Cloud Computing: UK Expert Says Now It’s War
Grazed from Midsize Insider. Author: Doug Bonderud.
According to Simon Wardley, a UK scientist turned technology thinker, cloud computing has passed from the "growth" stage of its development to "war," where tech giants struggle with rapid change and start-ups plant their flags on virtual battlegrounds. If war is coming, how do midsize IT make the most of it?
Throw Down the Gauntlet
A recent Silicon Republic article quotes Wardley as saying "business is little more than warfare, a catfight." He contends that in the cloud age – just like the agricultural, industrial, and information ages – there are periods of peace, war, and growth. Thanks to the commoditization of technology, the IT industry has seen a long period of peace, which Wardley describes as a form of inertia. Now, he says, "New entrants, not the incumbents, are causing the greatest level of change." War comes…
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