Read this post on why “Cloud Computing is Not Burger King.” It claims that cloud computing hasn’t reached a mature age where customization is possible. The author, Lori MacVittie, highlights control as the key aspect that is needed by IT departments in order to effectively customize the cloud — and says we aren’t there yet. [...]
Read a piece from Federal Computer Week about the U.S. government seriously considering cloud computing: the White House is encouraging the launch of pilot programs to test cloud computing for federal agencies. Very cool.
As they work through security, compliance type issues, this will make a GREAT success story – cloud computing is good enough to [...]
Read an article from Reuters yesterday about VC firms investing in the cloud. Interesting because VC belts are tighter than ever right now and whatever companies they invest in need to have real value. Startups that are getting funded are helping companies “add capacity and manage resources more efficiently.” Purse strings are tight and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Greg Brail from Sonoa does a great job in discussing the importance of cloud services in his latest blog post here. He talks about the elastic capabilities of cloud vs. Web services and why they’re good for business.
Yes, we want open cloud standards. They are good for vendors and more importantly, they great for customers. I agree with Daryl Plummer’s take on the recently announced Open Cloud Manifesto. He holds a similar view on this topic – which is that open cloud standards need to focus on the customer.
History has shown us [...]
Julian Goldsmith wrote last week on a recent Silicon.com survey of CIOs about whether cloud computing is “part of their IT strategy to cut costs.” The majority of those surveyed said no, they are not looking to cloud computing to cut costs today. This resistance is to be expected and really comes as no surprise. [...]
David Linthicum wrote an interesting piece the other day about “What SOA Can Learn from Cloud Computing and Vice Versa.” He includes some valid points about what companies need to address when building out services for the cloud and how they can learn from SOA.
I agree with the need for what David calls “service expandability,” [...]
The cloud conversation today often centers on how cloud computing can benefit the enterprise. However, it’s really those mid-sized companies and departments within larger companies that have the needs and capabilities to cloud compute.
Mid-sized companies are just trying to survive today’s shaky economic climate and they need the capability to scale with their needs quickly [...]
