DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland — Jan. 19, 2016 — Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella announced a new three-part initiative to ensure that Microsoft’s cloud computing resources serve the public good. As part of this initiative the recently formed Microsoft Philanthropies will donate $1 billion of Microsoft Cloud Services, measured at fair market value, to serve nonprofits and […]
5 Surprising Ways Cloud Computing is Changing Education
Cloud Computing Education The benefits of cloud computing are being recognized in businesses and institutions across the board, with almost 90 percent of organizations currently using some kind of cloud-based application. The immediate benefits of cloud computing are obvious: cloud-based applications reduce infrastructure and IT costs, increase accessibility, enable collaboration, and allow organizations more flexibility […]
Education in the Cloud
OVER THE LAST two to three years, there has been a noticable increase in the number of institutions of higher education investigating and implementing cloud-based solutions for their IT infrastructure. E-mail, calendaring, collaboration, videoconferencing, and even ERP (enterprise resource planning) and learning management systems are now candidates for cloud-sourcing. Offerings are available to migrate telephone […]