Outsourcing
Cloud Computing Definitions and Use Cases
An active discussion on cloud computing use cases brings a somewhat more practical approach to what this service might offer to a company and how it might evolve over time. Not everyone can use salesforce.com or Google mail services, which are the most frequently cited examples of cloud computing. The NIST definition describes five essential
Governance and IT
Enterprises will continue to hold the purse strings tight to their chest and will spend only when there is near certainty that there is a positive outcome. This fact, coupled with virtualization and cloud computing, companies can no longer afford to have their IT organizations function like outside service providers, or utilities who simply keep
SOA Rebranded as Cloud Computing Services
Just have to love some marketing folks and analysts that jump to the latest buzz word and extol the differences, benefits, pitfalls, fear, uncertainty and doubt. There have recently been some press releases concerning cloud computing concepts and technology that seems to have been lifted from previous Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) overviews from the same vendors.
Subcontracting Issues within Cloud Computing Services
Multi-cloud relationships and subcontractors can be an issue when using some cloud providers. For example, a Customer might start out slow with Cloud Computing and enter into a SaaS service just to get a feel for how all of this works and to satisfy an immediate need that the internal IT department cannot quickly fulfill.
Due Diligence for Cloud Computing Service Arrangements
It does not matter how you start down the path towards cloud computing or outsourcing, but a written RFP that has been vetted by the stakeholders within the organization—IT, legal, compliance, information security, and all of the relevant business groups, is usually a helpful starting point. Listed below is a starter set of questions that
Cloud computing key risks
For every positive benefit there is almost always a negative to compensate for rapid adoption based on wild enthusiasm. Cloud computing has a number of key risks. 1) data privacy and governing privacy laws 2) multi-cloud relationships and subcontractors are also an issue when using a cloud provider 3) multi-tenancy on the same virtual server
Cloud Computing key benefits
Like any good consultant or analyst, you can summarize the key benefits in three easy statements: 1) cost, 2) computing on-demand or scalability, and 3) access to expertise on virtualization and technology. The entire business model for cloud providers is to achieve economies of scale and provide processing power at a very low price. It