Cloudy Future for Business IT

In 1994, I remember, "the Internet" reached by the masses. In the newspaper, I work at the time, the database showed that less than 100 uses the term in print in 1993. In 1994, this is like some 3,000, of course, it rose from there. In 2008, the concept of the "cloud" the same will become the common language.

as the "Internet" and "clouds" gathering steam for years. In the network, the backbone of TCP / IP networks (such as the Internet) has generally been portrayed as clouds, partly because of uncertain factors in the way, TCP / IP network routing data. (In addition, most of our technical staff can more easily draw clouds on the whiteboard than a circle or a straight line).

cloud depiction of space is not a bad thing: fuzzy, intangible. The circumstances of your Hotmail or Google Mail is stored, the Web server of your life, space, through your BlackBerry message through. But most people do not know how to obtain data to cloud, or the body is stored in bits.

the most important thing is that the cloud is that more and more, the new data center, ironically, a means of escape for those trapped in a world increasingly rigid, PC-based computing. Its ironic, because the PC was first found its niche in business as an escape from the old data center. During the 1970s, if people do not like the canned reports, often print out the large number of green column in the paper, it could take months mainframe software was changed to give them what they wanted.

then people have noted that the Apple II or IBMs PC software is good, this is fine, light weight, user-friendly activities. They sneaked into the machines through their companys back door. Some enterprises initially prohibited pests, but in the end, a majority of companies on each desk and demoted, and their expertise to the role of host, if they continue to them in all.

History is repeating itself. The computer has become a non-stop and sense of insecurity. Enterprises must lock down, so that they, mainframe terminals, for the past. Probably in a few years, the standard commercial desktop computers, will be delivered, factory fresh, sterile, centralized IT environment, and every time users start up their computers.

If we do not work » You want to change and wait for, as well as alcohol mainframe days.

or you can also use the clouds. You can store and share files online communication with colleagues cloud-based instant messaging, IP telephone or e-mail. Knowledge of the whole sector may submit their work to free or cheap services, in the clouds.

As far as I know, a major software providers (that is, should remain anonymous) said it has placed strict controls on its business units launched its own IT solutions, or employment outside developers to create set System solutions. Various departments to go through channels work must be done by one of several approved by the company. However, the company is taking significant risks of its business units to be ignored this replay bad alcohol days. They will step outside the central and work in the clouds.

This poses a serious challenge to Microsoft and its partners. Microsofts great fear, the Netscape browser will become the universal client and in fact to the desktop through aiding, abetting, ironically, Microsofts decision to defeat Netscape, by making their own IE browser, a core feature, Each new PC.

the company has struggle to produce our own success, cloud-based services and applications. The main choice, so far, the acquisition of (mainly Yahoo) or simple hosting services (Microsoft online), the threat to its hosting partners.

for partners, the picture is mixed. The most flexible partner, as they make their money from the service. There are customers in the mobile-indeed pose a risk to the important types of work will disappear, such as software deployment and maintenance. However, many new opportunities may arise, such as the allocation of the work of local facilities and services-and configuration of these services themselves, to meet customer demand.

clouds seemed to be too simple, providing great today, the level of business, services, but just wait. Once Upon a time, we said that the computer.