Raj Sheelvant's IT Strategy Blog
Anything as a Service (XaaX) is potentially game-changing technology that
could reshape IT. Amazon, Google and Salesforce.com have the most mature
offerings. Other companies like IBM, AT&T, and Verizon are jumping on the
‘cloud’ bandwagon. Will it attract large number of customers? I think IT
executives of large organizations will stay on the sidelines and will decide
not to enter the cloud now, during its infancy.
The lingering questions about reliability, security and overall performance
hang over cloud computing providers. Large companies do not have the risk
tolerance to start using cloud computing immediately. Most CIOs and IT
Executives in large organizations will wait for the technology to mature
before putting even the most non-essential applications on someone else’s
servers. But according to a recent article some large compan... (more)