Surviving Cloud NightmareIt’s a scary fact, but some cloud applications do not meet the needs of growing businesses.  Be it a compliance issue, a security issue, or even poor planning that leaves a cloud provider declaring bankruptcy; there can be issues for which your business must be prepared before signing a Service-Level Agreement.

Surviving Cloud NightmareIt’s a scary fact, but some cloud applications do not meet the needs of growing businesses.  Be it a compliance issue, a security issue, or even poor planning that leaves a cloud provider declaring bankruptcy; there can be issues for which your business must be prepared before signing a Service-Level Agreement.

Upgrading from QuickbooksYou’ve put years of effort into growing your business for success.  No matter the business: Software company, nonprofit, storefront or even e-commerce website; there comes a time when your business takes hold and starts to experience major growth.  Congratulations, you’re starting to harvest the fruits of your hard work, build a name for yourself, and prove the worth of entrepreneurship.

Cloud Computing MythsAs more and more companies choose cloud computing, more and more naysayers will scramble to create cloud horror stories, reasons to stay with on-premise solutions, and cloud myths to scare business owners into “solutions” that will end up costing more than they’re worth.

Cloud Study TakeawaysEach year, North Bridge Venture Partners, Gigaom Research, and many collaborators come together to gauge the present and future of cloud computing.  Since 2011, Future of Cloud Computing features some of the biggest names in cloud strategy and as it celebrates its 4th release, compiled results from 1,358 respondents and 72 collaborators. What does the research have to say about the future?

Crawl Walk Run Cloud AdoptionWe’ve said it before, we’ll say it again.  The cloud is here to stay.  Even in the wake of your internal naysayers and cloud detractors, more and more enterprises will continue to recognize the value and scalability that cloud computing has to offer.  How can you work to convince the rest of your organization? How can you contribute to the overall strategy? How can your implementation go smoothly?