Cloud computing is all the rage for some firms. But should very sensitive HR data reside on the Internet? Cloud computing refers to keeping data on vendors’ servers operating on the Internet or “in the cloud,” and not on a…

Jason Averbook is chief business inovation officer of Knowledge Infusion a unit of Appirio. Many of us would describe ourselves as digitally connected to our personal lives. We know what our friends are up to (and what they had for lunch) in near real time.…

For many HR professionals who must handle mountains of information for payroll, administering benefits, and tending to other information systems as part of their daily responsibilities, making the move to a cloud based computing system might seem a little bit…

The benefits of cloud computing for businesses are obvious, but for human resources professionals cloud computing applications may be particularly useful. In larger corporations, HR teams can be spread out over different areas of a building, or even different areas…

Why HR and the Cloud?In the last 20 years, HR has re-invented itself. From the mundane activity of IR (industrial relations and labour), HR has elbowed itself into the front of a company’s business radar on par with marketing, finance,…