Research Shows Increased Cloud Adoption But Concerns Remain
Mimecast, a provider of cloud-based email security, continuity, policy control and archiving, released the results of a survey sponsored by them. As it is always with any vendor sponsored research, one should take it with a grain of salt. However, it does offer some insight into cloud adoption in US and UK. I will highlight [...]
How well do you know Technical Communicators and their tools?
A few months ago we conducted a survey of over 300 Technical Communicators from a cross section of industries and company sizes. The results surprised us. Not only did we learn that most Technical Communicators believe that in order to use Wiki’s you needed to know Wiki text, but that they were rarely using any [...]
How far would you go to get a job in todays market redux
Sarah Jones over at the IT Job Board UK has some interesting coverage on how far would you go to get a job in today’s market. In Mid 2009, I wrote about the idea that people would alter their skill sets and knowledge to land any gig in the area. At that point, it was [...]
Enterprises Sneaking Into Public Clouds?
Image via CrunchBase There is a widespread opinion among pundits and cloud practitioners that enterprises are running away from public clouds. Part of the reason for this impression is the real security concerns about the cloud and the rest is due to the misinformation campaign unleashed by vendors who have a lot to lose in [...]
The Enterprise 2.0 Report Card for 2009
Despite a lackluster economy Enterprise 2.0 has emerged stronger and better prepared for 2010. In fact, most Enterprise 2.0 solution providers saw increased year over year revenue growth. Yet Enterprise 2.0 ROI value is still in question and vendors are not equipped to counter the arguments. Expect vendors to close that gap in 2010. <Click [...]
Rackspace Survey And Its Implications
Image via CrunchBase Rackspace’s recently published survey on Cloud Hosting tells us that Small Businesses are unaware of the term compared to mid sized businesses. Before I offer my take on this survey, I want to point out something else. When I read the Read Write Web’s post on the topic, I felt that the [...]
