Eight ways that cloud computing will change business

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Nicely said perspectives on cloud computing

Complexity is the enemy of so much of what we do in IT: reliability, scalability, and as you point out, vendor relationships. When cloud computing can simplify -- and not complicate -- a given situation, it will be a useful option.

However, most large businesses mastered multiple vendor and supplier relationships long ago. As much as we will lament the do-most-it-all-ourselves vision of IT as it is today, much of it can be commoditized more effectively by an external supplier that brings best-of-breed capabilities.

I do think the vendors are still too immature and IT skills aren't strong enough for most companies to move anything critical over to the cloud yet. But "edge IT" is certainly ready today.

Best,

Dion

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