| Description: | Long promised but also long anticipated, Cloud Computing is coming of age. Distributed systems, grid designs and utility billing have finally been matched by an Internet that has the capacity, speed, resilience and affordability to support applications that exist off-premises and don’t need expensive, budget-sucking investments in infrastructure, support and upgrades. With the right application offering, security design and business model, the Cloud is primed and ready for business.
This briefing explores the evolution of the Cloud together with the matching of business needs with emerging technology solutions. It then analyses the various players and offerings in the space and contrasts the options with the competitive advantage they offer.
The session concludes with a forward-looking overview of the next three to five years and the need to position the organisation to have a rigorous yet flexible strategy towards change in this space.
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| Suitable for: | The briefing is designed for IT and business executives with decision making powers who will need to explore, engage and exploit the potential of the Cloud whilst protecting the data and business assets of their organisations.
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| Course Objectives: | On completion of this briefing you will be able to:
Understand the meaning of Cloud Computing and its relation to that other term “Smart Economy”
Appreciate the opportunities presented in replacing business-standard applications such as mail, word processing, Customer Relationship Management and others by cloud-based alternatives.
Know the opportunities and pitfalls associated with deploying mission critical systems to the cloud.
Be able to make informed choices on investments in security, resilience, support, maintenance and training related to planned or considered migrations to the cloud.
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