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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Had a great conversation earlier this week with Bob Scheier. He’s currently writing a series on cloud computing for InfoWorld – his piece from last week about CTOs managing the cloud was really thought provoking and on-target for what we’ve been talking about here on Edge of the Cloud.
From the article: “Not all compute clouds [...]
Michael Richardson, CTO at a company called SelectMinds, is doing some innovative things in the enterprise social computing space today. He and I fleshed out some thoughts on this topic in a piece that was published today in ZDNet. We discuss how social computing can help your company innovate and why you should jump in. [...]
I recently sat down with my friend Aaron Smith to get his thoughts on the business benefits of APIs. You can read more of Aaron’s thoughts on APIs here.
What do you see as the business benefits of APIs?
Just like every business has its own processes and revenue models, not all will benefit from APIs in [...]
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.
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,” [...]
