How users can use cloud services

Cloud services are a solution to budgeting, software, and management dilemmas, but this is mostly nonsense when it comes to running. No matter how easy it is to buy or rent new servers, storage, and software online, the cost of amortization is often higher when it works.

So how do users use cloud services? In many ways, it looks like the way IT Pros buy equipment from vendors.

"I would like to fill out a form on the internet?" Canersoz, a health-care beverage maker and Yakult IT manager, said. He looked at the demo, read the relevant information, and waited for a suitable moment. According to Ersoz, he has continued to focus on cloud service development for several years. Last year, it was decided to take the lead in trying to replace the desktop assistance system.

I watched the demo and said, "Not enough, not enough," he said. But as he continued to use his old system-Saimentec Altiris to run some applications internally, he had to take some alternative measures including updating Saimentec. At the moment, cloud technology finally wins, and he switches to the Remedyforce system run by Salesforce.com to meet the increased demand from month to hour. More benefits are also migrated to Microsoft online email and collaboration.

"e-mail is clearly inadequate in terms of flexibility," he said.

According to Ersoz, cloud services are suitable for their global support service needs (the United States, Japan and his roots in the Netherlands), and he was delighted and surprised at the current product offerings. It also makes him want to find tips on how to use the cloud in a cost-effective and safe way. As other systems begin to inevitably decline, he will consider cloud solutions again, as long as it is not an unacceptable flaw.

"At the moment, I don't think we are ready to move our ERP to the cloud, for example," he said. "We will still keep our systems and data centers. "

Application Practices for cloud services in the catering industry

Even though the cloud fits well, it has become popular in the system.

"We are fairly fragmented, which is one reason we want cloud services," said Jason Kevin Belde, CIO at the deli. Its companies have temporary point-of-sale sites in 235 locations, and these point-of-sale terminals (POS) systems, communications, and Office software (e-mail, etc.) are tied to the head office.

Jason Deli has been using an internal data management system/business application development platform and a 10-year self-made communication system. Finally, the balance cloud tilt, especially in favor of Google Apps and Salesforce.com.

Baird says it is clear that backward systems and artificial-intensive conditions cannot keep up with development needs. It added that the company had a "do, Boots" feeling during the first presentation of Salesforce.com. Its product functionality, after a period of development, replaces its internal devices, but does not require them to be developed again.

According to Baird, after making a decision, the rest of the process is to buy Google's Cloudsherpas to get foreign aid for the migration and then complete the task. According to Baird, he also used Amazon network services around the migration to do a series of tests, other small cloud use experience can increase his confidence in demand.

"There's really no cure, this is a complex equation," said Doug Thums, director of the Tier1 Institute's research on the impact factors of cloud services in companies. Toombs that, while this trend is inevitable, the programme is gradual. This is unlikely to replace the entire IT department of the Enterprise, and moving to the cloud is basically an opportunistic decision given the severity of the budget constraints facing it today.

(editor: Heritage)