Category: Cloud Computing

2013 MTL: Managing Innovation in Client Relations & Private Clouds

Michigan data center operator Online Tech will be exhibiting a range of secure hosting solutions for mission critical applications, including cloud hosting, colocation, managed servers, compliant hosting and disaster recovery, at the Midwest Technology Leaders 2013 symposium for IT executives … Continue reading

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Pairing Cloud Computing Benefits with Security and Compliance

The added business value of cloud computing is multi-faceted, as Online Tech’s co-CEO Mike Klein outlined in a previous article, The Six Benefits of Cloud Computing, which I’ll summarize here: Lower Costs Pooling of computing resources means better efficiency and … Continue reading

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Cloud-Based Mobile Payment Considerations at ETA Expo: PCI Compliant Cloud is Essential

Only a week left until the 2013 ETA (Electronic Transactions Association) Annual Meeting & Expo in New Orleans. This conference is going to be held at the New Orleans Convention Center from April 30-May 2, and is expected to have … Continue reading

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Overcoming Healthcare CIO Challenges with Secure & Scalable HIPAA Hosting

McKesson’s Understanding Your CIO article catalogues a list of statistics derived from surveys, polls and interviews of healthcare CIOs. It’s a very informative snapshot of the position’s latest responsibilities and concerns as the healthcare IT landscape rapidly evolves due to … Continue reading

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Precautions with the HIPAA Cloud for Healthcare Software as a Service (SaaS) Companies

A recent Google search brought me to a health IT blog, Life as a Healthcare CIO, and the post entitled The Reality of SaaS. The author discusses whether or not SaaS/cloud computing is appropriate for EHR (electronic health record) hosting … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing Drives Infrastructure as a Service & Data Center Growth

A recent article by CIO.com reports on the growing trend of outsourcing IT infrastructure to service providers – according to the IDC, service providers currently account for 13 percent of new data center space, with projected growth to be more … Continue reading

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Online Tech Hosts Lunch & Learn on Cloud Computing for Michigan Businesses

Online Tech will host the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce’s Lunch & Learn event at our Ann Arbor 2 data center in Michigan on April 16. Co-CEO Mike Klein will present on cloud computing, and how it helps all types … Continue reading

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Michigan Growing in Supply/Shipping Industry

There’s been quite a bit of talk around Michigan as an incredibly fast-growing IT state. What you may not have heard as much about, is the prospect of Michigan blossoming into a very effective shipping hub for North America. I … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing Supports Southeast Michigan Tech Job Growth

According to a recent guest blog on CrainsDetroit.com, the top ten manufacturing job postings in the Southeast Michigan region are related to the information technology field, including positions such as software developers, computer programmers and system analysts. The Michigan auto … Continue reading

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State of Cloud Security: Vetting Applications and Cloud Providers for Compliance and Security

The latest report from the Ponemon Institute, located in Traverse City, Michigan, sought to analyze trends in cloud computing security among organizations that use software as a service (SaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS). Only half of organizations are … Continue reading

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