Friday, August 29, 2008

Cloud Computing at top of Hype Cycle

Computerworld reports that Gartner see cloud computing as being at the top of the hype cycle. They have also settled on a definition:

"a style of computing where massively scalable IT-enabled capabilities are delivered 'as a service' to external customers using internet technologies"

Gartner believes that cloud computing will have a "transformational impact" on the enterprise, meaning that the technology will change the way the IT industry "looks at user and vendor relationships,"

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