Click here to see what Forbes Contributing Editor Joe McKendrick thinks are the questions you need to ponder when considering a move to the cloud. How big of a "game changer" will it be for you company. He says to ask yourself with respect to your company; 1) How service oriented are we? 2) Are we capable of managing a variety of clouds? 3) Do we have an information strategy?

Click here to learn the unique perspective of Dan Dieterle on cloud computing and hosted services.

Click here to learn who CRN believes are the top 100 cloud computing vendors and much more. There are some great lists for 2010, 2011, and 2012 associated with this article. This covers a large swath fo the players in the field and some may prove to be worthy of your investment dollars.

Click here to see what Citrix is up to in their most recent accouncements.  My favorite quote from the article is, "The key to success in the cloud era is to design everything you do with the assumption that everyone is mobile and is using a mix of personal devices, communications over wireless networks you do not own and using cloud systems,” Wes Wasson, Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer said.

Click here to learn the six signs of a maturing cloud-computing industry. Watch out for two of them.  When the bottom falls out and commoditization begins. This is an interesting summary of key things to look for in a maturing marketplace.

Click here to learn who CRN believes are the top 100 cloud computing vendors and much more. There are some great lists for 2010, 2011, and 2012 associated with this article. This covers a large swath fo the players in the field and some may prove to be worthy of your investment dollars.

Click here to learn why its never too late to move to the cloud. The transition to the cloud will take years for some companies. We are clearly in the transition years for cloud computing and it will eventually be a part of most IT strategy for years to come. This article is a good place to understand the transition and why companies may not be late but fashionable when they arrive at the cloud.

Click here to learn the unique perspective of Dan Dieterle on cloud computing and hosted services.

Click here to learn what Oracle is doing quietly in the cloud space. Oracle's SaaS strategy is aimed at existing Oracle customers that want to switch to a SaaS model, as well as new customers that may be looking to tap into the cloud for CRM or HCM tools. If you're an investor in the cloud space, Oracle is looking for your attention.

Click here to see what Forbes Contributing Editor Joe McKendrick thinks are the questions you need to ponder when considering a move to the cloud. How big of a "game changer" will it be for you company. He says to ask yourself with respect to your company; 1) How service oriented are we? 2) Are we capable of managing a variety of clouds? 3) Do we have an information strategy?