Rick Blaisdell

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RickBlaisdell just created content Cloud communication tools - Part I

Cloud based social and communication tools help companies improve their performance in terms of efficient communication, reducing budget and increased collaboration. Businesses are not obligated any longer to pay separately for business tools, such as teleconferencing and videoconferencing, but they now have the flexibility to leverage cloud communication tools and apps that offer them more availability, flexibility and scalability.

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mdavis10 just commented on The chart is actually a in IT Performance

The chart is actually a generic one that you can find various places on the web. Growth is defined as that early stage growth often at a fairly dramatic rate. Expansion is later in a company’s history when it wants to move to the next stage of its life. Obviously these are generalisations and some companies go through various transformations and changes in different forms, reinventing themselves etc multiple times.

Agree with you that you might not want a steady Eddie, but I would guess that there are a fair number out there!

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That means it is only up from there

Wed, 04/24/2013 - 20:48

Companies optimized for the cloud win in today’s market

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 13:30

Although enterprises are still in the early stages of adopting Big Data solutions, these technologies are among the fastest-growing cloud-based tools. The move to cloud computing is challenging the computer industry, and at the heart of this are the Big Data and the built for cloud scalable database platforms that enable it. As demand grows, applications are able to add new computing nodes, and each additional node adds capacity to serve more clients.

How to choose a cloud–based VOIP solution

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 10:26

Communication is a heavy weight on budgets and companies all over the world are looking for ways to cut down their communication costs. As we discussed in another article, cloud-based VOIP solutions offer businesses a reliable communication option at a lower cost.

Dynamic Cloud Computing Environments Streamline Business Operations

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 07:45

Mobility and cloud computing are leading the strategic direction for businesses today. From operations to marketing and customer services, each department of a company is influenced by both of these. Business leaders are starting to understand that these technologies are successful only if they rely on a stable IT infrastructure. IaaS is one of the most needed and required cloud computing services as businesses prefer not to spend on large and expensive physical equipment.

Public Safety in the Cloud

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 10:07

I’ve recently read an article on the importance and utility of cloud in several industries: education, marketing companies, online entertainment, healthcare, information technology, finance and banking, telecommunication, hospitality, start-ups and security. I have no doubt that cloud computing apps and services can be of use in every single domain and business.

Cloud communication tools - Part II

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 08:49

In one of my latest articles, I talked about cloud based social and communication tools that help organizations improve their performance and I mentioned some of these tools that SMBs should be focusing on: voice, email

New HIPPA Regulation Applies to Cloud Services Providers

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 12:09

The major driving factors for the health care sector to move to cloud-based platforms is the need to increase storage while reducing costs and the ability to centrally manage patient data. The large amount of data health care providers own and manage can cause huge costs in managing physical machines and storage. The health care sector could get a much higher rate of return on investments from cloud adoption even more so than other industries.