Accenture defines cloud computing as “the dynamic provisioning of IT capabilities (hardware, software or services) from third parties over a network." A variety of factors are converging to make cloud computing eminently possible—and its promise of rapid, pay-as-you-go scalability is immensely attractive to CIOs under pressure to do more with less. In fact, Accenture sees cloud computing as an important step forward in the continuing industrialization of IT and thus capable of ultimately playing a role in enabling high performance. Like any disruptive technology, cloud computing brings with it challenges as well as opportunities. Accenture Technology Labs is in the business of identifying emerging technologies and helping to ready them for commercial use. CIOs considering the pros and cons of cloud computing are invited to benefit from our insights to help them formulate a strategy around cloud computing. Getting Started with Accenture’s Cloud Computing Suite - Accenture Cloud Computing Accelerator
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Accenture views software as a service (SaaS) as one layer of the cloud—the application layer. Defined as a way to subscribe to software on-demand, instead of an application that an organization must buy, maintain and upgrade itself, SaaS can accelerate ROI with faster application deployment, lower IT costs and the flexibility to scale technical capacity up or down, depending on business cycles. Read more about Accenture’s Software as a Service Capabilities. More Information
Podcast: Is Your Organization Cloud Ready?
In this podcast, Accenture’s Steve Nunn explains the kind of role cloud computing could play in helping organizations achieve high performance. Don Rippert Defines and Illustrates the Value of Cloud Computing in the Enterprise—Watch a video that identifies different types of cloud computing and their impact on the marketplace. Read about Accenture’s point of view on cloud computing: What the enterprise needs to know about cloud computing. Accenture sponsored the IDC Cloud Computing Forum on February 18, 2009, in San Francisco. Accenture Cloud Computing director, Joe Tobolski, delivered the keynote presentation. Click here to access the conference proceedings. Writing in Outlook, Accenture’s online forum for high performance, Accenture’s chief scientist, Kishore Swaminathan, explains why cloud computing is capturing the imagination of the business and technology communities. Accenture is working with our alliance partners such as Microsoft as well as with cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services to build applications that leverage cloud capabilities. Achieving High Performance with Cloud Computing in Uncertain Times |