Cloud still not fully understood by customers, service providers

Grazed from ZDNet. Author: Ian JA Ferguson.

Touted for its business and cost benefits, cloud computing has become a hot topic in Asia but enterprises and service providers alike have yet to fully understand the requirements and challenges of this delivery model. Over the last couple of weeks there have been several announcements relating to cloud computing that indicate a growing demand for cloud services, including in Asia.

There’s still a lack of clarity about regulations and business requirements in the delivery of cloud services. Last week it was reported that cloud computing investments in Malaysia will grow by more than 20 times over the next eight years to hit 2.8 billion ringgit (US$873 million), according to Forrester Research. Badlisham Ghazali, CEO of Multimedia Development Corporation (MDEC) said this area would continue to be a key area of development for the country’s ICT roadmap…

Respondents to ZDNet’s IT Priorities research study in Asia, India, and Australia, also reported substantial planned increases in cloud budgets for the 2013 financial year compared to 2012…

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