The Guardian

Cloud Helps Europe's Small Biz Smash The Economy

by Jeff Norman on June 28, 2012

in Cloud Computing, Computing, Government, IT, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends

Cloud Helps Europe’s Small Biz Smash the Economy The tribulation of the European economy has sunk dramatically enough to warrant the front page of even American financial headlines. Yet in the face of such widespread woe has arisen a new population of pliable SMEs, or small- or medium-sized enterprises, throughout the continent. Cloud computing has reinvigorated the SME set, particularly those with a small staff, with its simplicity of use, speedy implementation, and a cost-effective scalability that makes traditional server solutions seem arthritic and old hat. Cloud is also reducing their costs of operation by an attractive range — by

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The Cloud, Our Kids, and Colleges: Grown Ups Should Take Notes

by Jeff Norman on January 13, 2012

in Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, Security, Technology

The Cloud, Our Kids, and Colleges: Grown Ups Should Take Notes Over history, technology repeatedly seems to embrace the young. The older members of society either reject the newfangled whiz-gangs or work hard to incorporate it into their already structured lives. Those born in the 1980s were the first to grow up with a computer; 1990s babies are learning times-tables while they hold down social networking accounts. Cloud computing has already begun to ingratiate itself with the next generation. While the cloud continues to stump many old-timers, children benefit from a supple mind which lets them elegantly absorb what it

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