I have seen some research recently that suggested the CIOs are not seriously thinking about Cloud Computing. Is this a leading indicator on this emerging market or is it looking in the rearview mirror? I vote for the rear view mirror theory. Here is why. If you are the typical CIO, you are thinking about everything from your budget, how to reduce energy costs in your datacenters, proving to the CEO and CFO that your investments are indeed showing a return on investment or at least giving you a competitive weapon. In our research we are in fact seeing that many CIOs that are implementing new infrastructure and plans for new efficient datacenters and innovative Service Oriented Architecture are making progress.
Cloud Computing: A Work in Progress or a Silver Bullet?
August 7, 2008