Cloud computing: It may take longer than 30 years for a PC

Often the perspectives of cloud computing are full of contradictions. We often hear two distinct voices and cases at the same time. It seems that there is a huge gap between the Spring Festival and the normal traffic in Beijing. From invention to popularity, PC took a full 30 years, cloud computing may need to spend more time. Neither large enterprises nor small businesses need the courage to sacrifice immediate benefits to gain access to cloud computing. The key to success is whether we can find a completely new business model and maximize the potential and value of cloud computing. From ZDNet's article "Why you can not afford to resist the cloud" reveals some of the success stories of HSBC and hiring genius in cloud computing. The following is a small series to edit the revised translation.

Cloud computing can save basic resources and operating costs, but more crucially, whether to find new business models and create value.

Although many are still dismissive of cloud computing, they find it increasingly impossible to ignore their existence. Not only is the business case for cloud computing growing stronger, but cloud computing vendors come out to solve a variety of problems every day. This month, along with the release of its storage gateway, Amazon created an interface between AWS (Amazon Web Services) and the enterprise data center to make Amazon Simple Storage as easy as using iSCSI.

Just days ago, VMWare unveiled a cloud of gear on its cloud-casting platform, eliminating the cloud provider's "lock-in" concerns. Of course, using this "hybrid" system can also be troublesome. But the crux of the problem is that cloud computing providers are struggling to change users' perceptions.

At the same time, the success of commercial projects is proving cloud computing is the trend. A few days ago, I heard a two-hundred-and-one-degree turnaround from two companies that were at odds with cloud computing. The spokesman for both companies announced the news at a European cloud computing conference in London.

HSBC is on the side of supporting cloud computing. This may change the notion that cloud computing is a patent for small businesses and eco-friendly businesses, which are also used by large businesses. Barry Childe, Head of Global Markets and Innovation at HSBC, is confident and passionate that cloud computing has helped us reduce complexity, dramatically reduce costs and deliver the best IT solutions. He concluded by emphasizing: "This is not a Vaporware, but a true end-to-end solution."

Although details can not be disclosed, Childe said cloud computing has exceeded his expectations. When I asked him: "I wonder if cloud computing helps banks manage better day-to-day jobs or perform better than traditional businesses." Childe replied to my question by stressing "how many years are we doing Before, we never dreamed of anything. "

In sharp contrast to HSBC, Geoff Newman, CEO of Recruitment Genius, said in just two years cloud computing helped us grow from a small company that invested only £ 10,000 to a multi-million pound business s company. Newman explains how a hiring genius company applies cloud computing: Recruiters advertise hiring jobs with customized templates and can filter candidates, find suitable candidates and schedule interviews through an online tracking system.

Behind the scenes, cloud computing is invoking a variety of infrastructure resources, a fair game that is changing the rules. All employees are using Gmail, Basecamp, Dropbox and Voipfone to get the job done. The company stores candidates' resumes on AWS, saves their Java codebase and Google code, and runs them on Azure's SQL database, all backing up to JungleDisk.We used servers from ElasticHosts, a UK cloud operator, Video is supported by Vimeo, Monotype Imaging, fonts.com, which gives us the online personalized font. Even we can hire programmers who develop applications through the cloud and pay per hour. "We can quantify workforce and cloud computing capabilities if necessary," Newman said.

With minimal infrastructure and operational costs, direct access to online job search advertising and social media, hiring talent completely subverts the business models of traditional recruitment agencies. The hiring genius said on its website, "In 2009, we realized we had smashed our own recruitment agency model, but it generated exciting results."

There is a voice that warns us that every IT director tries to throw away cloud computing as a fashion or just another way. Only by capturing the potential of cloud computing can new business opportunities be created, not only for startups like genius hiring but also for large corporations such as HSBC. As cloud computing matures, ignoring cloud computing is not just futile.