Cloud computing fundamentals

[Laura Wood]

I enclose details of our cloud computing fundamentals report.   

IT is a fashion industry, and cloud computing is the new black. Currently at the height of its hype, it will suffer a backlash before becoming fully mainstream and established, by which time a new phrase will have captured the imagination of IT pundits.   

Some fashions are longer lasting than others. Cloud computing as a term may have a use-by date, but the technical, operational, and commercial innovations behind it are here to stay. Cloud computing is a real innovation in the logic of how IT is sourced and managed and how services are delivered, and its use will grow steadily over the next 12 months. It is no longer a question of whether or not enterprises will use cloud computing, they already are. However, it is still early days for both suppliers and users, many of which have yet to figure out how to take advantage of the various elements of cloud computing. There are plenty of early-adopter benefits to be gained, despite the variety of challenges that cloud computing puts in their way. Taking advantage of the new capabilities of cloud computing requires a change of mindset and the learning of new skills, both of which are better done on the basis of practical experience than academic discussion. Getting hands-on with the cloud is the best way to understand its strengths and weaknesses and its impact.   



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Title Index:   

SUMMARY   
Definition   
Impact   
Ovum view   
Key messages   

BUSINESS IMPACT   
Cloud computing   
Overview   
Benefits   
Private clouds   
Overview   
Benefits   
Public clouds   
Overview   
Benefits   
IaaS public clouds   
Overview   
Benefits   
PaaS public clouds   
Overview   
Benefits   
SaaS public clouds   
Overview   
Benefits   
Hybrid clouds   
Overview   
Benefits   

SELECTION CRITERIA   
Cloud computing   
Private clouds   
Public clouds   
IaaS public clouds   
PaaS public clouds   
SaaS public clouds   
Hybrid clouds   

SOLUTION MATURITY   
Cloud computing   
Private clouds   
Public clouds   
IaaS public clouds   
PaaS public clouds   
SaaS public clouds   
Hybrid clouds   

DEPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS   
Cloud computing   
Private clouds   
Public clouds   
IaaS public clouds   
PaaS public clouds   
SaaS public clouds   
Hybrid clouds   

RECOMMENDATIONS   
Recommendations for enterprises   
Be specific   
Consider whether you are ready for cloud computing, not just whether cloud computing is ready for you   
Adopt a holistic approach to public, private, and hybrid clouds   
Take your time, but start now   
Head up, take stock, and create your own recipes   
Look at cloud computing with a fresh eye   
Cloud computing will make IT more complex   
Public clouds can reduce costs but need to be scrutinized   
Practicality is more important than lower costs   
Always have a "plan B"   
Recommendations for vendors   
Weave cloud computing into your strategy   
Adopt lock-in risk-mitigation strategies   
Focus on why customers should rather than can   
Improve and diversify SLAs   
Be transparent and proactive   
Help enterprises make the right technology and design choices   
Help users' governance efforts   

APPENDIX   
Methodology   
Ask the analyst   
Further reading   


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Best Regards,   

Laura Wood   
Senior Manager   
Research and Markets Ltd   
laura.wood at researchandmarkets.com   

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