Cloud computing has become one of the most discussed IT paradigms of recent years. It builds on many of the advances
in the IT industry over the past decade and presents significant opportunities for organizations to shorten time to
market and reduce costs. With cloud computing, organizations can consume shared computing and storage resources
rather than building, operating, and improving infrastructure on their own. The speed of change in markets creates
significant pressure on the enterprise IT infrastructure to adapt and deliver. Cloud computing provides fresh solutions to
address these changes. As defined by Gartner1
, “Cloud computing is a style of computing where scalable and elastic ITenabled
capabilities are delivered as a service to external customers using Internet technologies.”
scalable and elastic
Gartner IT Glossary
cloud computing liberates organizations from devoting precious people and budget to activities that don’t directly contribute to the bottom line while still obtaining IT infrastructure capabilities.