The cloud: A journey into space and time

Grazed from CIO. Author: Chris Meager.

A recent series of cloud briefings sought to address the technology, legal and change management aspects of cloud. They prompted some thought-provoking discussions around the longevity and value of cloud computing.

With so much noise around ‘cloud’ and so many opinions, it can be difficult to get consensus in the true benefits of cloud. There are many cloud-sceptics, quite understandably from the overload of cloud hype out there. During these briefings, we wanted to offer some insights into how to migrate IT services to a cloud-based model and some of the pitfalls to avoid – and to field questions on the challenges cloud might be creating. Topics of discussion included:…

– Is innovation being held back by a traditional mindset towards technology?

– How can IT leaders create the right internal culture to encourage innovation?

– What are the interactions between law and technology?

Attendees spanned most verticals in the corporate and government sectors around the country, and one of the most thought-provoking questions was whether cloud is a passing fad – with the inference that it was – and therefore is it worth adopting?…

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