You can’t avoid the cloud. Some IT pros have chosen to embrace this maturing technology while others dug in their heels and doubled-down on local stacks, but here’s the bottom line: the cloud is coming.

Cultural change and cost management are still big hurdles for companies new to the Cloud. To increase the success of external cloud services, companies first need to look inward, says Sheldon Smith.

Considering a cloud move? Don’t ignore the big issues: Take a hard look at IT readiness, security, provider contracts and costs to maximize cloud potential.

VoIP remains a popular system for telephone communication in the enterprise. But have you ever considered the security holes this system is leaving you open to? And what company secrets are at risk of eavesdropping, denial of service and “Vishing” attacks?