The time has come for organisations to stop analysing the cloud and to start building them.
So says Fabio Taddei, architect for managed services at Fujitsu, where his experience in software development, system architecture and IT service management are fully leveraged in pursuit of delivering customer solutions that meet the current and future needs of organisations.
Taddei points out that there are a few critical benefits cloud computing will add to any organisation. Moreover, larger organisations are faced with challenges of distributed locations, yet their desire for central systems and connectivity is high - cloud computing is able to deliver on this requirement.
The opposite is also true, adds Taddei, where larger markets are now open to SMEs.
To this end, ITWeb, in partnership with Fujitsu, is conducting a cloud computing survey until 3 December.
"Our main objective is to determine the mindset and readiness of businesses in SA to adopt cloud computing, to also determine how organisations see this adoption taking place and what their expectations are," said Taddei.
Taddei continues: "The concept of a VDC (virtual data centre) is also taking hold and it is not only about VMs but rather about creating an infrastructure environment with the cloud."
Describing some of the main challenges facing cloud computing, Taddei says the cost of quality bandwidth is at a tipping point with international and local bandwidth driving costs down, but he stresses that this has a long way to go to match international standards.
Taddei also says governance and legislative requirements in different industry verticals may hamper adoption and increase complexity. Security is always an interesting topic, too, and organisations fear cloud computing may pose security risks.
On how organisations are addressing challenges when implementing cloud computing, Taddei says: "The emergence of a local cloud platform within SA based on global best practice would be viewed favourably by most organisations to alleviate some of these challenges."
When asked why organisations should consider cloud computing, Taddei advises: "Agility; reduced risk relating to capex; flexibility; and future-proofing of their IT platforms are a few reasons why organisations should consider cloud computing.
"Operational costs is also an interesting debate," Taddei continues, "the rental-based model of cloud computing has to be more expensive than an outright purchase over a period of time; however, it cannot be viewed in isolation when coupled with some of the benefits," he concludes.
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