All Types of Companies
The need for improved decision-making has fueled the development and adoption of business intelligence solutions for years. This motivation is…
Why Small Businesses Should Switch to Cloud Accounting Software
If you run a small business, you are probably aware of the increasing demand for cloud accounting software. Perhaps a…
Will Google Glass Turn Big Data into Huge Data?
This post was written by Josh Polsky, a blogger on the Big Data Knowledge platform BigData-Startups.com. I remember one time on…
CAPEX for IT: Why So Painful?
CAPEX dollars reserved for investments in plant, property or equipment (including IT) are notoriously hard to secure. In fact, IT…
Bring Your Own Software
For the last few years, it’s become very difficult for IT to police who brings personal devices into the enterprise…
Salesforce Fills Out the “Marketing Cloud”
Salesforce.com announced its intent to acquire email marketing and marketing automation vendor ExactTarget for ~$2.5B or $33.75/share, ending a few…
