Cloud computing is a nebulous concept. It means one thing to one person and something else to another. A team of computer scientists at the National Association of Standards and Technology (NIST) has ...

After years in the works and 15 drafts, the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) working definition of cloud computing, the 16th and final definition has been published as The NIST ...

A working definition for cloud computing—a new computer technique with potential for achieving significant cost savings and information technology agility—has been released by a team of computer ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is requesting public comments on its most complete cloud computing guide to date. The guide, NIST Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations, ...

Wylie Wong is a freelance journalist who specializes in business, technology and sports. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Need more guidance on developing your ...

The cloud computing research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting public comments on a draft of a new guide to cloud computing. NIST Cloud Computing Synopsis ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is going to weigh in on cloud computing and has started by working on a definition of what cloud computing is. While it hasn’t officially released ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Last year, the Defense Department inspector general embarked on a mission to determine whether cloud computing actually saves the Pentagon money. One year later, that question remains unanswered, ...