Computing Resources When and Where You Need Them One word that’s on the lips of IT professionals today is “responsiveness.” The evolution of wireless IT infrastructures and the explosion of smart device usage and software-as-a-service (SaaS), coupled with the growing popularity of Big Data as an essential customer relationship management tool is pushing...
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7 Step Rationalization Process: Which Internal Applications Should Be Migrated to the Cloud
Cloud Technology Insights In our last post we began discussing cloud migration strategies and how to determine whether to migrate a legacy software application, or to replace it with a new SaaS offering. Fortunately, there is a proven methodology to help you make that determination -- application rationalization. Here are the 7 steps of...
Microsoft Azure Webinar Series
Cloud Technology Insights Boston Data Group works with all of the leading public cloud providers including Microsoft Azure. We just became aware of a series of in depth Azure technical webinars offered by Microsoft during the month of March. We recommend checking them out as a way to learn more about Azure's capabilities. New...
Disaster recovery in the cloud – better and cheaper
Cloud Technology Insights One area of cloud computing that still causes some fear and trepidation in even the most stout-hearted IT professionals is disaster recovery (DR). While many are perfectly happy to move daily IT operations to the cloud and eagerly adopt infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) as a computing model that can save them money and...
Public Versus Private Cloud: What’s the Difference?
Cloud Technology Insights How to Get Your CEO to Say Yes to Cloud Migration When you ask most people about “the cloud” the answer you’ll typically receive often describes what is more specifically known as a “public cloud.” So what are these two digital entities and why do their differences matter to your business?...
How to Get Your CEO to Say Yes to Cloud Migration
Cloud Technology Insights Are you one of those IT professionals attempting to get their companies to migrate to the cloud but having trouble getting whole-hearted C-suite support? The reason is often the “analysis paralysis” that comes from trying to figure out exactly what kind of cloud service is needed. SaaS, IaaS, PaaS – it’s...