Research and Markets: Select the Right Cloud Infrastructure Service Partner

July 30, 2010

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a486c9/select_the_right_c) has announced the addition of Info-Tech Research Group's new report "Select the Right Cloud Infrastructure Service Partner" to their offering.

This Info-Tech Research Group product combines actionable insight and relevant advice. Our practical approach is designed to have a clear and measurable impact on your organizations bottom line.

With cloud hype growing, so to is the number of potential cloud computing partners.

Your Challenge

Situation. Our recently completed survey shows that cloud computing is very hot right now, and the majority of organizations are in the evaluation stage.
Limitation. Most if not all of our clients have heard about the big vendors in the space, but they don't necessarily know what kinds of questions to ask to make sure that the solution they want actually suits business needs.
Solution. Organizations need to know how to evaluate this emerging technology: how pricing works, what SLAs to look for, and how to assess their risk tolerance.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

The value of the cloud is that you don't have to sell the value IT wants it, and the business wants it.
You don't have to build the business case.
To assess cloud services, you have to evaluate both the vendor and the business. What can the vendor do, how fast, how well, and for how much compared against what can be done internally? What can you put in the cloud; what applications and data are appropriate for the cloud?

Impact and Result

Smaller enterprises can have large enterprise capabilities by taking advantage of the lower financial and technical barriers to entry that the cloud offers.
With cloud being slapped on just about any service by marketing hype machines, it is important to be clear about the kind of cloud service being sought and what it can really do.
The cloud is for everyone, but its not for everything. Consider appropriateness of each candidate workload. It is critical to identify the right applications and data for the public cloud before selecting a service provider that best meets the needs of IT for that particular workload.

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