Digital Asset Management

Google and newspapers go way back. They’ve debated with the Associated Press over access to the AP’s content, created FastFlip in an effort to enhance the digital newspaper interface and brought articles to life with Living Stories thanks to pilots with national newspapers.
Varian is concerned less with revenue and advertising, as he is with the [...]

SaaS vs Hosted, Part 1: The Differences are in the Design « DAM-it!.
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), also known as Cloud Computing, has been a buzzword around technology circles for a few years now. We’ve seen its ease and capability in many different forms, from the popular Salesforce.com CRM application to our own WebDAM solution. However, some confusion [...]

Cloud Computing: The New IT Paradigm « Thoughts on Information Technology.

Much has been said about the new concept of Cloud Computing. There are a myriad of definitions and just as many companies claiming to have a Cloud Computing solution. What is really Cloud Computing, and which solutions will offer you what this new paradigm [...]

Cloud Computing Will Cause Three IT Revolutions – careers, cloud computing – CIO.

Every revolution results in winners and losers — after the dust settles. During the revolution, chaos occurs as people attempt to discern if this is the real thing or just a minor rebellion. All parties put forward their positions, attempting to convince [...]

Charles Leadbeater on Cloud Culture: promise and danger « Counterpoint.
The internet we have grown up with is a decentralised network of separate computers, with their own software and data. Cloud computing may look like an extension of this network-centric logic but, in fact, it is quite different.
As cloud computing comes of age, our links [...]

The Forrester Blog For Technology Product Management & Marketing Professionals.

“Cloud computing” is a very hot topic, and like social media, subject to much debate about “what is cloud computing?” and “what does it mean for business?” Simply stated, cloud computing lets your customers and potential buyers take advantage of services and resources delivered as an [...]

The Winds of Change Are Blowing in the Clouds Favor | Financial Market Data Web Services – Xignite Blog.

A few years back, if you asked your IT professionals about Cloud Computing, you probably would have received a blank stare, followed up with an “I love my servers” comment. At that time, even the term [...]

Four Hundred Stuff–Hybrid Cloud Adoption Rates to Exceed 60 Percent This Year, EDC Says.
by Alex Woodie
Cloud computing and hybrid cloud computing are not just the latest high-tech terms to be flaunted by hype-hungry marketers. Instead, the terms refer to a real phenomenon that’s set to have a big impact on how organizations consume IT in [...]

Who Exactly Owns Your Data in the Cloud? – GigaOM.

Between Gmail, Google Docs, Zoho, Facebook, Basecamp, Flickr, Twitter and countless other applications, much of our data now sits in the cloud. But few people ever stop to think about where that data is stored or how it might be accessed or used. So who [...]

Gartner Talks About The Role Of Cloud Computing In IT Organizations In The Coming Years | CloudAve.
The analyst firm Gartner has made some predictions regarding how IT organizations will shape up in the next few years of this decade. Some of these predictions are about how Cloud Computing will transform IT and I will highlight them [...]