Thursday, December 24, 2009

The Hidden Cost of Cloud Computing

One of the most obvious benefits of Cloud Computing is conversion of CaEx to OpEx which brings in cost reduction. But one must remember there are no free lunches. Cloud Computing has its own set of hidden costs which must be considered while deciding about.

1. What are the viable paths to move or replace legacy application into cloud?
2. What are the changes required to integrate cloud or non cloud applications?
3. What technological and business processes will change to take benefits of Cloud?
4. What are the trade offs of using Private/Public/Hybrid clouds for each application?
5. What are the skills to be acquired and/or upgraded to take benefit of Cloud?

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