Organizations are boarding the public cloud train to achieve more efficient time to market, improve overall business and continue carving a competitive edge. However, as business-centric groups continue to drive adoption, security teams are not always involved in the process.
Based on common experiences, these security...
Published: Apr 05, 2018
Head to head: ERP vs. SMB accounting software. As cloud-hosted, small business accounting apps have grown in scope, it’s become increasingly difficult to tell the difference between accounting software and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software.
During growth, most companies typically...
Published: Sep 11, 2017
When your industry’s revenue projections flatten, how can you break away and continue to grow? At Orange Business Services, we decided to reinvent the company by becoming a cloud services provider—entering a market still at the beginning of its growth trajectory.
Published: Jan 21, 2014
It’s no secret that Software as a Service (SaaS), and the cloud in general, offers the enterprise a tremendous opportunity. SaaS delivers the breadth, simplicity and affordability of packaged applications in a fraction of time and for a fraction of the cost of traditional models.
But SaaS also changes the dynamics...
Published: Feb 10, 2015
Once you sift through the hype and buzz surrounding cloud computing, it becomes clear that the cloud offers real, tangible benefits. Embracing cloud where it makes sense for your business can accelerate your time to revenue and reduce your costs.
This white paper sets out 5 myths about cloud computing to separate...
Published: Oct 01, 2014
The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
The development, release,...
Published: Jan 16, 2014
Having survived today, it is human nature to want to have another day just like it tomorrow. Many IT departments, in fact, are set up according to that fond illusion. Having put out the usual fires with the usual heroics, too many IT departments are surprised by the inevitable when a disaster they could have seen coming...
Published: Sep 23, 2013
There’s no question that network rationalization can lead to immediate cost savings, simplified management, and improved reliability and performance.
Getting rid of complexities, redundancies, and unnecessary networks and equipment that are brought on by years of accumulated technology is a commonsense way to...
Published: Mar 12, 2014
If you’re like most organizations, your users and even your CEO are demanding “a cloud like Amazon” where they can instantly spin up servers through a self-service portal. And you may have given them something that looks like that.
Published: Jan 09, 2014
What exactly is cloud to cloud backup? How does it work, what does it require and what are the benefits? It’s easy enough to understand the concept of copying data from one cloud and replicating it in another for safe storage and easy retrieval. The real question is, when and why is cloud to cloud backup necessary,...
Published: Jul 15, 2013
The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
The development, release,...
Published: Apr 22, 2014
The next five years is set to bring a dramatic, hybrid shift in the way IT leaders approach the IT infrastructure that supports their business growth and innovation, according to a global IT Outsourcing study released today by Savvis, a CenturyLink company.
In fact, by 2018, this global report predicts...
Published: Mar 17, 2014
Hothead Games is an award winning, independent games development studio founded in 2006. Focused on developing and publishing high quality games for mobile gamers, Hothead has developed games for Apple’s App Store, Google Play Store, Amazon Appstore, Barnes and Nobles Nook App Store. The company’s games include...
Published: Jun 20, 2014
In This Paper:
- Internal technology services that lack resources, rigor or efficiencies are prime candidates for the cloud
- Understand the business and regulatory requirements around the data to be moved to the cloud
- Know your cloud provider’s security and privacy commitments, and what responsibilities...
Published: Apr 22, 2014