Unplugged: Got cloud?
February 19, 2013
Grazed from USAToday. Author: Mark Ververka.
Cloud computing is exploding and growing faster than a swirling funnel crossing the Oklahoma plains. The next generation of computing lowers information technology costs while increasing corporate profits at the same time. And what’s not to like about that? That one-two punch was revealed in a study obtained by USA TODAY conducted by England’s Manchester Business School. The study, which was commissioned by San Antonio-based hosting company Rackspace, is expected to be released Wednesday.
The Manchester study indicates that cloud computing allows U.S. businesses to slash their information technology costs by about 26%. What’s more, 62% of those same American companies say that deploying in the cloud improved their bottom lines. "The results are finally showing what we’ve known all along," says Rackspace Chief Technology Officer John Engates. "It’s not just about moving workloads from your data center to our data center."…
The rise of cloud computing has much bigger ramifications. It marks a tectonic shift in how we work, live and play. ITunes is in the cloud. Ford’s cars are connected to the cloud. Google’s Gmail is based in the cloud. But those are largely consumer examples; now corporate computing is also shifting to the cloud…
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