June 29, 2012

Why getting under this cloud might be good for your firm

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The term cloud computing has become so prevalent in our business vocabulary that it is difficult to pick up a business publication and not read about “the cloud.” What the heck is cloud computing and how should a business evaluate its need for this new delivery methodology?

Cloud computing is simply the delivery of computing and storage capacity as a service across the internet. Services like hosted voice over IP, hosted email or remote off-site backup of data are good examples of popular cloud computing applications.

Today, most software developers are either re-writing their applications or are creating new streamlined applications to…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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