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Small Businesses Don’t Know About the Cloud: Survey
Nearly three-quarters (71 percent) of small businesses surveyed by Newtek Business Services said they have never heard of cloud computing, underlining a fundamental lack of knowledge about the technology. Based on a poll of approximately 1,800 respondents, the survey found only 26 percent of those who had heard of cloud computing could describe what it…
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Businesses Cutting Costs with Cloud Computing: Survey
CDW, a provider of technology products and services to business, government, education and health care, announced the results of its first Cloud Computing Tracking Poll, an assessment of current and future cloud computing use in business, government, health care and education based on a survey of 1,200 IT professionals familiar with their organization’s use of,…
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Intel Launches AppUp Hybrid Cloud Solution for Small Businesses
Technology giant Intel has launched the AppUp Small Business Service, an offering running on the company’s Hybrid Cloud platform that is designed to enable server manufacturers, software vendors and service providers to offer small businesses the advantages of cloud computing with applications and data running on their own premises. Intel’s AppUp Small Business Service represents…
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Google, Microsoft Battle for Business Cloud Customers
For more than a year, Microsoft has been pushing an aggressive “all in” cloud strategy. The reason behind it is simple: Although desktop-bound software such as Windows and Office continues to dump tons of cash at the company’s front door, a paradigm shift is underway—one that threatens to leave Microsoft behind as consumers and businesses…
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Rackspace Intros Virtual Desktop Platform
Rackspace Hosting is launching a Rackspace hosted virtual desktop platform, enabling companies to gain the benefits of centralized infrastructure and data but without the capital investment, and enabling resellers to offer virtual desktop solutions to their end-user customers. Rackspace’s Chris Zagorski, director of Enterprise Product Development, told Channel Insider that the adoption of mobile devices…