CIOs need to be developing their ROI metrics for cloud now. Why? Because there may be a number of "hidden" fees that need to be added to the vendor's user "per seat" cost.
"Another trend to watch that IBM also mentioned in its Impact meetings was that end user managers (not IT) are making more of the cloud acquisition decisions."
Mary, do you mean in terms of what their demands and expectations are?
Cloud thinking and deployment is now changing at a staggering rate, Nicole.
Another trend to watch that IBM also mentioned in its Impact meetings was that end user managers (not IT) are making more of the cloud acquisition decisions.
Thanks for another sobering and important video about cloud computing, Mary. This year, and next, should be very interesting as the leaders in the cloud space come forward with what they've learned. At the IBM Impact conference last week Scott Hebner suggested that better security could become a driving reason for companies to adopt cloud. Who knows -- maybe we'll come to find out that cost-savings isn't a reason to move to cloud, and security is, contrary to what was originally thought.
Multi-tenant clouds assure security for clients, but not necessarily for their ideas. Here's one thing you should discuss with your cloud provider before you sign on.
Project management and marketing don't generally work well together, but now the cloud delivers PM software that is more compatible with marketing's creative and spontaneous nature.
Now apparently the mobile platform of choice, the Apple iPhone has benefited from its sound understanding of human factors and ergonomics – but is this reputation threatened by a looming avalanche of advertising?
The bring-your-own-device approach isn’t suited to monitoring of enterprise equipment and processes. In these cases, it is up to IT to come forward with gear suited to the task.
Enterprises are discovering that using social networking within the secure setting of a SaaS provider's network gives them an unusual opportunity to freely collaborate with partners, suppliers, and even competitors.
Recently, Amazon was recognized for its customer satisfaction excellence. It has made no secret that being customer-centric is a primary goal. This should be the goal of every e-tailer that wants to build market share.
Tongji University in China has teamed with local businesses in the development of a "real world" banking system that now enables students to master technical skills that are immediately transferrable to enterprises.
Many CIOs are findng themselves in the midst of a "cloud honeymoon," with little empirical data available about how cloud should perform and with other C-level executives just happy to have cloud. But this is likely to end in the next 18 months, when the hard questions about cost savings, agility, and speed of deployment begin to emerge.
Companies are rushing, cash in hand, to adopt cloud computing, but what about those maintenance costs involved with the PCs in the office? Are thin clients a funky good choice?
CXOs should be looking at the cloud’s ability to move business processes from enterprise to enterprise. Companies that think of themselves as part of a larger ecosystem in this way can use cloud computing to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Cisco's rumored sale of Linksys suggests we may have problem with innovation and profit at the edge of our Internet, and that could be critical to the evolution of many Internet-delivered services.
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