Whatever trends are emerging, fading or in full swing, there are more than enough experts to declare, debunk or deny their existence. The fun part is not necessarily wading through all the contradicting opinions to select the one that represents the closest thing to reality, but waiting 12 months or so and watching them all say they were correct in how things actually turned out.

In the last 12 months the tech industry has crowned the latest trend and named it “cloud computing.” Nearly anyone that has access to the Internet has an opinion, definition or prediction about what cloud computing is and what it potentially means to business, government or humanity as a whole.

While these musings range from purely entertaining to positively absurd it seems a more prudent course to focus on the value individuals and organization can derive from adopting these technologies.

More than ever, an enterprise of more than 5 people purchases something for the business for only one reason: to increase profits. This ultimate goal can be realized in 2 and only 2 fundamental ways: lower costs or increase sales. Read more