2010 Trends to Watch: Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is emerging as a major disruptive force for both IT vendors and users. It is still very early days, though, for what many rightfully consider to be the most important trend of decade. The next three years will see cloud computing mature rapidly as vendors and enterprises come to grip with the opportunities and challenges that it represents.

Scope

*Explains why enterprises will investigate Cloud Computing during 2010.

*Explains which technologies will be required to deliver and support the Cloud Computing model.

*Provides advice for both enterprise and vendor clients.

*Covers all industry sectors and geographies.

Highlights

Cloud computing has the potential to lower IT costs by eliminating the upfront costs of hardware and software. It is the public cloud provider that invests in the infrastructure required to deliver the cloud services and also reduces ongoing operational costs in areas including development, deployment, integration, maintenance, and upgrades.

Enterprises will approach cloud computing as a way to boost IT effectiveness since it reduces the need to build capacity well in excess of the maximum projected demand. Taking advantage of elastic pools of computing resources through either public or private clouds increases the agility of enterprise IT.

Many enterprises are currently not ready for either private or public clouds or any type of hybrids. In addition, the current confusion as to what exactly cloud computing is, is exacerbated by the fact that many enterprises lack the knowledge and skills to effectively evaluate its potential.

Reasons to Purchase

*Gain valuable insight into the impact of cloud computing on Enterprise IT.

*Understand public and private clouds and the different types of cloud-based service.

*Learn how cloud computing is being applied in different industry sectors.