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3 Ways Cloud Computing Helps You Stay Green
April 2012 - Data center power consumption is growing. From 2000 to 2006 power use by data centers had doubled. By the end of this year, it is expected to double yet again. This increase in power continues as a result of powerful servers hitting the market and the growing demand of computing of all kinds. As power consumption rises, it’s become clear that the simplest way to mitigate the increase is though more efficient use of servers – that is exactly what cloud computing accomplishes.
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The Cloud as the IT Equalizer
March 2012 - We believe the cloud is the great IT equalizer. It levels the playing field for small or new businesses and allows the flexibility to move small and simple to large and sophisticated IT configurations. The benefits of moving to the cloud – ease of use, cost efficiency and enhanced security – increase every day as cloud providers expand their services and support making the cloud easier and more accessible for developers and businesses of all sizes.
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Building Flexible IT Strategy for Business Growth
February 2012 - Businesses and institutions are looking to the cloud more and more as a means to reduce capital expenditures, IT investment and to streamline operations. Even our home state of Washington, under new CIO Bharat Shyam, is making steps towards streamlining IT service to the cloud for the sole purpose of reducing costs and simplifying service. We’ve learned from experience that even in the best economic situations, cost savings paired with quality are imperative to business survival, and the cloud model manages to fill both needs at once.
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A Look Ahead Toward 2012 Technology
January 2012 - Technology changes at ever-accelerated rate. The amount of data we consume and store keeps growing and the capacity for that storage is getting more valuable. Server real estate is expanding in data centers, but shrinking in offices and homes as we trade large computing towers for petite mobile devices, and in-house server rooms for cloud-hosted software. We’re taking a stab at predicting some trends for 2012 and beyond.
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