Cloud Computing: 15 Takeaways from the Parallels Summit

March 5, 2014 Off By David

Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Ashar Baig.

Parallels is a vendor of hosting and cloud services enablement and cross-platform solutions for service providers. Established 14 years ago, Parallels offers a well-regarded software platform for its large service provider ecosystem and prides itself on its industry knowledge through Parallels Cloud University and consulting. The company’s annual Parallels Summit recently took place in New Orleans, ushering in the Mardi Gras season. No beads were thrown, but attendees were treated to a number of key messages. Here are some of the ones that stuck with me:

  • Cloud is growing at a feverish pace. Until now, the SMBs have contributed to the cloud adoption. Going forward, larger organizations will adopt the cloud, further fueling the cloud adoption.
  • Parallels CEO Birger Steen: “Main Street is adopting cloud.”…

  • Acronis CEO (and former Parallels CEO) Seguei Beloussov: ?There is no cloud anymore; everything IT is cloud and cloud is everything.?
  • Beloussov said in the past the purpose of IT was to save money, but in the future IT will make money for the enterprise.
  • Steen said cloud services consumption will reach $125 billion by 2016…

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