Most organisations are partway through a cloud evolution, and the benefits are no longer in question.
However, key issues linger, including how to find the balance with private/public/hybrid cloud; how to adapt IT budgeting and cost optimisation in the cloud era; what the key risks are; and how best to prepare an organisation for the next generation of cloud technology.
This is according to Jon Tullett, senior editor: news analysis at ITWeb. "Cloud computing has developed into a full-blown discipline, transcending specific technologies like virtualisation and hosting, and achieving tremendous value when accompanied by deep organisational changes.
"Cloud computing can make a real difference to corporates, assuming that they take full advantage of the relevant business practices, and are aware of the specific obstacles and dead-ends."
ITWeb will present its third annual cloud computing conference in Johannesburg in September. Local and international speakers will present case studies and deliver expert insights into the cutting edge of cloud computing, dive deep into the operational realities of cloud computing in SA, and dispel the hype around this traditionally buzzword-heavy sector.
A call for papers has been issued for the ITWeb Cloud Computing Summit 2014. Experts in cloud computing and related fields are invited to share their experience and knowledge. Proposals should preferably include a strong case study, as well as either business or technology insights relevant to the local and African markets.
Topics under discussion at the conference this year will include - among others - case studies demonstrating the challenges of deploying cloud services in Africa, and how CIOs can overcome them; security implications for the cloud, including data protection, risk management, business continuity, and compliance requirements; lessons for CIOs making the capex-opex shift; and identifying a big data crisis and turning it into business advantage through cloud technologies.
The closing date for speaker submissions is Monday 30 June. Click here to find out more about the ITWeb Cloud Computing Summit 2014 and to submit a speaker proposal for consideration.
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