The small pool of experienced cloud talent will pose a challenge to employers and opportunity to IT pros
Despite all the promising developments in cloud computing, we'll still have to deal with a few clunkers
The Stop Online Piracy Act could oblige cloud providers to harm their own customers
The consumer cloud, OpenStack, and more cloud outages all figure into our future
Businesses that don't anticipate these shifts will find themselves at a disadvantage, perhaps fatally so
IT demands that cloud providers offer security, performance, and reliability features -- but the price may be costlier clouds
The demand for these three positions will rise as cloud computing grows
Resources have different availability and costs in the cloud, and the models don't yet reflect that variation
Virtualization of resources means programmers can't tap deep features directly -- a potentially painful but positive change
Expect to see data transfer limits as commercial and data center networks get maxed out
Distributing computers in homes for use in federated clouds could both heat homes and power cloud computing
With rise of supercomputing and high-end platforms in public clouds, the day will come when you can't get them any other way
Seen as the cloud's Linux, the open source cloud infrastructure effort has picked up support from a lot of big companies
The new focus on private PaaS suffers from the normal cloud computing hype -- but there could be something there
As we gain experience with the cloud, expect to see centralized trust systems, amazingly large databases, and more
Despite the commonly stated desire to have secure cloud services, a recent study shows that many enterprises push ahead
As best practices continue to emerge, so are the things that will kill your cloud project -- guaranteed
AWS dominates IaaS usage for three simple reasons that make customers very happy
Several barriers keep the government from executing its stated 'cloud first' policy -- but three steps can overcome them
Gartner and I finally agree -- now maybe IT will come to grips with the public cloud
PaaS is in your enterprise -- whether IT knows it or not -- and will only become a bigger in-house development option
Although Apple's iCloud is a watered-down version of cloud computing, it will have a major effect on cloud perceptions
Once you grasp these three key tenets, you'll fully understand what the cloud has to offer over traditional computing
Data complexity and performance needs are the two reasons enterprises will find solace in cloud-borne database technology
As more enterprises seek the flexibility of hybrid clouds, many end up driving them into the ground instead
At OpenWorld this week, it's clear that Oracle is a follower rather than a leader in cloud computing
New study shows that corporate IT is concerned about deployment of cloud computing applications without involvement of IT
Cloud services save on greenhouse gas emissions, but on its own, the environmental rationale won't cut it in business
Before you move to the cloud, take some time to consider your IT architecture
COEs are great for controlling new technologies -- but that's not what the cloud is about
IT naïveté can make a migrated cloud application perform very poorly -- but you can avoid this fate
IT honchos in midmarket companies are simply too busy and too broke to deal with cloud computing -- yet
The concept of cloud broker is taking shape, but its value is not clear, especially for the long term
Limits on allowable instances are meant to preserve performance -- but they can endanger your systems operations
If you plan to implement cloud computing, get your IT assets under control prior to making the move
New efforts to tax cloud computing could make it less cost-effective, and certainly messy for both buyers and providers
While businesses are making the move for long-term savings and flexibility, the U.S. government is mired in budget and staffing woes -- and excess desire for control
CSC's fake 'private cloud' -- and the willingness of some reporters to call it out -- may bring down cloud washing
Cloud computing performance varies more than you might think, but the price of consistency likely exceeds what you want to spend
The use of the cloud could actually enhance your ability to manage IT successfully within complex regulations
Apple's iCloud could help give cloud computing a good rep that encourages true cloud adoption
Gartner's 2011 hype cycle shows that cloud computing is entering the trough of disillusionment as everyone claims to be cloud-centric, but few are
Government regulation could have a chilling effect on cloud computing and complicate what should be simple and dynamic
When a VMware exec gets the importance of SOA wrong, you know a lot of folks are dangerously ignorant of the SOA-cloud connection
Our resident cloud consultant provides some helpful hints as to how you can be successful with private clouds
There seems to be more cloud construction projects than there is talent to support them. That could spell real trouble
A recent report from the Carbon Discloser Project shines a green light on cloud computing, but an efficient cloud still could be using dirty power
Many cloud vendors' oversimplified approaches are more likely to hurt than help
Though many call for metadata to provide better approaches to data management in the cloud, there are no easy answers
Although many view cloud migration fees as payola, the charges are exactly what's needed from cloud computing companies
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