Cloud Computing

An analysis of Bain & Company's article on the Five Faces of the Cloud.

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1. Five Faces Of the Cloud Sabrina Smai Bain & Company’s
2. In your team's view what are the "Five Faces of the Cloud" outlined in last week's reading from Bain.com and when would an organization be interested in each "face"?
3. What is the cloud? • Cloud computing = storing and accessing information and programs over the Internet instead of a computer's hard drive • Before: Complex software stacks with impossible solutions
4. Who uses the cloud?
5. Bain: “New customers with new demands are fueling the growth of cloud computing, forcing providers to adapt. “
6. Five Faces • Bain & Company (2nd biggest firm) • 500 CIOs and 25 providers • Why customers use the cloud? • Based on IT needs
7. Transformational • 11% of companies are transformational • Goal is to transform IT environment → (flexible to new product launch, price changes, etc. ) • Avoid Alignment Trap • Use PaaS and SaaS • Public Cloud Model (Grow+Save $) • Ex. CIO hired to make IT an enabler
8. Heterogenous • Efforts involve: → expand new systems gradually. → carefully select certain systems to modify → prevent disruption and potentially failure in their efforts to expands through the use of cloud technologies. • Present/Future → 11% of companies are heterogeneous and use public cloud models. → Heterogenous customers will nearly match transformational customers adoption rates’ within three years.
9. Slow & Steady • 44%, the largest segment • Goal: to avoid disruption • Companies are hesitant to adopt the cloud • WHY? • Unsure about the security • Would rather watch others use the cloud and see how they fare • If not adopted, can miss great opportunities for the business • Use Private and Hybrid cloud models
10. Safety-Conscious • 22% of the company • Driven by optics • Why safety conscious? • Goal - to help with the security and reliability concern in IT • Private and hybrid cloud models • Example: CIO 6 years in a media company
11. Price-Conscious • 12% of companies • Their top IT priority: reduce total cost of ownership • Companies are only interested in cost and savings • The cloud lowers power costs • Use Public cloud models • BUT have to sacrifice security • In 2010, 5% of IT stored on the cloud • In 2013, 19% of IT stored on the cloud
12. Each face offers their own distinct features, thus attracting different types of customers.