The inevitability of cloud computing in the technology world was made clear in 2011 in terms of the growth in the number of firms adopting cloud as well as the variety of services and technologies coming on stream.
Issues like security, reliability and service level agreements (SLAs) are at the top of the agenda for many IT managers and CIOs looking to embrace the technology.
Locally firms are aware of this and while 2011 was about public and private cloud, hybrid cloud where firms get the best of both worlds is likely to dominate 2012.
The versatility and efficiency of cloud computing is not without its caveats and as we enter a new year debates around uptime, reliable storage and of course security will continue to rage.
But ultimately the real winner should be the end users, whose productivity and access to the data they need should make cloud computing a game-changer for the business world.
Microsoft’s Jeremy Showalter and Big Red Book’s Marc O’Dwyer discuss cloud
Microsoft’s Jeremy Showalter and Big Red Book’s Marc O’Dwyer discuss cloud
Data storage expert Jon Toigo on storage virtualisation in the enterprise
Data storage expert Jon Toigo on storage virtualisation in the enterprise
The cloud will transform business, says Dell Ireland country manager Dermot O’Connell
The cloud’s effect on business
Digital Planet operations director Brian Larkin, Making a persuasive argument for moving IT to cloud
Digital Planet operations director Brian Larkin, Making a persuasive argument for moving IT to cloud
Dell’s US$1bn investment in data centre strategy – CTO Kris Fitzgerald
Dell’s US$1bn investment in data centre strategy – CTO Kris Fitzgerald
AirSpeed Telecom’s Peter Hendrick on the cloud infrastructure challenge
AirSpeed Telecom’s Peter Hendrick on the cloud infrastructure challenge
