What's the difference between the three most popular cloud computing architectures IaaS, PaaS and SaaS? We've asked the experts to find out. Cloud computing has come a long way whether you mean the ...

Cloud computing is one technology moving faster than almost all others toward becoming table stakes in enterprise IT. In 2017 alone, the public cloud services market is predicted to grow 18 percent, ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Anyone who who follows technology trends has undoubtedly heard the term "cloud service" thrown around a few gazillion times over the past few months. But if you don't know the difference between terms ...

Software as a service vendors host the applications, making them available to users via the internet. With SaaS, businesses don't have to install or download any software to their existing IT ...

When thinking about migrating to the cloud, these are three core models to choose from. Here’s what each does and how to determine which model is right for your business. The IT field is notorious for ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

I’m often asked whether a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) startup, is better off contracting for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) or Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) services. However, that question begs ...

One of the factors that makes the cloud inherently challenging is that users don't have much control over the underlying infrastructure or cloud services. A cloud service provider (CSP) is responsible ...

Cloud computing has long been heralded as the backbone of digital transformation, but not all parts of the cloud market are treated equally. As of 2025, software as a service (SaaS) continues to ...

How does security apply to Cloud Computing? In this article, we address this question by listing the five top security challenges for Cloud Computing, and examine some of the solutions to ensure ...