I had a wonderful buffet today and was amazed at the aggressive pricing of the food on offer, after a sumptuous meal my thoughts wandered Cloud Computing.
The Buffet pricing was based on the philosophy that the customer will pick and choose what they need but overall the price will average out and so will the margins, since no two people have the same appetite or intensity to eat.
More experienced buffet eaters know what to choose and eat and I call them value pickers, if they pay Rs. 300 they will make sure they eat that value of food irrespective of its consequences to their health. The second are the health conscious eaters who will pick healthy food which is valuable in nutrition and good for their health. The last is the one who will eat what they need and leave the rest on the buffet table. To adopt any one of these strategies one needs to have experience with buffets, I still remember one of my classmates who used to visit a Chinese Buffet on Sundays, on the third Sunday he was declined entry, he was a value and quantity eater whom the eating establishment had identified after two visits :-) and hence was kept out.
You need a teacher to help you choose the right cloud to ride !
This is not a Warren Buffet class on investing or a TV Food class, the analogy is cloud is similar to the buffet and also warrants an investment strategy. The primary requirement for investing is understanding the underlying asset, which is the cloud computing utility.
So how does one understand cloud computing, my lament to my friend was I have been evangelizing the cloud for many years, I have spoken in conferences, conducted cloud technology training, shared knowledge at business forums, engineering & business schools to evangelize cloud and entrepreneurship.
My friend across the table came up with a wonderful insight, he told me to focus on personalized cloud computing education. People cannot appreciate something they have not understood, it is like looking at flawless Indian Chola bronze without understanding how it was made and the intricacies used in creating this piece of art and its current value in the art market. The wise go to an art appreciation course before investing in pieces of Art to make sure that their investments in art appreciate and also add joy to their existence.
The same is true for cloud computing, many use Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Twitter, Pinterest and more without understanding what lies behind it, no wonder business is reluctant to adopt social media.
They are users who are clueless about how to leverage on social media in the cloud for their business.
They are users who are clueless about how to leverage on social media in the cloud for their business.
Just like an art appreciation course there is a need to conduct Cloud Appreciation Courses.
Like the buffet the Cloud Computing Appreciation Course(CCAC) will be segmented based on the audience, so here goes my thoughts on the various appreciation programs :
• CCAC for the Board - For the Board of Directors
• CCAC for the Regulator - For the Regulators of sectors like Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Financial Markets
• CCAC for the Corporate - For the CMO, Chief of HR, CIO, CTO, CXO & SBU heads
• CCAC for the Leaders - For the future leaders in the organization.
• CCAC for Technology Team - This is for the IT team to understand the nuts and bolts .
• CCAC for Start-ups - This is for entrepreneurs and start-ups who can benefit from the cloud.
• CCAC for Business Schools - This is for the future business leaders in school
• CCAC and Golf - A blending of Cloud Computing with the game of golf.
Today's lunch buffet was wonderful, we agreed it was value for money meal, and the bonus was my friends sagacious advise to take the cloud to decision makers.
If you are a decision maker and need help to ride the cloud remember you may need a Cloud Appreciation Course for a safe and enjoyable cloud journey.
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