Cloud computing is expected to be the next big thing in IT. But what's it all about? In his speech last week, Horacio Gutierrez of Microsoft explained that cloud computing refers to the provision of ...

No-one quite knows where the term 'cloud computing' came from, but it seems appropriate when you think that it's essentially about removing data and various IT functions from your office to ...

Cloud computing is one of the main technologies driving the way we work and play. In addition to helping companies reduce IT headaches, the cloud also helps boost productivity and boosts your ...

It's essential to analyze the tools available before you decide on a cloud provider to keep application maturity and running costs in check.

The problem being that a particular way of thinking and talking about cloud infrastructure - governed by a set of recurring assumptions and associated methods, metaphors and visual practices - is ...