CloudBus

IT leaders give tell me the cloud is complex, security is suspect and it is another great marketing gimmick; I am happy with virtualized servers. But there is a growing tribe of innovators around the world who are building and leveraging on the cloud, the Facebook issues spurs them on since they see a wonderful opportunity for creating value from deploying on the cloud. AWS day at Mumbai  There are some outstanding business leaders who are using the cloud for agility, innovation and operational cost saving, there are companies who recognize cloud computing as a strategic business tool. There are a number of these corporate successes I have shared via Tweeter (http://www.twitter.com/subramanianls), but of merit is the cloud based NYSE trading platform and the Citibank private cloud. NYSE has democratized trading with its cloud offering and Citibank has saved costs and  become agile with its private cloud migration. I bel...

Today  I had the honor to speak on Cloud Computing to the MBA Students  at India's premier Business School SP Jain (www.spjimr.org). With an average work experience of more then six years in the IT industry these students are here on a sabbatical to hone their management skills. S.P.Jain Institute of Management & Research Mumbai  The students already use Google Services and they are already mature end users of cloud computing. Many of the students had done great technology projects and were concerned about the fact that the Cloud was a disruptive technology and a game changer. They  were keen to know what would be the future of the IT services industry in India. I suggested they follow the stock prices of the Indian IT companies :-) to get a better insight on the future of these companies. At the end of the session the students were  keen to explore a career in Cloud Computing and they will add value to the organizations' that hire the...