Demystifying Cloud Computing In Layman’s Terms

Over the last few blogs I have spent a fair amount of time talking about cloud computing.  This is because it seems to be an area where a large number of business people experience

confusion and have difficulty trying to decide, should they cloud or not? 

As covered in a previous blog most business are already using the cloud in some form or other but have just not seen it labeled that way.

There is so much to say about the cloud and how it can impact business that we thought it would be useful to compile a more detailed guide to the cloud so a more indepth description could be provided than can be covered in a short blog.  Therefore we have recently released our eGuide entitled Demystifying The Cloud In Layman's Terms.

The purpose of this new guide is to assist business leaders to better understand what is meant by the cloud and to make it so they can make conscious decisions about when the cloud is appropriate for their business IT operations.  While brief, it helps to put the cloud into context with other popular IT terms which are related and often lead to further confusion.

Topics covered in the guide include:

• A simple view of the cloud

• The cloud as a technology equalizer

• The cloud isn't new, you have been using it for years

• It's a multi-layered cloud

• Why use the cloud?

By combining many of the ideas covered over the past few months in our blogs along with new information related to the types of cloud styles it is hoped that readers will become more comfortable about discussions on where the cloud fits for them.  There may be elements of the cloud that do not fit for their business needs or their comfort zone, while others are just logical ways to manage their IT effectively.  Through the material in this eGuide we hope to help you make these decisions.

     

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