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Clearing Up the Cloud at NTEN's Nonprofit Cloud Computing Summit

Tech Soup

" Part of the problem, I think, is that the term "cloud" is used in a lot of different ways by a lot of different people. This includes things like: Outsourced infrastructure: you rent server space and bandwidth to do with as you see fit, such as Amazon's S3. unfortunate connotations. The cloud may not be cheaper.

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What is cloud computing?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

You are dependent on your internet connection – which could be a problem for mission-critical applications. Companies such as Amazon are creating massive grid storage and computing services for applications in the cloud. Changes in the application happen without your knowledge or consent.

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Impact and Interoperability: How Technology Powers Collaboration

Saleforce Nonprofit

The collaboration required at mass scale between governments at the national and local levels, private entities, healthcare institutions, philanthropic donors, nonprofits, and individuals is immense. Amazon is more than just where you get your last-minute holiday gifts. But what about those tools that weren’t?

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[VIDEO] How to Get a Return on Your Nonprofit Technology Investment

Bloomerang

So if you get interrupted, or you have to bounce early, no problem. ” If you’re not moving for the right reasons, it’s a problem because moving is expensive, it’s time-consuming, and it takes a lot of brainpower. They figured out how to use Amazon and apps and all kinds of stuff. So send in your chats.