Author Archives: gregorpetri

In every cloud survey, security consistently comes out as an inhibitor to cloud adoption. Even though this has been the case for several years, many feel that it is a temporary barrier which will be resolved once cloud offerings get more secure, mature, certified, and thus accepted. But is this indeed the case or doContinue reading “Audits and Certificates Won’t Erase Cloud Security Concerns”

If the cloud is to fulfill on its promise we need to start thinking of it as a cloud, not as an aggregation of its components (such as VMs etc.) As mentioned in a previous post I‘ll use some of my upcoming posts to highlight some cloud computing “megatrends” that I believe are happening –Continue reading “Cloud Predictions Beyond 2011 – 2: The need for a cloud abstraction model”

In the past weeks we launched directly from the season of cloud events into what SysCon calls the Annual Predictions Bonanza. Gartner released its predictions on December 1 leading with “critical infrastructure will be disrupted by online sabotage.”  At CIO magazine Bernard Golden gave two interesting points of view, one for vendors and one for users,Continue reading “Cloud Predictions Beyond 2011 – Part 1: Consumer Services Rule”

The McKinsey quarterly just published an interesting and very readable piece on “reshaping IT for turbulent times”.  In the article they analyze what seems to be a dichotomy for today’s IT management: How to balance running an efficient IT factory with being a responsive customer focused provider. In the article (which is freely accessibly after registering) Roberts,Continue reading “Reshaping IT Management – by cutting it into two halves?”

Slowly but steadily the debate in the blogosphere about private clouds is increasing. Now it is always good to see some debate, but is this a debate worth having? Will the cloud long term not be about other things than who owns a machine? Under provocative titles like “Private cloud discredited, part 1”  and “DoContinue reading “The private cloud debate is building up steam, but is it worth having?”

This week, Gartner is holding their Symposium/ITxpo to Europe in Cannes .  For some reason the industry seems to be cramming all their events in the two short months that fall between the summer vacation period and Xmas. To name just a few, I’ve presented at:  360IT in London VM World Europe Gitex in DubaiContinue reading “It is the season of cloud events”

This blog wa soriginaly published at ITSMPortal.com Cloud computing can be seen as an important enabler for more user and business empowerment. Traditionally we consideredany IT outside the IT department’s purview“Rogue IT” or “Shadow IT”.  In this blog we examine how further user empowerment may impact the future of corporate IT. Rogue IT (sometimes calledContinue reading “On empowered users, rogue and shadow IT, stealth clouds and the future corporate IT”