Jamie Brenzel

Often times one mental hurdle that can hold businesses back from the modernization of their IT infrastructure through the use of the relatively new phenomenon of cloud computing is the simple feeling of being afraid to "jump on the bandwagon" too early. After all, there have been many trends in business and technology that seemed unstoppable at one time, only to be eclipsed by something else and then subsequently forgotten. How is one to judge where exactly the current cloud computing data revolution is headed? What Does the Research Say? There have been several recent surveys regarding the increasing popularity of online data backup and cloud computing. One of these polls conducted by Forrester Research found that 53% of businesses worldwide were interested in virtualizing their IT infrastructure and making the full transition into the cloud. When asked why they fel... (more)