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Hosting Guides (2):
The Future of SMBs in the Cloud August 18, 2009 SMBs have some specific needs for operating their business. On the application side, these areas include messaging, file servers, productivity applications, security, accounting/ecommerce, CRM, time tracking, web presence, as well as a variety of vertical applications. Apart from applications, 50% of Information Technology and Communication (ITC) dollars are spent on telecom services - voice and data communications (phone, conferencing, PBX). What is important is where SMBs are willing to house these functions is changing.
“Cloud” … a Discussion with Jack Zubarev, President, Parallels Service Provider Division June 26, 2009 Industry analysts have predicted a sharp rise in the adoption of cloud computing. According to IDC, worldwide IT spending on cloud services will grow almost threefold in the next three years, reaching US$42 billion by 2012. |