Thoughts from Business Cloud Summit 2010

Earlier today I attended the Business Cloud Summit in Hammersmith. Incorporating an exhibition and panel interview sessions, it provided a very positive view of the cloud as an option for organisations of all sizes.

But some aspects did strike me:

Two Types of Providers

There are two types of providers [...read more...]

Launch of “Code of Practice” by Cloud Industry Forum

10 years ago I started using what is now termed a cloud system. This was to sell, amongst other things, tickets for 30 events in the Internet Business Forum series that I organised and chaired.

At these events, we looked at how the internet could be used for business purposes. A wide variety of applications (apps) and facilities were appearing, leveraging the rapid improvements that had just been made in datacomms speeds with the availability of "broadband".

Given the cost, remote access and other benefits of cloud computing, it might have been predicted that cloud services would have become the norm by now. But they haven’t. Why? [...read more...]

Cloud Computing – Clarification of Key Terms

As an end-user, the range of terms in cloud computing can be confusing. Here is a brief introduction to explain all the key terms in one place.

Cloud Computing covers a multitude of differing offerings. The Cloud Industry Forum defines it as covering any remotely hosted IT service of any  type, including multi-tenanted systems accessed via the internet. This is typically using [...read more...]

SaaS Cloud Computing – Selection Tips

SaaS cloud offerings vary greatly in standards. Depending on the specific application (app) and how business critical it is, these aspects of SaaS may be important to you before you select a system: [... read more...]

SaaS Cloud Computing – What Is It Really?

Whether you know what SaaS is, or are new to it, it’s worth taking a closer look. It's worth understanding the implications.

SaaS stands for “Software as a Service”. This is a type of “Cloud Computing” where the computing environment you use is run [...read more...]