The rain comes from clouds, so is cloud computing a damp squid

Day 1 of preparation on my key note speak next on ITSM, today will be all about getting the message I want to convey and structuring the delivery. Apart from that I have an unhappy customer to answer, he could not find what he was looking for on the Web-site, so I am writing a response to his questions.

What next for the Cloud

The concept of cloud computing is an interesting topic, and one which will no doubt take up many column inches over the coming years. For now I believe that its use will be restricted to internal cloud deployments: because the idea of letting critical business processes and data be supplied from a pool, that is available to all subscribers potentially, is not a prospect that many CIO will feel comfortable with.

However, the SMB sector will probably embrace the concept, as it will make starting and running a business less complicated, especially if you need IT and do not understand the market. At this stage my views are not yet well enough formed to produce an compelling argument either for or against the concept. I shall be visiting the HP labs next week and will be discussing clouds.