Business and government executives expect their organizations to use Cloud computing within the next two years, according to results of a recent survey.

Routine maintenance exposed a hole in Intuit's online infrastructure last week. According to the company, an accidental power failure took down both primary and backup systems, which, in turn, caused disruptions to several Web sites and online services.

The market is buzzing with Intuit’s "connected services" approach, extending QuickBooks functionality via the Web. This might appear to be little more than an announcement of additional capabilities. But when you look deeper, you begin to understand what is really happening.