

The cloud is not cool anymore. It no longer has the aura of something cosmic. It’s mainstream.
That’s evident in a few ways:
I think that’s a good thing.
It’s time to turn attention to the users and how they now plan to use it.
This changes the dynamics of the conversation. CIOs know enough now to start making decisions. Now we can start learning from them and get a real sense of what they plan to do.
It’s funny. I had this conversation with a big data consultant based out of Washington, DC. He works with federal government agencies. He said they don’t talk about the cloud anymore. They do talk about big data and mobile. They have a deep interest in using Hadoop. That is forcing them to make business decisions about how to manage their infrastructure. Ironically, that means thinking through how to use horizontally, scaled out infrastructures. In other words – the cloud.
At Intel’s Open Data Center Alliance Forecast event, the conversation focused less on what the cloud is but instead how it should be managed, its industrialization, security, standards and so forth. For reference, The presentations are now on Slideshare.
I will look forward to seeing what companies get it right and those that don’t. I’ll folow Mark Thiele’s advice: align technical solutions, people, and process. So when a business opportunity presents itself, your processes and technology will seamlessly keep pace with the natural development of the initiative.
Here’s his list:
The cloud is not cool anymore. It’s just the reality.
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