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Welcome to the Cloud Computing Forum podcast from Astadia!

In this podcast channel:  Industry analysts, executives, and practitioners discuss hot topics in Cloud Computing and enterprise software.

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• Why should businesses deploy the cloud? Businesses are increasingly looking to cloud technology to increase sales and improve IT processes. But where should they start? Our panelists discuss the importance of evaluating your business objectives and your IT infrastructure to find the right cloud technology and compatible cloud partner to meet your specific needs. To learn more, listen to our panelists on the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast.
• (Part 2) Why should businesses deploy the cloud? Businesses are increasingly looking to cloud technology to increase sales and improve IT processes. But where should they start? Our panelists discuss the importance of evaluating your business objectives and your IT infrastructure to find the right cloud technology and compatible cloud partner to meet your specific needs. To learn more, listen to our panelists on the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast.
• When is it really good enough? Data Security and Cloud Computing IT buyers are evaluating Cloud and on premise technologies head to head now. What security issues do they face? How are IT leaders assessing risk versus cost? How are vendors addressing the need for security alongside the inherent openness and transparency of the Cloud model? To find out, listen to our panelists on the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast.
• Cloud vs Premise Based: In customer service and support, where is the ROI? What are IT buyers' priorities when investing in Cloud technologies vs on premise? And what are these buyers getting out of those investments? What customer service and support organizations can Cloud computing solutions benefit the most, and when is a premise based solution more likely? To find out, listen to our panelists on the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast.
• (Part 2) Cloud vs Premise Based: In customer service and support, where is the ROI? What are I.T. buyers' priorities when investing in Cloud technologies vs on premise? And what are these buyers getting out of those investments? What customer service and support organizations can Cloud computing solutions benefit the most, and when is a premise based solution more likely?
• (Part 3) Cloud vs Premise Based: In customer service and support, where is the ROI? What are I.T. buyers' priorities when investing in Cloud technologies vs on premise? And what are these buyers getting out of those investments? What customer service and support organizations can Cloud computing solutions benefit the most, and when is a premise based solution more likely?
• Twitter vs Facebook: what can a business do in social media to actually drive ROI? What should a business leader go into social media expecting to get out of their company's participation? Isn't it deceptively easy to start these programs but a lot harder to keep them going? What are a few things a company needs to do to sustain a social media or social networking program? Listen to our expert panelists wrestle with these questions on the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast.
• Twitter vs Facebook: Social media trends put buyers in charge of the conversation Is your company comfortable letting buyers control your selling conversations? If not, the new world online will prove challenging. Our panel of social media experts discuss how social media is creating new dynamics for buyer/seller relationships. Thanks for tuning in to Astadia's Cloud Computing Forum Podcast.
• Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Wikipedia... what's the best social media platform for your strategy? Social media platforms have exploded in popularity...creating tough choices for companies that need to communicate in public. Which ones actually reach a B2B audience? Do I have to join dozens of sites to even get into the game? Listen as our expert panelists wrestle with these questions and more on the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast.
• Twitter vs Facebook: where is the sustainable success in social media? It’s very easy to set up social media, but very hard to optimize without leadership and campaign structure behind it. How to keep your social media presence from dying off? And how to keep it focused on your business objectives? Listen as our expert panelists wrestle with these questions on the Astadia Cloud Computing Forum podcast.