4 keys to succeeding in cloud services

4 Keys to Succeeding in Cloud Services

4 keys to succeeding in cloud services Tim Jellison 7/6/2012 2:20 PM EDT While consumers and enterprises hail “the cloud” for its ability to provide flexible, low cost and easily accessible computing power, traditional hardware and software providers tend to see the innovation somewhat differently. For them, the cloud is a disruption of the highest order that threatens their competitiveness and in some cases their survival. As such, these companies must make dramatic changes in their strategies, operating models and governance approaches to succeed in this fast-growing cloud market. With the cloud supporting an ever-expanding collection of “anything-as-a-service,” or XaaS, solutions, established hardware and software companies recognize they face one especially vexing challenge: Figuring out how to develop appropriate operating models to capitalize on customer demands for ...

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