Cloud computing is not a trap
Cloud computing offers organizations a wide range of opportunities to bring flexibility to their IT needs.
Explaining cloud with PLAY-DOH
Breaking down the cloud to some of its simplest concepts helps your friends and family understand exactly what it is.
Commerce on the cloud: Ask the right questions
Commerce on the cloud covers a wide range of options, but at the basic level it is having your storefront hosted by a cloud service.
Is cloud the only way?
When selling the services in the cloud remember to help the customers understand the why, not just throw around words.
Five things to remember when moving to the cloud
Five tips on making the decision to adopt cloud computing.
Improving developer productivity with the cloud
Surely there must be a better way to enable your developers. There must be a way to get them up and running in under a day.
Getting support for IBM SmartCloud for Social Business
Today I focus on the process of getting support for your IBM SmartCloud if problems do arise.
Interview with Mac Devine, Director and CTO, Cloud Portfolio, IBM Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor (Part 3 of 3)
Part 3 of Jim Barnes' interview with IBM CTO Mac Devine focuses on IBM's cloud leadership and tenancy in the cloud.
Interview with Mac Devine, Director and CTO, Cloud Portfolio, IBM Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor (Part 2 of 3)
Part 2 of Jim Barnes' Q&A with Mac Devine, Director & CTO, Cloud Portfolio, IBM Cloud.
Interview with Mac Devine, Director and CTO, Cloud Portfolio, IBM Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor (Part 1 of 3)
Part one of Jim Barnes' interview deals with Mac Devine's history with the cloud, and what drives him in the cloud.
Selling in the cloud
Looking toward the future, you start planning for your peak demand season. This could be numerous products: if you sell flowers, graduation, Mother's Day, and Valentine's Day will be big for you; if you sell general retail items, from Black Friday until Christmas Eve will be huge for you. What does this planning look like?
How I learned to stop worrying and love the cloud
I heard for years about the cloud, and coming from a mainframe background, cloud really did not seem like anything new. At most, it seemed like a return to the things we used to do. Needed more processing on demand —ok we allocated more processor power to your jobs. What's the big deal?