Over time, cloud adoption will be driven more by the business model and the characteristic requirements of the workload, rather than about infrastructure efficiencies alone. As innovation explodes around cloud services, new solutions will emerge that support niche business issues or community requirements.
Archive for March, 2010
Different Clouds For Different Purposes
March 30th, 2010 By Lori Salow MarshallPushing For Standards In Cloud Computing
March 23rd, 2010 By Jay NobleCSC is definitely trying to drive standardization in cloud computing, because it will not only improve things like interoperability of systems and portability of data, it will be central to securing the cloud.
And this is where a lot of the acronyms we’re working with come in, the various organizations and ideas such as NIST, SCAP and OMOP. Read more
Working At Both Ends Of The Cloud IT Stack
March 21st, 2010 By Randy ArthurAlong with my colleague, Lori Salow Marshall, I’ve been working at both ends of the IT stack, so to speak — working on building out CSC Trusted Cloud Services offerings in the realm of infrastructure at the bottom, and orchestration at the top.
With cloud infrastructure, we’re trying to develop a point-click-and-buy service for virtual machines. Not every enterprise client can take advantage of this type of service from, say, Amazon or other public cloud providers of virtualization because of security or regulatory compliance mandates.
Yes, Cloud Computing Is Disruption (And That’s OK)
March 19th, 2010 By Jay NobleThere is a disruption factor that’s undeniable when talking about cloud computing, and it’s disrupting business on many different levels.
That’s a relatively harmless thing when you’re talking about disrupting business models by enabling software-as-a-service through cloud architecture. But there’s also the disruption that technology can cause in the labor force.
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