Many enterprises are starting their cloud computing journey with a private cloud. But what is a private cloud? Are they real or just “IT as we always knew it” ?
Do Enterprises Need an Agile Approach to Cloud Strategy?
April 12, 2013 by 1 Comment
Now that corporate IT is finally taking cloud seriously, we’re starting to see development of more explicit enterprise-wide “cloud strategies”. Whether driven internally or with the help of external consultants, many of these take familiar IT strategy development processes and direct them at cloud. Here are some common pitfalls we’re seeing with many of these [...]
Seven Things We Learned at Cloud Connect
April 8, 2013 by 1 Comment
It was an interesting week last week at Cloud Connect Silicon Valley. In addition to the keynotes and track sessions, we also saw the release of the summary results of the latest joint Cloud Connect / Everest Group survey on enterprise cloud adoption. Here are the seven things we took away from the conference, the [...]
Business Agility: How Does Cloud Computing and Big Data Help?
February 5, 2013 by 6 Comments
How do cloud computing, big data, and other “agile” technologies improve business agility? Why, “Automation!” of course. That’s part of it, but you’re missing the biggest gains.
IT Transformation Case Study – Domino Sugar
January 15, 2013 by 1 Comment
For many enterprises the cost to operate and maintain complex ERP systems consumes a large part of the IT budget. Given security and application performance requirements, you wouldn’t think that ERP would be on the top of the CIO’s list for cloud migration. Domino Sugar thought otherwise, and successfully migrated their SAP ERP environment to [...]
IT Transformation Case Study – State Street
December 22, 2012 by 4 Comments
While many enterprises are migrating dev / test environments to the cloud, few are using cloud to drive changes in application development like State Street.
Video: Cloud Computing Initiative as a Google Doc
December 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you could compress a cloud computing initiative into a single Google Doc, this is what it might look like.
Which Cloud Service Should I Use?
December 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Assuming you have a good knowledge of what cloud computing is all about, the next question is, “Which cloud service should I use?” The answer depends on many factors, including the size of your enterprise, what cloud characteristics are most important for you (security vs. reliability vs. cost, for instance), and whether you have developer [...]
Cloud Computing Benefits and Risks
December 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Cloud computing promises to deliver a new, modern, 21st-century IT infrastructure for your business. Before investing heavily in this technology, you need to make sure that you fully understand cloud computing benefits and risks so that you can reap the most gain while avoiding unintended consequences. Cloud Computing Benefits People cite a number of benefits [...]
What is Cloud Computing? – A Tutorial
December 5, 2012 by 12 Comments
The entire information technology industry is talking about “the cloud” these days. Many businesses are asking the fundamental question, what is cloud computing? And most importantly, how can I use it to make my business more competitive and better serve my customers? If you’re struggling to understand cloud computing technologies, this tutorial will give you [...]
