3 BUILDING ROI FROM CLOUD COMPUTING

The Open Group has developed a set of eight key considerations for how to build and measure return on investment (ROI) for cloud computing initiatives from a business perspective. By examining the benefits that cloud computing offers organisations and by showing the potential return it can provide from the beginning, companies may find it easier to gain buy-in for cloud initiatives from the executive team, as well as from the IT department. Mark Skilton, Director, Capgemini, and cloud computing lead at The Open Group, reports.

Cloud computing has been described as a technological change brought about by the convergence of a number of new and existing technologies. But this is only half the story. These ...

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