Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing – Should My Small Business Take Flight?

May 14, 2012

Small businesses in Seattle looking to cut computing costs and improve efficiency are finding the many benefits of cloud-based computing services increasingly attractive. The cloud works by using the internet and central remote servers to preserve data and applications. This allows businesses to use applications without installation and lets businesses access personal files at any [...]

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Is Your Data Really Secure In The Cloud?

May 9, 2012

Are you thinking about moving all or parts of your computer network “to the cloud” but worried about who can access your data? You’re not alone. Many security experts, software companies and cloud service providers alike agree that cloud computing offers a MORE secure way to store data. In fact, the US government’s cyber security [...]

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Is Cloud Computing Going to Replace the Personal Computer?

February 17, 2012

This is the big question. The short term answer is no, probably not. Long term, it’s harder to say for certain. The modern computer houses an incredibly powerful processor that enables it to make millions of calculations per second. Given the growing speed of internet connections, many see few reasons that computation can’t be done [...]

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Cloud Computing and the Law

February 2, 2012

For more than a decade, network technology advances have increasingly outpaced legal understanding. There have been a number of landmark cases where giant companies, Google, AOL, and Yahoo!, have turned over information to law enforcement agencies. Some of them are more transparent about the act than others – Google gives a running tally of where [...]

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Cloud Computing and University Life

January 20, 2012

Students at almost every state-funded university in the country, including the University of Washington in Seattle and Western Washington University in Bellingham, are offered some fashion of student drive storage that doesn’t require constant access to the same computer. These systems have existed long before cloud computing was an industry catch-phrase. They’ve gone by different [...]

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Seattle Cloud Computing Solutions – Small Business Benefits

October 28, 2011

“Cloud computing” is the latest buzz word in the technology industry. It has entrenched itself as part of business parlance over the past several years. Indeed, the concept of cloud computing has taken the world of IT business solutions by storm. As more and more businesses get connected online, cloud computing is becoming increasing popular [...]

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Key Questions to Ask a Potential Cloud Services Provider Before Signing an Agreement

August 17, 2011

By now you’ve heard ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT CLOUD COMPUTING and undoubtedly have been approached by various cloud service providers to take the plunge. Cloud solutions have many benefits and can be a very valuable solution for the small and mid-size (SMB) market.  Still, business owners may find themselves wondering, “Is this something I should consider?” Cloud-based [...]

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CLOUD COMPUTING – Can We Trust the Cloud?

September 4, 2010

This is my final article in the Cloud Computing series. I too have learned a lot while doing my research in preparing for each article. As the old saying goes, “If you want to know how much you know about a topic, teach it!” In my case, write about it. The number one concern I hear [...]

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Cloud Computing – Exchange vs. POP3 Email – Why swap to Exchange?

August 1, 2010

As a continuation of our cloud computing series, I would like to focus this month’s article on a business critical application that most small business are currently using today in the cloud – Email. If you are curious about cloud computing and want to “test it out” before taking the plunge, switching your email to [...]

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Cloud Computing – On-Premise vs. Cloud-Based Software Solutions

July 5, 2010

This is the second in our series of articles about Cloud Computing. In this article, we will take a look at the “On-Premise” vs. “Cloud-Based” solutions. Undoubtedly, you’ve heard of cloud computing – hosted software in the cloud – and have wondered, “Is this something I should consider?” Since cloud computing is coming at the [...]

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