Industrial Buzz - Data Technique, Inc. has published a white paper that will help schools, businesses and government agencies learn how cloud computing can help them cut costs, streamline technology administration and introduce exciting new applications to their organization.

 

The technology services firm is also holding a related seminar, Moving Into the Blue, for IT managers, CIOs and education administrators evaluating whether cloud computing is right for their organization. The targeted sessions on March 2, 2010, in Kansas City, Mo., will inform and educate business and education technologists about the relationships between network infrastructure, cloud computing, and virtualization. Registration information can be found at this link. With some technology market researchers predicting $42 billion in spending on cloud computing by 2012, the Moving Into the Blue With Cloud Computing white paper discusses how some businesses and schools have already transformed their own technology infrastructure by embracing ConneXcloud (pronounced Ka-Nex-Cloud).

 

ConneXcloud is an offering from Data Technique that integrates Google Apps into a school's or business's existing databases and applications, providing a single identity management interface for creating and administering user accounts and sharing information securely. The Google Apps suite is a cloud-based option for either educational accounts or businesses that replaces the need to install and maintain an on-premise e-mail and collaboration server. Drawing on the real-life experiences of ConneXcloud clients, the Data Technique white paper provides specific, concrete advice about how cloud computing can help business and education technologists: Save money and free up technology staff to focus on more strategic issues Get new users up and running more quickly Leverage core data across multiple applications, including cloud services and on-premise software Reduce an organization's technology infrastructure footprint by eliminating server hardware and the power needed to run them, giving a boost to the organization's green message Allow them to pay only for the access and services their organization needs.

 

We understand that a decision to move technology infrastructure to the cloud is not a decision to be made lightly, so in our white paper we've outlined the considerations and questions you should ask before taking a leap of faith, says Terry Calloway, founder and president of Data Technique. You can download the complete white paper at this link. Data Technique, Inc. is an information technology consulting firm committed to serving clients, helping achieve business continuity through technology and delivery of a maximum return on investment from their IT systems.

 

Data Technique has more than two decades of experience providing technology solutions to businesses as well as educational facilities from K-12 through university-level institutions. For more information, visit the company on the web at www.datatechnique.com. IDC Finds Cloud Computing Entering Period of Accelerating Adoption and Poised to Capture IT Spending Growth Over the Next Five Years, IDC (October 2008).