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Cloud – It’s Not About Cost

Cloud – It’s Not About Cost

By Ben Kepes on June 1, 2012

Every time someone tells me that cloud computing is all about cost savings, I want to go somewhere dark to jump up and down and clench my fists. Yes, I know we all have stories of horrific IT costs spinning out of control and failed IT projects and yes, often times cloud is a panacea […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged CloudComputing, cost, google, google apps, Information Technology | 3 Responses

Is agility and focus worth a price premium – on converged infrastructure costing more…

Is agility and focus worth a price premium – on converged infrastructure costing more…

By Ben Kepes on April 5, 2012

If we accept that the role of IT is to aid an organization in its strategic objectives, then it makes sense that any time it spends doing low level routine stuff is detrimental to that aim. Any technology that frees up IT to do higher order stuff, to really add value, should be embraced. Almost regardless of the cost.

Posted in Featured Posts, Infrastructure | Tagged Capital expenditure, CloudComputing, converged infrastructure, cost | 1 Response

If You’re API And You Know It

If You’re API And You Know It

By Christian Reilly on February 18, 2011

One of the most difficult things I am finding in this fractious time of cloud evolution is to define a plan (with any great authority) on absolutely anything strategic. Today’s fast-moving combination of business demands, architectural thought processes, technology shifts, and the sheer number of options within the vendor ecosystem is changing at such a pace […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Infrastructure | Tagged api, cloud computing, cost, data, enterprise software, information, private cloud, twitter

Apptio Helps Enterprises Run IT As A Business

Apptio Helps Enterprises Run IT As A Business

By Krishnan Subramanian on April 13, 2010

Image via CrunchBase Apptio, with its headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, offers Technology Business Management (TBM) solutions to enterprise customers. It helps enterprises run their IT more efficiently like a business. Their TBM solutions helps enterprises make ROI optimized decisions using various templates, to fine tune how they run their IT. Their SaaS based business intelligence […]

Posted in Design | Tagged apptio, cost, tbm

Hosted vs Cloud – Cost Implications

By Ben Kepes on April 6, 2009

I’m a member of the Saugatuck Technology Cloud Research Board which, in their own words; is a broad-based community of interest focusing on Cloud Computing in all of its aspects. Membership in the Saugatuck Cloud Research Board is open both to vendors and end-users, who share an interest in this evolving phenomenon The good folks […]

Posted in Enterprise, Strategy | Tagged cloud computing, cost, hosting, on-demand, price, saugatuck

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