10 things to know about Cloud Computing Strategy
July 27, 2009 by Raj Sheelvant
Here are 10 important aspects of Cloud computing according eWeek print article (July 20, 2009) titled “10 things you should know now about Cloud Storage and Computing”.
1) Public/ Private Clouds: Cloud computing will not replace current IT infrastructure in a company but will morph into a mix of public and private cloud. Most enterprises will take advantage of existing resource and will learn to bifurcate their infrastructure into private and public cloud.
2) Cloud application: Cloud computing is ideally suited for pre-production workload like testing and development. Organization can take advantage of cloud infrastructure to build robust applications.
3) One Size doesn’t fit all: Cloud computing should be built to take into account company’s specific business challenges and needs. Just as ERP does not solve all the organizations business problem, cloud computing and storage will not solve all the business issues
4) Cloud-y IT Strategy: Cloud computing is an important part of a company’s IT Strategy. This means that IT organization needs to spend quality time to make sure that their ‘cloud’ strategy should be in alignment with IT Strategy and Business Strategy.
5) Planning: Sophisticated system management platform need to set up and cloud computing needs a viable management plan.
6) Delivery model, not a black box: Important thing to recognize is that cloud computing is a delivery model, not a technology. It is a combination of some known mature technologies (like SaaS) has helped to create a paradigm shift in how IT is delivered.
7) Not just for small players: Cloud computing is not meant for only SME (small and medium enterprises) only. Similar to SaaS delivery model initially attracted capital strapped SMEs so is cloud computing.
8) Self –service capacity: Cloud computing will help propel ‘self service’ capability just as ATM did for banking industry.
9) Standardizing business model: Cloud computing is not just about improving efficiencies by maximizing capital expenses and reducing operating expenses. It can help drive standardization of business process within organizations and across organizations.
10) Choose the right workload: IT management need to develop capability to understand merits and demerits of cloud and use it for the right workload.
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Here are Top 3 Questions to ask your Cloud Computing service provider …
1. How do you see ‘chain of custody’ and ‘data privacy compliance’ being managed?
2. What kinds of end to end SLA’s and inter-agent OLA’s do you see playing out?
3. What type of availability targets can be set realistically when you span multiple clouds? What type of Data Center tiering forms the ‘boring but real’ physical underpinning required to deliver the cloud itself?
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