Managing your global business with cloud technology (the success of cloud computing in US companies)

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(2011), "Managing your global business with cloud technology (the success of cloud computing in US companies)", Strategic Direction, Vol. 27 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/sd.2011.05627cad.010

Managing your global business with cloud technology (the success of cloud computing in US companies)

Article Type: Abstracts From: Strategic Direction, Volume 27, Issue 3

Ford S.Financial Executive, October 2010, Vol. 26 No. 8, Start page: 56, No. of pages: 4

Reports the success with which cloud computing, which allows IT-related facilities to be provided “as a service’ via the internet/worldwide web in such way that the user is not aware of the supporting technology infrastructure, has become successfully ingrained in US business practice. Explains that cloud computing changes the economics of computing from a capital investment, through the purchase of computer hardware and software, to a pay-as-you-go model, while offering the benefits of efficiency, speed, and cost savings that are very attractive to chief finance officers (CFOs). Summarizes the benefits of cloud computing in terms of: driving growth more efficiently; allowing the company to handle global transactions more efficiently; and providing one place in which to transact business. Concludes with a brief account of the potential problems of security and accessibility in cloud computing.Article type: Viewpoint ISSN: 0895-4186 Reference: 39BB548

Keywords: Cloud computing, Communications technology, Internet, Organizations, Parallel machines, Server computing, Software as a service, USA