Cloud computing is a broad term that covers any type of computing or storage service that's delivered to users from remote servers. This type of service has technically been in place for years, with ...

(Editor’s note: Chris Drake is CEO and founder of FireHost, Inc., a secure Web hosting company. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.) While cloud computing and cloud hosting practices seem like the ...

“Cloud computing is really a no-brainer for any start-up because it allows you to test your business plan very quickly for little money. Every start-up, or even a division within a company that has an ...

A designed network of computers working together in order to serve businesses in such a way that failure of one device will not affect the service of other servers this is termed as ‘cloud’ in the ...

Industry officials promoted the benefits but also noted the challenges posed by cloud computing at the Cloud Computing Conference & Expo conference last Friday afternoon, citing economics as a plus ...

The cloud business has grown and matured over the past years to levels that were unimaginable at its inception. Modern cloud providers have data centers spread across the world, or at least in key ...

The adoption of on-premises clouds has been much slower than public clouds due to a painful realization that clouds are anything but easy to set up and operate. Companies are risk-averse, and ...

As enterprise spending on cloud continues to skyrocket, some leaders are questioning when enough is enough and weighing alternatives.

Salesforce.com announced its plans to acquire cloud-based digital marketing company ExactTarget last week. The deal has Salesforce paying a 53% premium for ExactTarget, which is clearly a big win for ...