Cloud Computing? Studies Say It’s a Gifted, High-Energy Kid

New parents are often amazed by the progress of their children. One day, they’re tiny, quivering creatures who flail and scream; the next, they’re walking and talking. These same parents are often overwhelmed by the sheer amount of energy a child generates–a seemingly inexhaustible supply that sends them spinning around rooms and through parks until they collapse, exhausted. A recent study and examination of cloud computing’s environmental impact leads to a similar analogy–although a bright, energetic and promising technology, it has more than one developmental milestone left to hit.

Give It Three Years

Or so says a recent survey by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and IT certification group ISACA, as reported by Forbes. The 252 cloud users surveyed said that "platform and infrastructure service offerings are still in the infancy stage of maturity, while software as a service offerings are just emerging from infancy and are in the early stages of market growth." In three years, respondents believe cloud infrastructure will be mature enough to start disrupting the market…

But is this just a natural growth curve? Not exactly, say those surveyed, who feel the cloud is being "held back" by boards and executive managers who view the cloud only as a technology instead of a business issue. In addition, difficulties in monitoring performance and specifying risk for companies also limit wider cloud adoption. In other words, extended family members don’t seem to think this kid can do anything but play the clarinet, and, to make matters worse, he appears to have a solid case of ADHD. Sure, letting him mature on his own works but with better contract terminology, useful monitoring tools, and more execs on board, he might just be able to skip a grade or two…

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