Cloud computing to be as transformational as e-business – Manufacturing Computer Solutions

Cloud computing heralds an evolution of business that is no less influential than was e-business, according to analyst Gartner. Daryl Plummer, managing vice president and Gartner Fellow, defines ?cloud computing? as massively scalable IT-related capabilities provided as a service using Internet technologies. Plummer says that, taken together, these three major trends constitute the basis of a discontinuity that will shape the relationship between those who use IT services and those who sell them. David Mitchell Smith, vice president and Gartner Fellow, also makes the point that the types of IT services that can be provided through a cloud are wide-reaching ?” starting with the idea that users can harness CPU cycles without buying computers. read more

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