Future of cloud computing: looking at the bigger questions

Grazed from CloudPro. Author: Maxwell Cooter.

It could have been dull but the Dell Think Tank threw up some thought-provoking ideas on the future of cloud. There were 16 cloud commentators and they were locked in a room. It sounds like the precursor to a joke but this was no laughing matter (even though there were Englishmen, Irishmen and Scotsmen present) but an event that looked to explore all aspects of cloud in some detail. It sounds like it could have been deathly dull, but the Dell Think Tank was was one of the most interesting events I’d ever been involved in and the resulting debate

What made the event work so well was the wide-ranging experience of the participants. I was there as the token journalist but there were software vendors, cloud providers, analysts, lawyers, academics and Dell executives (generally keeping a low profile)…

There are other events that feature a wide range of experts too but what made the Dell event work was the length of time – the debate lasted more than four hours (in three sessions) – and the way that speakers trying to promote their own agenda were quickly hushed up…

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