Cloud Computing
Much of the discussion around modern IT still revolves around purely technical aspects of a given platform, leaving many business people in the dark as to what true value of a new technical architecture actually is.
Is the technological management of multiple cloud providers a core activity of the enterprise or something best provided as a managed service? Longhaus research director Sam Higgins gives his view.
Springboard Research's Asia Pacific Head of Research, Michael Barnes looks at the feedback they received when surveying local users about their strategic take on Software-as-a-Service.
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In a period of intense application renewal the traditional suppliers of hardware appliances are being forced to re-evaluate strategies for growth. On the one hand mega technology vendors such as IBM, Oracle, and HP are consolidating solutions across all aspects of information, applications and technology stacks.
This white paper discusses the business drivers motivating IT buyers to consider cloud computing as an alternative to traditional dedicated IT architectures and in- house sourcing models.
The arrival of cloud computing comes none too soon. The model for the modern data center, having served the information technology needs of organisations so well for so many years, is facing challenges.
Despite all the hype around it, cloud computing sits somewhere between the 'next big thing' and a craze that will fizzle out before it has much impact.
Conclusion: There is still more hype in the media about cloud computing than uptake. Advocates promise dramatically improved ease of use, lowered costs driven by economies of scale, and much greater flexibility in sourcing and adapting to change. Nicholas Carr in his latest book2, predicts that cloud computing will put most IT departments out of business.
A cost-cutting mentality is reigniting interest in one of the most misunderstood tools in the IT arena, the benchmark, creating an extraordinary difference of opinion between those who espouse its benefits, those who are forced to use it and uncompromising doubters. The risk, especially for the vendor, is that benchmarking can substantially influence pricing models associated with a multi-million dollar, multi-year deal.
Cloud computing is a new mode of sourcing and delivering ICT services via the internet on a pay-as-you-go basis. It provides exciting new alternatives to on-premises ICT infrastructure and applications for some workloads. OVUM In this webinar, Dr. Steve Hodgkinson, Research Director of Ovum Public Sector, explores the potential of cloud computing for enterprise CIOs and provide guidance on how, and why, enterprises should be paying attention to the cloud.
Choosing a colocation provider is a vital decision that, if not properly made, can leave a company in a potentially long-term, discontented situation. There are five critical areas to evaluate when choosing a colocation provider.
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