Cloud computing is no longer just a hype or a buzzword for the time. It is reshaping the computer market as we know it, and it is here to stay.
The media love stories on the cloud. The “cloud” and “cloud computing” have become ubiquitous in commercial and technological news. It appears in advertisements for consumers and quickly enters the high-level discussions of policy makers around the world.
The first cloud users in the private and public sectors are yesterday’s news. They paved the way for the rapidly growing early majority. To this end, IDC industry analysts predict that global IT spending in cloud services will reach $ 42 billion next year, largely because the cloud computing model “offers businesses a much less expensive way to ‘acquire and use information technology’. And these days, who does not cut costs?
So, if cloud computing is a big deal, why does the concept itself still leave a lot to scratch its head? What is cloud computing, exactly?
Well, the term has been used in many ways lately. According to the Business Software Alliance, “The key features of the cloud are the ability to scale and provide, as needed, dynamic, cost-effective data storage and computing power without the user having to deal with complexity. Underlying the technology is cloud computing that offers governments, businesses and individuals enormous potential for efficiency, cost savings and innovation, which will improve public services and citizen access, transform businesses, will provide new innovations to consumers, improve important services such as health care and government services, and create energy savings. ”
As the new decade unfolds, we can expect to see more businesses, consumers – and even lawmakers – rush to learn about cloud technology and its implications for the way they work, live and play. And, they will ask a lot of questions. How will this change the landscape of traditional IT offerings? How will this reduce costs? How will it harmonize with traditional IT architecture? Will this give rise to new political debates?
BSA, the voice of the global software industry in a whole range of business and politics (and for whom I have already worked), has produced a solid educational video “to help accelerate this transition, especially for makers. ” The video introduces the basics of cloud computing – including what defines it and how it is used, addresses its many benefits (increased efficiency, scalability, enhanced functionality, cost savings, etc.) and then outlines the key policy considerations for legislators.
If you’re already familiar with news coverage of cloud computing trends, you may be wondering if cloud computing has the potential to usurp existing server, desktop, and desktop technologies. mobile devices. The BSA video explains why the cloud model “will instead complement a more established IT architecture”. The video describes implementations based on a public, private and hybrid cloud and addresses a wide range of privacy and security policy issues, technology standards, intellectual property, and more.