How Long Will Cloud's Reality Trail the Hype?
Washington Technology
July 21, 2010
Detractors and supports agree momentum is building
Whether you love cloud computing or hate it, the one point of agreement seems to be the inevitability of cloud computing’s adoption by federal agencies. Its speed of approach is uncontested.
“Cloud is moving faster than any other breakthrough technology I’ve seen over the past 10 years,” said Thom Rubel, research vice president for IDC’s government insight division. “The combination of potential cost savings and the business case have been powerful drivers.”
At Computer Sciences Corp., a big player among the new “cloud integrators,” companies that port organizations’ networks, applications and business processes to the cloud, the view is that “the horse has left the barn, the train has left the station, use whatever metaphor you want — this is very real,” said Ronald Knode, CSC director of global security solutions and adjunct professor at Towson University.
Washington Technology
July 21, 2010
Detractors and supports agree momentum is building
Whether you love cloud computing or hate it, the one point of agreement seems to be the inevitability of cloud computing’s adoption by federal agencies. Its speed of approach is uncontested.
“Cloud is moving faster than any other breakthrough technology I’ve seen over the past 10 years,” said Thom Rubel, research vice president for IDC’s government insight division. “The combination of potential cost savings and the business case have been powerful drivers.”
At Computer Sciences Corp., a big player among the new “cloud integrators,” companies that port organizations’ networks, applications and business processes to the cloud, the view is that “the horse has left the barn, the train has left the station, use whatever metaphor you want — this is very real,” said Ronald Knode, CSC director of global security solutions and adjunct professor at Towson University.
