Cloud computing is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the internet. Users need not have knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure in the "cloud" that supports them.
The justification for the splits are a Forrester paper showing that the total cost of cloud computing deployments were 1/3 of that of traditional systems and a CIO magazine article showing that variable costs traditionally account for 30-35% of overall spend
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Why to act now
Economic changes
Technology is more than reliable and ready to commercialize
Costumers are looking to use new technologies to improve the human productivity
A new generation of youth who is used to communicate and to collaborate in “always on” environment
Even Gartner defines cloud computing as a style of computing where massively scalable IT-related capabilities are provided “as a service” using Internet technologies to multiple external customers.
Cloud computing heralds an evolution of business that is no less influential than e-business
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