... benefits ofcloud computing are overwhelming. However, attaining these benefits requires that each aspect ofthecloud platform support the key design principles ofthecloud model. One ofthe core ... costs: One ofthe benefits ofcloud databases is that they shift much ofthe low-level DBA functions to experts who are managing the databases in a centralized manner for all ofthe users. However, ... how corporate adoption ofcloud databases are changing the game considerably. The Achilles Heel ofCloud Databases Dynamic scalability—one ofthe core principles ofcloud computing—has proven...
... price of a mousetrap?Customers no longer need to know the price of servers, software and the rest ofthe parts making up the IT service stack. This knowledge is as useful as knowing the price of ... has taken placed as a result ofcloud services, namely; the impact on the assessment of value. This is a timely discourse as the vast majority of customers are using cloud services. In fact, numerous ... articulate the value of their cloud investment.How do you know if you are getting value from your cloud services provider? In the traditional model, most customers would simply compare their existing...
... Because ofthe cost of parallel IT operations (i.e., cloud and non -cloud) , the shorter the server migration schedule, the greater the economic benefits.These findings, in turn, lead to the following ... servers in thecloud replace physical servers in the SQ data center and (2) the length ofthecloud migration schedule. Exhibits 2, 3, and 4 show the results of varying these factors. The horizontal ... and the near-term costs and other impacts of a transition from the current environment. Factors such as the number and rate of federal agencies adopting cloud computing, the length of their...
... Economics ofCloud Computing2In fact, the technology behind cloud computing is by and large the easy part. Frankly, the hardest part ofcloud computing is the people. The politics of migrating ... payment occurs at the end ofthe first period. Therefore, Excel will discount the initial outflow if it is included in the formula. If the payment is at the beginning ofthe first period, you ... investments and capital expenditures. The benefits of using NPV analysis are the relative precision ofthe results (stemming from the use of TVM) and the simplicity ofthe decision-making process: A...