Understanding Where Cloud Computing Meets Your Enterprise
March 30th, 2010 admin

While most people understand cloud computing, and perhaps understand enterprise architecture, few have made the links to understand the fit. If you don’t understand where cloud computing meets your enterprise, and how each can benefit from the other, it’s unlikely the enterprise will realize the value of cloud computing, including how cloud computing can enhance any number of applications such as ecommerce. Backing up a bit, cloud computing is any IT resource, including…
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