There are different styles and models used for cloud computing, but they essentially do the same thing, make some aspects of the business much easier to manage. The cloud is the wave of the future and many companies have already turned to the cloud to keep up with rapidly changing market demand. Below are a couple articles that discuss the new role that cloud computing and IT are playing in the business today.

Looking forward or backward? Cloud makes you decide what IT wants to be known for.

June 30, 2011.  The cloud is changing how companies are doing business and it is also changing the department of IT. The days of IT doing almost everything when it comes to technology are nearly gone. The cloud is freeing up IT do more specific jobs while allowing non IT workers to do more with less. It is not a question of when enterprises will go to the cloud it is a question of how much do you put into the cloud and when?

Pragmatic Cloud: The LAN That Time Forgot

July 19, 2011.  Here the author, George Watt, discusses cloud computing and some issues that he sees with how some companies go about integrating and implementing the cloud. For example, some companies are too loyal to a specific model and most of the thinking and analysis is done only at the highest level. Moreover, this analysis of costs and benefits can be incomplete and lead navigation away from the cloud rather than towards it.

Cloud computing is taking on many different roles. It opens doors for businesses and creates entirely new markets. But it also is in the process of changing the face of IT and the IT industry. Another fixation about the cloud is that it is about decision making, when to go to the cloud, how much to put into the cloud and how to manage and secure it. As the cloud has many challenges, it also has nearly endless opportunities and possibilities.