Where does Forrester see cloud computing in 2013? With 2013 just around the corner, it’s not surprising to see many companies rolling out their 2013 tech predictions – and it’s even less of a surprise that cloud computing features heavily. Analyst house Forrester has revealed its top 10 cloud computing predictions for next year, with all the contributors to the Forrester cloud playbook giving their view before narrowing down their insight to the best 10 enterprise ... To read the rest of the article you'll need to register for a free Cloud Tech News account. If you're already a member please log in below or if you've forgotten your password, please click here to reset it. View: fall 09 - Cloud computing and Evergreen IT. Cloud computing is the latest technology trend to capture the attention of businesses, consumers, and investors alike. This emerging model in which software programs are accessed through the Internet is being touted as The Next Big Thing.
But for corporate America, there’s much more to the revolution than outsourcing data, applications, or hardware. PwC’s technology leader Paul Horowitz and analysts Bo Parker and Vinod Baya introduce the vision of Evergreen IT, which builds upon cloud-computing principles. Gone are the typical technology barriers—high costs, complexity, and incompatibility—replaced by a technology foundation that is both enduring and flexible. Here’s what the future of true business agility looks like and how companies are taking the first steps toward getting there. Even if you aren’t a techie, chances are you’ve heard plenty about cloud computing. It could mean the difference between a business that is agile and one that stagnates. Understanding Evergreen IT pg.1. View 13: Cloud computing gets strategic: Reducing technology costs is just the starting point.
By Phil Garland, Rob Gittings, and Mike Pearl What a difference a year makes. Last fall, View introduced readers to what we called the latest technology trend to capture the attention of businesses, consumers, and investors alike. That description of cloud computing was apt: Momentum—along with considerable hype—for the new approach and its supporting technologies has been considerable. But the real impact is only now beginning to be felt. A year ago, cloud was squarely in the IT domain; now, it’s making its way to the boardroom. Most organizations today are no longer deciding whether they’ll use cloud computing.
Good questions—but all too often, the discussion ends there. Yes, cloud is absolutely about facilitating better IT. Cloud computing can play a strategic role for all companies, not just those in the technology or services industries. In essence, cloud lets you say yes more often. Having more options is a compelling proposition. Pg. 1. Cloud computing opportunities for business. 10Minutes on the cloud. Wp_cloud-computing_en_xg.pdf (application/pdf Object) Cloud Computing Journal Analysis: Microsoft's Cloud Strategy. A few days ago, Microsoft published The Economics of the Cloud, a whitepaper that has so far not gotten nearly as much attention or consideration as it deserves. Perhaps this indifference is due to a collective freshman flashback on the dreaded "Econ 101" or, to skepticism about Microsoft's importance in the new world of cloud computing.
Either way, it is unfortunate because the paper presents some startling new data about the cloud, and, not entirely intentionally, reveals the company's cloud strategy at a level of nuance that we have not seen before. The paper is by Rolf Harms and Michael Yamartino, a director and manager, respectively, in Microsoft's Corporate Strategy Group. The numerical data in the report and what the researchers make of it are quite interesting in their own right, but, when calibrated, Da Vinci Code style with the company's history and recent activities, they may reveal a bit more than the authors intended. Biggest is Bestest Supply, Demand, and Multi-Tenancy. The-Economics-of-the-Cloud.pdf (application/pdf Object)