Cloud Computing

Microsoft’s ‘Family’ TV Ads Show the Power of Syncing Data

Microsoft gets its act together in new TV spots, conveying clearly and with humor how its Windows-based devices work together with the cloud to get stuff done.

iPad in Healthcare: Not So Fast

One hospital hasn't jumped on the iPad-in-healthcare craze yet. Critical desktop apps just don't render well on the iPad, while iCloud's security concerns cause "trepidation," the CTO says.

Enterprise Social Software: What Businesses Need to Do Next

A Forrester Research report says that while social software is gaining steam in the marketplace, businesses are nowhere near close to seeing a social revolution. Here's a look at the report's key findings, plus five tips for mapping out the

The Future of Productivity, According to Microsoft

A Microsoft concept video offers a compelling vision of the future of productivity, but is it just a fantasy? And why isn't anybody having fun?

Dropbox for Teams Adds Another Tool to Your Collaboration Toolkit

A Chance to Penetrate the Cloud

A Wednesday webinar, geared to finance executives, seeks to explore the cloud computing questions that are most on CFOs' minds.

How Pfizer’s CIO Led a Transformation of the Business

Editor in Chief Maryfran Johnson discusses CIO magazine's Nov. 1 cover story about how pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is using IT to drive new business.

U.S. CIO: Changing the Culture of Federal IT

U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel hopes cloud computing, Web services and a new IT culture of sharing can reap huge savings and prop up Uncle Sam.

The IT Jobs Cloud Computing Will Create

Conventional wisdom maintains that cloud computing will eliminate scores of IT jobs. CIO.com's Bernard Golden explains why that argument is flawed and describes the many IT jobs that will flourish in the age of cloud computing.

What Your Cloud Consultant is Trying To Tell You

Consultants have been a mainstay of IT departments forever. But in the cloud the commercial language is filled with a new set of euphemisms you need to understand. Here are some to look out for.