Jeff Vance recently wrote a great online article titled, "Will Cloud Computing Kill the Data Center?" He got at many of the important discussion items regarding the adoption of cloud computing and what it will do to the traditional server models. Of course, data centers will still exist, but the question is whether or not they'll only exist in the large enterprises moving forward. Vance points to this report from UC Berkeley as the reason for many smaller companies to start asking about and moving into the cloud. The report shows that "cloud computing services are already five to seven times more cost effective than traditional data center ones."
Vance says:
There are still some obstacles some companies may need to overcome before jumping right into the cloud, but at the very least they should be articulating a plan and beginning to test out the waters in regards to vendors. One great place to start is with email - something that isn't the most vital function to the business, then moving to the bigger and better applications and functions as the strategy and savings evolve.
The only reason for any company to make a change is to realize savings and efficiency. If neither of those can happen then there's no reason to change the way IT, sales, or any department for that matter is functioning. But with the immense savings and increased efficiencies many companies are seeing today with cloud computing, its no wonder the traditional data center is diminishing and the sun is shining on cloud vendors.
Vance says:
Even if you’re a cloud skeptic, don’t be surprised if someone from the business side of your organization starts asking about clouds because of studies like this one. In a deep recession, the lowest common denominator is cost. Any technology, proven or not, that promises to cut costs will get attention – whether IT likes it or not.
There are still some obstacles some companies may need to overcome before jumping right into the cloud, but at the very least they should be articulating a plan and beginning to test out the waters in regards to vendors. One great place to start is with email - something that isn't the most vital function to the business, then moving to the bigger and better applications and functions as the strategy and savings evolve.
The only reason for any company to make a change is to realize savings and efficiency. If neither of those can happen then there's no reason to change the way IT, sales, or any department for that matter is functioning. But with the immense savings and increased efficiencies many companies are seeing today with cloud computing, its no wonder the traditional data center is diminishing and the sun is shining on cloud vendors.
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