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Confusion Over Cloud Computing

Posted by: Steve Hamm on June 08

Any talk of cloud computing is clouded by the fact that a lot of people have different definitions of what it is—or ways of looking at it. I got some notes since my package of stories on mobile-meets-cloud computing was published last week telling me that I don’t understand cloud computing; that’s it’s all about “scalable architectures” and such. Well, I have news for my critics: we don’t write much about scalable architectures here at BusinessWeek. We write about the impact that technologies have on businesses. In this case, the topic of the package of stories was the impact on businesses when you combine cloud computing, the latest in mobile devices, and widely available broadband networks. I spent three months finding the strongest examples I could of this phenomenon. It required actual reporting. This ain’t Citizen Journalism! ;-)

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Reader Comments

Ginger Greenberg

June 10, 2009 12:52 PM

Steve -

I enjoyed the article and thought you did a good job of showing how many different business are operating in or serving clients in this ether. If you are working on a follow up or interested in speaking with a Pharma-specific CRM company who has been in cloud computing for quite some time, I would like to make an intro when you are back in town.

Thanks, again, for the thorough article.

Thanks,
Ginger

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