Cloud computing migration issues: What you need to know

December 30th, 2009

In an industry well-known for “the-year-of” hype around new technologies, many see the cloud computing buzz as an extension of previous “year-of” technologies, such as application service providers, software as a service (SaaS), and utility computing. In this case, the hype may be true. In an InformationWeek Analytics survey, 46% of companies surveyed say they’ll use or are likely to use cloud CPU, storage, or other infrastructure services; this is up from 31% just one year ago.

The basic questions is: What the cloud is and what benefits it offers clients; what challenges and obstacles clients might have to overcome to tap into the cloud; and how their management of IT must change to secure and control their new cloud-driven infrastructure. When you migrate a client to the cloud, the issues you’ll face fall into the following overall categories.

Security

Security is an obvious threshold question; if the cloud is not secure, enterprises won’t consider migrating their sensitive data to it, and the conversation is over. As Salesforce.com has proven, external SaaS providers can provide a level of security that will satisfy most customers. Migrating sales leads and prospect data is, however, quite different from Read the rest of this entry »

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What the customer really needs

December 30th, 2009

Sometime Most of the time, what customer really needsWhat the customer really needs interpreted differently by the “supplier” (read: customer service, IT guy, IT manager, building management, etc.). It can be occured because:

  • Lack skill of explaining
  • Lack skill of listening
  • Lack spirit of willingness to help
  • Lack spirit of perfections

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Should Employers Ban Facebook?

December 29th, 2009

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Safe Internet

December 29th, 2009

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The Benefits of Mutual Fund Investment in an Uncertain Economy

December 29th, 2009

People invest in mutual funds for four fundamental reasons: professional management, diversification, convenience, and marketability. The following sections outline these benefits, which make mutual funds most attractive when capital markets are unusually volatile.

Professional management

Mutual funds offer professional management of your money. These managers have the training and resources to keep abreast of and adjust to market changes. Unfortunately, fund managers don’t have a crystal ball giving them the ability to foresee the future; don’t expect your manager to keep you completely out of harm’s way.

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