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While end users may never even know that the application they're using is coming from the cloud, IT will be completely transformed, and the business as a whole will have an entirely new way of viewing, using and paying for technology.
Cloud computing can help optimize a company's capital investments by reducing its costs for hardware, software and real estate, resulting in a much lower total cost of ownership and, ultimately, a whole new way of looking at the economics of operational IT.
While many ISVs see the difference between cloud and on-premise solutions as being black and white -- they're exclusively offering one or the other -- it's worth keeping in mind that there can be a middle ground.
Most analyses of the benefits of cloud computing are based on unrealistic total cost of ownership (TCO), return on investment (ROI), and capex/opex calculations. To fully understand the potential benefits of cloud computing, a new metric is required.
Storage and IT professionals have a lot more to worry about than just the economy. Automation and the demand for broader IT experience are other issues threatening job security.
With both budgets and staff getting cut, storage managers are finding they need to justify everything they spend while saving as much as they can on data storage costs. The results can be painful for vendors, too.
With the Obama Administration and the economy likely to keep Green IT issues in focus, data storage vendors say they're working on both their products and their own practices.