http://blogs.gartner.com/lydia_leong/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/ A member of the Gartner Blog Network Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://blogs.gartner.com/lydia_leong/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/comment-page-1/#comment-2266 Cloud Computing: A System of Control Fri, 29 May 2009 20:01:52 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/lydia_leong/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-2266 [...] use of a service to reduce cost and enhance business value. Gartner analyst Lydia Leong recently observed on her blog: The primary cost savings for cloud infrastructure does not come in the savings on the hard [...] [...] use of a service to reduce cost and enhance business value. Gartner analyst Lydia Leong recently observed on her blog: The primary cost savings for cloud infrastructure does not come in the savings on the hard [...]

]]> http://blogs.gartner.com/lydia_leong/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/comment-page-1/#comment-1539 Shannon Williams Wed, 06 May 2009 17:50:06 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/lydia_leong/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-1539 Great post- I think the price of a cloud server is still far from defined. We're still in the formative years of infrastructure as a service over the internet. In 10 years, what will the cost be if companies like GoDaddy or Wal-mart start offering online VMs. Amazon is efficient, but they are not facing significant pricing pressure, and the cost of developing EC2 from the ground up, instead of utilizing off-the shelf software, will eventually make it hard for them to compete. Great post- I think the price of a cloud server is still far from defined. We’re still in the formative years of infrastructure as a service over the internet. In 10 years, what will the cost be if companies like GoDaddy or Wal-mart start offering online VMs. Amazon is efficient, but they are not facing significant pricing pressure, and the cost of developing EC2 from the ground up, instead of utilizing off-the shelf software, will eventually make it hard for them to compete.

]]> http://blogs.gartner.com/lydia_leong/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 Is the"Cloud only a question of money? - Manufacturing and Distribution Industries Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:12:08 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/lydia_leong/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-1381 [...] finds the report partly cloudy, Gigaom feels it missed the mark, while Gartner feels it lacks analytical rigor. And I could go on like that. But my question is really whether the debate around the relative cost [...] [...] finds the report partly cloudy, Gigaom feels it missed the mark, while Gartner feels it lacks analytical rigor. And I could go on like that. But my question is really whether the debate around the relative cost [...]

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