The Rise of Cloud Computing: Death of IT or a New Beginning?

Grazed from MidsizeInsider. Author: Joe Hewitson.

Cloud computing, in all its ambiguous glory, offers midsize IT professionals an unparalleled combination of flexibility and power. It is this aspect of the popular technology that has led many to believe traditional IT operations will slowly become obsolete. After all, the cloud has an inherent streamlining effect on computing resource management and, with the advent of virtualized environments, many IT tasks can be completed with the click of a button. However, a new study discussed in a recent Forbes article paints an entirely different picture of the effects of the cloud on modern midsize IT.

Cloud Dynamics

Cloud adoption is growing. It’s growing in both midsize and enterprise IT firms, where the technology has expanded to account for 23 percent of IT spending. With cloud computing permeating many aspects of midsize IT, certain changes are inevitable…

For example, the cloud brings with it a consolidation of hardware that allows midsize IT professionals to focus their resource management with guidance from virtual tools and platforms. Instead of juggling tools from different hardware and software vendors, unified cloud platforms give midsize IT a single point of entry for many of the necessary management tasks…

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