Cloud computing goes the super market way
March 21, 2013
Grazed from CIOL. Author: Angira Agrawal.
Indian companies wishing to adopt cloud computing services have much to cheer now. One wonders why and the reasons are – with the increased maturity and the number of global cloud service providers now entering India, Indian companies now have multiple options to shop for the most suitable cloud services, whenever they want and however they want.
That brings us to the question – is there a growing trend among companies, or departments of larger companies to buy select products and services off the cloud (well, literally!) the e-Commerce way? The answer is YES. Having said that, the essence of e-Commerce seems to have touched upon every aspect of online shopping be it for ‘consumer’ goods or services or ‘business’ goods or services…
In the realm of B2B purchases, we are witnessing a consumerization of IT, the cloud solutions that users have brought into the enterprise are changing the way IT organizations are responding to the demands of these users. The trademark benefits of an e-Commerce set-up such as comfort, variety, speed and convenience of buying have been extended to users wanting to purchase IT inventory. Companies are now empowered with a broad range of choices, and are able to rapidly choose the best options that meet their business needs…
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