Two hours in the cloud: The year’s best cloud computing Q&As
December 20, 2012
Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Caitlin White.
As past years have been more about whether cloud computing will infiltrate IT or not, 2012 has been rife with thoughtful analysis of the pros and cons of cloud services. Enterprise IT has been steadfast in its data security concerns, and IT administrators have worried about job security with the introduction of cloud. But many companies are finally seeing how cloud can innovate and advance their missions and business plans.
SearchCloudComputing.com had the opportunity in 2012 to speak with experts from all walks of cloud — CEOs, cloud security directors and open source pros, among others. These eight best cloud computing Q&As put industry authorities in the hot seat for their takes on the cloud market…
How cloud computing is transforming the IT department
The introduction of cloud computing into enterprise and SMB IT departments can cause knee-jerk reactions among some IT pros. Any change to the IT status quo incites fears about job security and new job requirements — particularly a change as large as cloud services could cause.
Steve Schoener, the vice president of technology at Eze Castle Integration, confronted these fears by presenting blueprints for a modern IT department and spoke candidly about changes to and eliminations of IT staff in the wake of cloud adoption…
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