Cloud computing gains steam, but questions remain

Grazed from Mibiz. Author: Mike Brennan.

Cloud computing offers a lot of promise for business, particularly small-to-medium ones, to not only save money on IT spending, but also to rapidly scale up for important Internet advertising campaigns and the like. But a recent survey also shows there remains a lot of confusion among business executives on what cloud computing brings to the table.

The survey, “The Future of Cloud Computing,” showed only 40 percent of respondents are experimenting with cloud computing today, while another 26 percent said they are waiting for the market to mature before taking the plunge…

IT organizations also view cloud computing as an effective means to keep up with application backlogs and business demands. But the folks who write the checks — the C-suite executives — remain concerned about security and compliance issues, such as HIPPA health information privacy rules. The survey showed 31 percent of survey participants cited both as key obstacles to adoption…

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