Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2011
Gartner announced its top 10 strategic technologies for the coming year. The Connecticut-based IT research and advice company built its list by seeking technologies that could significantly impact enterprise within three years. This meant trends with “a high potential for disruption to IT or the… Read more
Where is my data stored ?
“Where is my data stored ?” is a question we are often asked when discussing migrations to the cloud. Closely followed by “my IT security guys tell me I must legally store all company data within this country”. So let us try to answer these… Read more
Cloud Technology Solutions appoints Paul Lees as VP of Technology
Cloud Technology Solutions, the North West-based Google Authorised Business Partner – one of only five ‘managed’ partners in the country has appointed Paul Lees as VP of Technology. Paul is one of the UK’s leading specialists in the area of Cloud Security and Identity and… Read more
Total Cost of Ownership
Google offer tools for you to calculate the huge savings you can make with the move to Google Apps. Visit Google for an interactive tool that will demonstrate the savings you can make at www.gonegoogle.com. Total Cost of Ownership is an important set of metrics… Read more
Why Google ?
Ten years ago your access to the best technology was at the office. Now it’s not unlikely that your home computer or device is better than anything they give you at the office. And consumer applications such YouTube, Picasa, Blogger, Facebook and Twitter change the… Read more
Why Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing is the IT markets attempt to illustrate where your programs and data are hosted and operated on the internet. This means that both the software and the information within it live on centrally located servers rather than on your premises on desktop computers… Read more
In The Press…
Google Apps Migration: Officially Big Business? Cloud Technology Solutions were recently highlighted in an article about migrating to Google Apps on MSPMentor. Cloud Technology Solutions specialise in user adoption of Cloud products and migrating user data to Cloud based solutions. Read an industry view point… Read more
Event at Google UK
Next Event: Thursday 18th March 2010, 14:00, Google UK Cloud Computing – A Perspective from Google An Executive Level Briefing on Cloud Computing and Google Apps The event will be held at: Google UK Head Office Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1 9TQ… Read more
A Cloud is a Cloud is a Cloud… or is it?
In this blog I’m going to try and define, why people are struggling to define cloud computing! Cloud computing per se is not a new technology or product. The National Institute of Standards defines it thus:- “Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand… Read more




