The concept of cloud computing, the remote sharing and accessing of information globally, can be traced as far back as the 1960s, with developer J.C.R. Licklider. He envisioned a global interconnectedness of data access from anywhere, much like cloud computing is...
Article written by Bernard Golden. CIO – Analyst firm IHS published an important study last week. It predicts that, for the first time ever, PC shipments would drop year-over-year; for 2012, total shipments will drop 1.2 percent. IDC and Gartner agree, noting...
Article written by Wendy Kaufman. The cloud’s vast computing power is making it easier and less expensive for companies and clinicians to discover new drugs and medical treatments. Analyzing data that used to take years and tens of millions of dollars can now be...
Article written by Barb Darrow. While saving money is a common reason cited for moving IT to the cloud, it is really not the overriding driver at all for most companies, according to new research. What’s more important than cost savings for companies — at least in the...
Article written by Joe McKendrick. Cloud computing skills are now in great demand — but not just among information technology professionals. A new analysis of national help-wanted ads finds cloud computing is now entering the job descriptions of a range of non-IT...
