Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Thu May 31 15:34:58 CDT 2012
"The one big issue" ? Correction: "One of the many big issues" Just off the top of my head, here's four others which are killers for most companies around the world: Data security, infrastructure security (every device in your organisation has to be exposed to the cloud), service availability, bandwidth availability/cost. -- Stuart On 31 May 2012 at 10:28, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Many of us thought the Cloud technology was little more than a passing phase > or at worse, just a niche market product. It has been felt that its impact > on clients and the industry as a whole would be minor. > > That assessment was given less than a year ago and at that time it was > probably true...but in the computer world one year real time equals ten in > the computer world. Pundits are now giving Cloud maturity point as between > eight and ten years. > > So what makes the Cloud so appealing? > > It is because there will be two choices for Businesses. One, the traditional > method of managing your own IT department, with all its inherent costs in > hardware and staff. Two, the new Cloud method where much of the hardware and > it associated IT staff are moved out of the Business. > > It is much like owning a car. Some people may just buy it out-right and > assume complete responsibility of any maintenance costs or go the leasing > route and pay monthly fees forever. Leasing in reality is more expensive and > less flexible but there is, supposedly, no (or very limited) repair or > maintenance costs. > > It seems that the BE market is now either custom or cookie-cutter. It can be > argued that the Cloud is still flexible or that in-house servers can be very > standard and require very little management... > > Here is another interesting article on the Cloud and it impact and time-line > on the IT staff. > > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/cio-insights/revealed-the-jobs-that-will-be > -wiped-out-by-cloud-computing/39748762?tag=nl.e101 > > It is also noted in this article that one of the big positives will be that > within the next decade, most of the Baby-Boomers will be gone and as > universities are churning out less IT graduates, existing IT people will > find the market becoming much better through less competition. > > The one big issue that has and will stop further expansion of the Cloud is > the poor web and cell coverage outside the main population centers. > Unfortunately, numerous infrastructure monopolies see no short term profits > from further expansion. Until society views the internet as just a utility, > this situation will limit further technological advancements and Cloud > deployment as well. > > In the meantime, start learning how to use the Cloud. > > Jim > > _______________________________________________ > dba-OT mailing list > dba-OT at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-ot > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Stuart McLachlan Ph: +675 340 4392 Mob: +675 7100 2028 Web: http://www.lexacorp.com.pg