CIOs say cloud computing is really, truly a priority this time
January 21, 2013
Grazed from InfoWorld. Author: David Linthicum.
In a recent survey of 2,000 CIOs, a Gartner report revealed that the execs’ top tech priorities for 2013 include cloud computing in general, as well as its specific types: software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and platform as a service (PaaS). No surprise there. Of course, every year since 2008 has been deemed the "year of the cloud." Yes, small cloud projects exist and Amazon Web Services did not get to be a billion-dollar company due to a lack of interest. However, the adoption has been slow if steady. It isn’t exploding, as everyone has predicted for each year.
At least CIOs finally get it: Either figure out a way to leverage cloud technology, or get into real estate. Although this technology is still emerging, the value of at least putting together a plan and a few projects has been there for years. The business cases have always existed…
Despite those obvious needs, many CIOs have been secretly pushing back on cloud computing. Indeed, I suspect some CIOs did not respond to the Gartner survey honestly and will continue to kick plans to develop a cloud computing strategy further down the road…
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