Completed Project
Doing Business in the Cloud - Implications for Cost, Agility and Innovation
During 2009, the cloud computing movement has built up considerable momentum, and there are now a wide variety of systems, services, and offerings at every level of our increasingly capable and mature cloud computing stack. Usage has gone well past the talking and testing stage, and major firms all around the world are now rolling out impressive cloud computing strategies and initiatives. In this report, we will examine these leading edge case studies and strategies to show how cloud computing is transforming systems and service deployment, while becoming the principle platform for new applications deployment.
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Read Ed Sperling's article on 16 March 2009 from Forbes.com on Security Risk: Frustrated Workers
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Published Research
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EventsFrom the Boardroom to the Cloud - Are Business and IT Organized for the Future?
18 May 2009
London, UK
Executive Forum Doing Business in the Cloud: What it Means for Cost, Agility, and Collaboration
18-23 Oct 2009
San Francisco, USA
Study Tour The Cloud rEvolution – Improving Agility, Cutting Costs, and Accelerating Business Innovation
22 Oct 2009
Australasia
Web Conference The Cloud rEvolution – Improving Agility, Cutting Costs, and Accelerating Business Innovation
04-05 Nov 2009
Falls Church, USA
Leading Edge Forum Findings from the 2009 Study Tour: Doing Business in the Cloud: What it Means for Cost, Agility, and Collaboration
24 Nov 2009
Web Conference Doing Business in the Cloud - What it Means for Cost, Agility and Innovation
15 Dec 2009
The Hague, The Netherlands
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Final Report
Doing Business in the Cloud – Implications for Cost, Agility and Innovation
27 Aug 2009 | Single Topic Report
This report is designed to help business and IT leaders both understand and assess the implications of the cloud computing phenomenon. While there has been a lot of IT marketplace hype, and it is easy to dismiss cloud computing as just another computer industry buzzword, we believe this would be unwise. The phrase ‘cloud computing’ captures the essence of IT-based innovation today and points the way toward important future economic, business and technology trends. Just as previous IT eras (such as mainframes, personal computers and the Internet) have led to important business and economic changes, so will the cloud. This report will, in largely non-technical language, describe the nature of those changes, and what they mean to business and IT executives alike. We will show that the cloud is already a powerful platform that is helping world-class organisations operate faster, more flexibly and effectively, and at a substantially lower cost.
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Further information
If you would like to understand this topic further and its implications for your organisation, contact your Account Representative.