Do not assume that data lost due to an online service failure will be recovered. A backup plan is rarely included in the subscription fee. And the alternative – compensation – may not add up to much
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The inevitable shift to online services
Keynote presentation delivered for the Office 365 Business Briefing at Microsoft’s offices in London. Exploring the perfect storm of trends transforming the IT landscape
Toyota transitioning to cloud-based IT
Toyota is transitioning all standard IT services to cloud-based solutions and focusing internal IT on R&D to support the business strategy
Analysis of cloud platforms
Analysts have recently released reports on vendors providing online subscriptions for social business software. This post takes a look at their findings and the factors that influence decisions
Microsoft Cloud Economics Tool
Microsoft has created a TCO Analysis Tool for evaluating the cost of running a modern data centre using virtualisation technologies
Microsoft case study: Warwickshire Schools Portal
Warwickshire County Council have migrated to a hybrid on-premise/online solution for their education service portal ‘WeLearn’
Cloud Computing Practicalities
When evaluating a move to cloud-based services for regular business activities, for some systems the benefits will easily outweigh the loss of control. But for others, keeping in-house may be the optimal solution for quite a while yet
Considering the move online
Catching up on news this morning including announcements tweeted from the European Gartner Symposium that took place this week. And cloud computing is once again a hot topic
Yale concerns with cloud computing
Early lessons learned when planning a transition to cloud computing – do not focus solely on the technical capability, there are always external social and economic factors to consider
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