synopsis

2009 has been the year in which Cloud Computing entered mainstream industry consciousness. Cloud computing - a model of technology provision where capacity on remotely hosted, managed computing platforms is made publicly available and rented to multiple customers on a self-service basis - is on every IT vendor's agenda, as well as entering the research agendas of many CIOs. But how does Cloud Computing really deliver business value to your organisation, and what kinds of scenarios are best suited to it? What's the real relationship between "Public" and "Private" Cloud offerings in value terms? This report answers these questions.