The International Standards Organization (ISO) has released two new standards for cloud computing in an attempt to put some order around the loose terminology in cloud computing. If you think you’ve ...

Define cloud computing. Go ahead. Do it. Now turn to the person next to you. Ask them to define it. That definition is a lot different than yours, isn’t it? One problem solution providers face as they ...

In our last newsletter we pointed out how some industry purists believe that the phrase private cloud computing is an oxymoron – that cloud computing by definition implies the use of services provided ...

Back in August, I declared the term “cloud computing” officially meaningless because of its extensive overuse and misuse. No matter what a vendor sold, it was somehow “cloud computing.” These days, ...

There are many terms thrown around cloud computing, such as cloud-based, cloud-first, cloud-agnostic, and most recently cloud-native. Unfortunately, different companies are using the terms differently ...

The key issue unfolding at that time was the transfer of risk that resulted from moving to a cloud environment and the obstacles to security, performance and licensing that would need to evolve. But ...

After years in the works and 15 drafts, the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) working definition of cloud computing, the 16th and final definition has been published as The NIST ...

The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) recognizes ten basic cloud types. Ranging from cirrus to nimbostratus to our favorite here in gray and rainy Oregon, plain ol' stratus, these clouds come ...

As the cloud computing market continues to heat up, three core debates are taking place that will play an important role in how you will eventually deliver and consume IT services. James Urquhart ...

An organization that offers datacenter facilities in a cloud computing environment. Amazon's EC2 and Google App Engine are examples. See cloud computing and cloud management system. THIS DEFINITION IS ...

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The common term among IT decision-makers has become nebulous, prompting the need for an alignment with industry best ...