Technology

Even though we are not always aware of it, Data visualization is influencing our everyday life more and more. Our brains are made to easily process visual data, which we cannot say for complicated spreadsheets and reports. Raw data is monotonous and very often difficult to understand. By presenting data in a visually appealing way we are making it easier to read and also provide a possibility to uncover surprising patterns and observations that wouldn't be apparent from looking at stats alone. To begin visualizing your data you need a right peace of software.

Comparing to cloud computing, on-premises computing can be expensive. You need to buy the right hardware and the software, have the people to maintain and keep everything up to date and there are also other expenses, like electric power, real estate costs etc.  Comparing to that, Cloud solutions are accessed online and usually hosted by a third-party vendor. The second difference between them is the “pay as you go” or on-demand usage service model comparing to the traditional upfront capital expenditure, as it is the case with on-premises computing.

Imagine all the software a company uses today in everyday business:

• ERP for operations
• CRM solution for sales
• Outlook for email
• Skype for communication
• Excel for spreadsheets etc.

Now image a system that unifies all of these applications into a single cloud based solution. That is right - Microsoft Dynamics 365 offers this and much more in an intelligent cloud platform that combines ERP and CRM.

Cloud computing provided to companies a new way to improve the effectiveness of business processes and the outcomes of their efforts.

In the last five years more and more companies have embraced the practice of renting access to the applications and technology they need when they need them. No matter is it about marketing, customer service, human resources, sales or finance.

While a lot of people talk about new cloud computing trends which will be big in 2013 (you can read a good article about this at CIO.com ), today we are going to focus on something different. It's a fact that, no matter bigger popularity and growth of cloud computing, there are still some not so clear things about it.

That is why, we are presenting you just five of the great unsolved mysteries about cloud computing:

Gartner, Inc. recently highlighted the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2013. Gartner defines a strategic technology as one with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years.

They have identified the top 10 technologies that will be strategic for most organizations, and that IT leaders should factor into their strategic planning processes over the next two years. These trends focus on - social, mobile, cloud and information technologies.