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The great cloud debate's unsatisfying but true answer

November 17, 2009
Salesforce.com wants you to adopt the cloud whole hog. Microsoft wants you to tread lightly. Why they're both right -- and wrong
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cloud computing
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Application design guidelines for cloud computing

November 12, 2009
Well-designed applications for use on cloud computing platforms will provide more value in the long run
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development platforms, enterprise architecture
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Cloud computing: Why the 'elastic waistband' promise falls on deaf ears

November 11, 2009
Providers make a big deal how the cloud can scale up and down as you need it, but most enterprises already have that capacity in-house -- and are looking for something else instead
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infrastructure services
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How to kill the cloud: Claim it's about job loss

November 04, 2009
Unisys' bragging that a cloud project eliminated U.S. jobs does a huge disservice -- especially because cloud computing is not about job elimination
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cloud computing, salary and job trends
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Cloud providers should welcome white hat hacking

November 03, 2009
Amazon.com's attempt to spin away a potential vulnerability detected by researchers hurts the cloud -- and ultimately Amazon.com
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infrastructure services, hacking, Amazon Web Services
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Amazon.com's vaunted new cloud 'elasticity' is so 1999

October 27, 2009
Elasticity -- old-fashioned load balancing -- is nothing new for IT, even if cloud providers are now discovering it
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cloud computing, Amazon Web Services
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The cloud party will be hopping in 2010 -- leading to a hangover in 2011

October 26, 2009
Too-rapid adoption and a dearth of solid skills will create both failures and recriminations once the fad cools
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Businesses should demand a tax break for cloud computing

October 20, 2009
The government subsidizes green tech through tax breaks, so why not the energy-efficient cloud, too?
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85 Recommendations
cloud computing, Green IT
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Beware of cloud computing consultants who focus on infrastructure

October 19, 2009
The rise of cloud computing has led to a lot of 'consultants' who care more about the simple relocation of systems than real architecture
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Avoid the religious debate by using the invisible cloud

October 14, 2009
The clouds you can't see are perhaps more important than the clouds you can see
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cloud computing
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