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    Posted on May 5th, 2009

    Written by admin

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    Cloud Security, Cloud Services, Cloud Standards, Enterprise, Scalability, Web Services

    Cloud: Try cautiously first…

    Yesterday I took part in the cloud computing panel at SIIA NetGain with moderator John Blossom from Shore Communications. We discussed the concerns for companies moving business to the cloud.
    Larry Schwartz, president of a company called Newstex, approaches the cloud with what he calls a “try first, justify second” approach. This might make sense, but [...]

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    Posted on May 4th, 2009

    Written by admin

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    Cloud Architecture, Cloud Design, Cloud Services, Cloud Standards, Enterprise, SaaS, Web Services

    What’s wrong with the McKinsey Report on Cloud Computing ?

    It seems like everybody that has written about this report always starts with, “Glad that McKinsey did this report, BUT…” Given that enough people (i.e the industry at large) has said their thanks, lets focus on the issues:
    - Most customers adopting cloud computing “hide” behind cost saving to “bypass” operations. Why? Because IT operations as [...]

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    Posted on May 1st, 2009

    Written by Chet Kapoor

    Tags

    Cloud Architecture, Cloud Design, Cloud Services, Convergence, Enterprise 2.0, SaaS, Web 2.0, Web Services

    Q&A with Dana Gardner

    I had a chance to connect with Dana Gardner recently. He has some really great insights into cloud computing and the enterprise. Dana is the president and principal analyst with Interarbor Solutions and writes for ZDNet on the cloud.
    How will cloud computing affect business models of existing
    enterprise computing vendors?
    The impact of cloud use and [...]

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