Tag Archives: finance
Cloud Computing: Regulatory Complexity Requires Systems Thinking
In a recent article Peter Wayner cautions that “No one knows which laws apply” in reference to the fact that a customer may be in one jurisdiction and the cloud instance they … Continue reading
Cloud Computing Myth 7: Cloud Only Makes Sense for Large Deployments
In recent weeks there appear to have been an increasing number of articles written about cloud computing myths. I am not complaining about that. In fact, I have written a few … Continue reading
Measure the Cloud for Business Value
Despite decades of talk about how IT needs to align to the business, in many organizations, IT and the business are not speaking the same language — if they’re speaking … Continue reading
Pragmatic Cloud: Why Some Clouds Fail to Deliver
Recently in ZDNet, Keith Allen of CA Technologies gave his perspective of how cloud computing can have a positive impact on customer satisfaction, and perhaps even reduce the likelihood of rogue IT. … Continue reading
Pragmatic Cloud: A look at yesterday paints a picture of tomorrow (Part 2)
What I learned at Cloud Exchange 2011 In Part 1 of this series I discussed the first three of the top five topics of discussion during this year’s Cloud Exchange events (security, … Continue reading
Pragmatic Cloud: A Tale of Two Write-Downs
It was the best of times, it was a cell with a view Recently there has been a lot of discussion and debate regarding the capitalizing and amortizing of cloud-related … Continue reading
Pragmatic Cloud: Keep your friends close, and the Finance Team closer
I agree, Dick Benton, a partnership with Finance is critical to private cloud success Dick Benton recently published a two-part article on “Calculating Cloud ROI” in which he states that … Continue reading
Pragmatic Cloud: ‘Please check your egos at the door’
A pragmatic approach to cloud computing might eliminate the “Office of the C-I-No” I recently started reading David S. Linthicum’s book “Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise,” and … Continue reading
