5 Common Misconceptions About Cloud Computing, Dispelled

Grazed from Forbes. Author: Joe McKendrick.

Public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud — does it really make a difference anymore? Apparently, not as much as it once did. A recent survey of 213 executives finds there’s less concern about the origins of cloud services, and more attention to how they can expand the business and deliver competitive advantage.

That’s the key finding of a study from Cloud Connect, conducted in partnership with Everest Group. The survey finds a rise in the number of executives expressing “indifference” as to whether they prefer specific applications to be delivered by public or private cloud providers. For example, 38 percent say the are indifferent as to whether their supply chain management and procurement applications were run in the public or private cloud, up from 24 percent a year ago…

Another 34 percent report they don’t care if their ERP or financial suite comes from public or private clouds — up from 18 percent last year. Plus, 34 percent say where their business intelligence and analytics services come from isn’t important — also up from 18 percent…

Read more from the source @ http://www.forbes.com/sites/joemckendrick/2014/03/26/5-common-misconceptions-about-cloud-computing-dispelled/

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