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We are now at Cloud 3.0. V1 was about capex reduction, v2 was devops, now we're onto industry transformation

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Jennifer Parker

Cloud is about way more than cost and value ... it is a disruptor

Should have moved from utility to agility, innovation and enabling new business models #cloud

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Yep, #cloud should be viewed as a key component of #digitaldisruption

good point, #cloud enables companies to disrupt markets by quickly introducing new business processes & reaching global markets - eg Worldticket.com

barrier to entering new market because of IT build out is now not an issue...

@samjgarforth Not sure you can quite break whole cloudscape in to those 3 phases but true for enterprise IT #cloud

Gary Wilson

Agree. Economics is still key, but speed (time to market, innovation) and empowerment (for business users, developers) are equally, if not more important.

Gary , yes agree and global reach to new markets, consumers etc

agree economics is only part of the equation

Compare the Cloud 5

What are the major applications and uses of cloud - not cloud for cloud sake ?

cloud should be the delivery model for your favourite apps be the corporate or personal...

agreed, maybe the concept of the "secure app" serveed and maintained within the datacentre is here

It is very much around systems of engagement for companies - so how they market, sell and serve customers in a better , quicker, cheaper way

3 Votes Vote

the best applications for cloud are the ones that are not intricately connected to other apps and data. Need SOA design or COA

Jennifer Parker

it is all about #bigData @IBMCloud helping businesses get insight, fast. Excited about WPP http://ibm.co/1w221y...

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Gary Wilson

@simonlporter Agree Simon - and with self-service analytics applications in the cloud, we then move further towards real systems of insight to benefit companies and their clients.

Compare the Cloud 4

#bigdata is certainly popular in the enterprise does the panel think adoption will happen in the SME market? and how does #cloud speed adoption?

cloud is a key enabler for big data. charging by the hour means analytics can be done cheaply with no up front cost

Jennifer Parker

great topic... let's hear from an SME about their view on this. Cloud makes it possible so it is readily available.

cloud enables as #SMB to get access to enterprise class systems of insight only paying for what they use - even by the hour

also the sharing given by cloud means universities, for example, can do big data in summer, and student registration in October on same hardware

Nick Scott

Also #hybridcloud offers dynamic workload scalability to supplement on-prem workloads during peak times.

it has too be adopted the value is too great from SME not to take advantage...

Compare the Cloud 4

Is cloud all about IaaS or is it more the applications and user experience / productivity?

cloud for me is a consumption model, apps and productivity come as part of this...

I think cloud is anything 'as a service'. Each level (infrastructure, platform etc depending on need) can be consumed as a service,

Nick Scott

I think Cloud is about outcomes. Helping those without the infra resources to build and deploy scalable apps/processes/systems without the huge capex investment.

yes, Nick, it's not about the money, it's about time to market, and if money is a blocker then it can remove it

#cloud in my opinion is also a leveller for organisations of all sizes to leverage enterprise class apps at a fraction of the cost

Nick Scott

@samjgarforth @comparethecloud agreed. #Startups can play with the big boys out of the gate. Very empowering!

and #cloud also lowers cost of entry also with various ISV programs innovation can only increase

not just about Startups, SMBs & enterprises are also moving core systems to the #cloud - look at our announcement with #SAP recently

for startups we announced a major new program 2 weeks ago - get access to upto $120k free usage on cloud http://ibm.co/1pIsle...

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Compare the Cloud 4

Hi and welcome to todays discussion on what’s next for Cloud.Thanks for joining

Hi Daniel

Welcome to #talkcloud

we are live

guys how do you see the IaaS market evolving with recent large players such as Rackspace changing focus?

I'm here and chipping in too

there are many #cloud providers , those that succeed are those that add most value beyong commodity VMs #talkcloud

Each provider will have their own strengths and USPs. And evolve in their own way

for those that want commodity VMs only, then only a few global commodity providers will remain

100% agree basic IaaS service is now the commodity part of the market...

there is real opportunity for partners to use #cloud to deliver specialised services for SMB eg Marketing, Analytics

Ravi Kikan3

How Do You Think #Startups #Smallbiz Can Benefit Moving To The #Cloud ? What About The #Security Issues ?

I'd argue typical #cloud services are much more secure than typical SME DIY IT so it's a no brainer

Security is always an issue on and off-prem its about controls and risk awareness. And yes SMB cloud is a great option

cloud enables startups to focus on their core business and let the experts manage much of the security

Sudden

Ravi, it gives #startup #SMB access to more flexible, higher quality, global IT solutions enabling them to outcompete their existing Large Enterprise competitors who are often inflexible, high cost and old markets

Ravi Kikan

@DT Well Thats How We Presume But Are The #Startups Well Trained On The Real #Cloud Benefits ?

suddenly the SME doesn't have to worry about basics like proper offsite backup, a big chunk of their DR issues, etc.