Comments on: What’s Coming Out of the Wall? http://andrewmcafee.org/2009/05/whats-coming-out-of-the-wall/ The Business Impact of IT Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:35:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Chi Silk Infusion http://andrewmcafee.org/2009/05/whats-coming-out-of-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-19576 Chi Silk Infusion Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:32:51 +0000 http://andrewmcafee.org/blog/?p=828#comment-19576 I think it is understandable to see future commoditization of cloud computing services like Amazon AWS, let's say, given the economies of scale associated with on-demand infrastructure. I think it is understandable to see future commoditization of cloud computing services like Amazon AWS, let's say, given the economies of scale associated with on-demand infrastructure.

]]> By: chinesedemocracy http://andrewmcafee.org/2009/05/whats-coming-out-of-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-18497 chinesedemocracy Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:31:10 +0000 http://andrewmcafee.org/blog/?p=828#comment-18497 Thankyou for the article about how business is going digital, I found it really interesting and I might have to implement some of the changes you mentioned in my own business,<br><br><a href=”http://chinesedemocracyforum.com” rel="nofollow">chinese democracy</a> Thankyou for the article about how business is going digital, I found it really interesting and I might have to implement some of the changes you mentioned in my own business,

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]]> By: paulbjaylee http://andrewmcafee.org/2009/05/whats-coming-out-of-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-18300 paulbjaylee Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:47:42 +0000 http://andrewmcafee.org/blog/?p=828#comment-18300 we started to get more nervous when we researched what was going on in Austin. The city is universally recognized as a leader in the area of sustainability and green-building practices. And everyone in the <a href="http://www.fidelity401k.net" rel="nofollow">fidelity 401k</a> community is involved: the utilities, the government, local businesses and individuals. we started to get more nervous when we researched what was going on in Austin. The city is universally recognized as a leader in the area of sustainability and green-building practices. And everyone in the fidelity 401k community is involved: the utilities, the government, local businesses and individuals.

]]> By: boston movers http://andrewmcafee.org/2009/05/whats-coming-out-of-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-15839 boston movers Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:51:50 +0000 http://andrewmcafee.org/blog/?p=828#comment-15839 Cloud computing is moving us toward a world in which some kinds of business change come out of the wall. Not all types of business change will come out of this wall, but some will. A few of these will be easy, most will be at least somewhat difficult. Some will be profound, some trivial.. :) Cloud computing is moving us toward a world in which some kinds of business change come out of the wall. Not all types of business change will come out of this wall, but some will. A few of these will be easy, most will be at least somewhat difficult. Some will be profound, some trivial.. :)

]]> By: Valentin http://andrewmcafee.org/2009/05/whats-coming-out-of-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-14071 Valentin Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:36:47 +0000 http://andrewmcafee.org/blog/?p=828#comment-14071 I believe you oversimplify by treating all kinds of cloud computing the same. I would like to differentiate between IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. <br><br>First, Iaas - infrastructure as a service. Here you buy computing power and this is well defined by open standards and easily quantifiable. In most organizations this kind of computer power is already delivered by 'commodity computers' (supercomputers are a different story) and it makes perfect sense to treat it as a utility. <br><br>Second, PaaS - Platform as a service. This is a bit more difficult, but in some cases it may also be based on open well defined standards that are implemented by multiple vendors and can also be realized in house (think J2EE) - this too, can be seen as a utility. <br><br>Finally SaaS and specialized PaaS - yes, here the commodity metaphor leads us astray. However even there I'm deeply sceptical about the "IT-as-change" image, since in my experience technology alone never changes an organization, the organizational will to change has to be there first (although this may be driven by the effective IT use of competitors). I believe you oversimplify by treating all kinds of cloud computing the same. I would like to differentiate between IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.

First, Iaas – infrastructure as a service. Here you buy computing power and this is well defined by open standards and easily quantifiable. In most organizations this kind of computer power is already delivered by 'commodity computers' (supercomputers are a different story) and it makes perfect sense to treat it as a utility.

Second, PaaS – Platform as a service. This is a bit more difficult, but in some cases it may also be based on open well defined standards that are implemented by multiple vendors and can also be realized in house (think J2EE) – this too, can be seen as a utility.

Finally SaaS and specialized PaaS – yes, here the commodity metaphor leads us astray. However even there I'm deeply sceptical about the “IT-as-change” image, since in my experience technology alone never changes an organization, the organizational will to change has to be there first (although this may be driven by the effective IT use of competitors).

]]> By: Joe Pelletier http://andrewmcafee.org/2009/05/whats-coming-out-of-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-13720 Joe Pelletier Fri, 29 May 2009 18:17:28 +0000 http://andrewmcafee.org/blog/?p=828#comment-13720 Only until the CEO ('E' for executive) can rationalize IT -- to the extent a CEO currently understands the use of electricity in the workplace -- can technology be depicted through the IT-as-electricity imagery; essentially, marginalized as a commodity in the enterprise. Certainly, some facets of IT, like software and workstation deployment, have become more commoditized over time and give the company little competitive advantage, if any. However, most of today's emerging technologies (like cloud computing) are still rather fragmented (in the sense they are less standardized relative to business processes like software and workstation deployment); therefore, I do not agree with the IT-as-electricity imagery and continue to look at IT as change.<br><br>IT-as-change makes the most sense to me. Sure, I think it is understandable to see future commoditization of cloud computing services like Amazon AWS, let's say, given the economies of scale associated with on-demand infrastructure. However, these are public clouds and I believe much of the shift in cloud computing will move toward private cloud usage. As others have said in this comment roll, companies will use IT and cloud computing to their benefit in different ways; but crafting this strategy is where the CIO's role begins to evolve, rather than disappear (hence, my support for IT-as-change). Data is the true commodity here, but using this data to engineer the company's next competitive advantage is where IT must, and will, persist.<br><br>Though only a recent graduate, possessing (relatively) limited professional experience through internships, I have seen companies design, develop, and implement their own private cloud services in-house to achieve greater efficiencies through collaboration and mass distribution of on-demand, highly-custom software. This is not new, but incorporating the right balance of public-private services and SaaS applications is critical. Obviously, just plugging into a cloud platform without any purpose or direction will not yield many benefits for the business -- and this is where CIOs see their next challenge. Only until the CEO ('E' for executive) can rationalize IT — to the extent a CEO currently understands the use of electricity in the workplace — can technology be depicted through the IT-as-electricity imagery; essentially, marginalized as a commodity in the enterprise. Certainly, some facets of IT, like software and workstation deployment, have become more commoditized over time and give the company little competitive advantage, if any. However, most of today's emerging technologies (like cloud computing) are still rather fragmented (in the sense they are less standardized relative to business processes like software and workstation deployment); therefore, I do not agree with the IT-as-electricity imagery and continue to look at IT as change.

IT-as-change makes the most sense to me. Sure, I think it is understandable to see future commoditization of cloud computing services like Amazon AWS, let's say, given the economies of scale associated with on-demand infrastructure. However, these are public clouds and I believe much of the shift in cloud computing will move toward private cloud usage. As others have said in this comment roll, companies will use IT and cloud computing to their benefit in different ways; but crafting this strategy is where the CIO's role begins to evolve, rather than disappear (hence, my support for IT-as-change). Data is the true commodity here, but using this data to engineer the company's next competitive advantage is where IT must, and will, persist.

Though only a recent graduate, possessing (relatively) limited professional experience through internships, I have seen companies design, develop, and implement their own private cloud services in-house to achieve greater efficiencies through collaboration and mass distribution of on-demand, highly-custom software. This is not new, but incorporating the right balance of public-private services and SaaS applications is critical. Obviously, just plugging into a cloud platform without any purpose or direction will not yield many benefits for the business — and this is where CIOs see their next challenge.

]]> By: The Diminishment of Don Draper : Andrew McAfee’s Blog http://andrewmcafee.org/2009/05/whats-coming-out-of-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-13687 The Diminishment of Don Draper : Andrew McAfee’s Blog Fri, 29 May 2009 17:47:35 +0000 http://andrewmcafee.org/blog/?p=828#comment-13687 [...] got to thinking about these questions during the conferences I attended at MIT last week, which were all about IT’s impact on the business world. The presentations I [...] [...] got to thinking about these questions during the conferences I attended at MIT last week, which were all about IT’s impact on the business world. The presentations I [...]

]]> By: Paolo Galli http://andrewmcafee.org/2009/05/whats-coming-out-of-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-13691 Paolo Galli Fri, 29 May 2009 15:18:31 +0000 http://andrewmcafee.org/blog/?p=828#comment-13691 We have some effect of IT-as-electricity from a consumer perspective, I've got my yahoo account since 1999 and a lot of services are now available, over Internet, the firs big cloud.<br>My boss explained that idea on IT about four years ago, we were talking about the concept "on-demand" proposed by IBM. He ask me and I told him "well, there a lot of technical difficulties, but will be a day whe you'll get something similar, and the way we think about IT will radically change".<br>Now the concept of IT-as-electricity is more near to be real, I think only for processing and storage capacity and for some kinds of no-core application, even if there are a lot of problem and questions about security, responsability of the provider, legal questions about storing data " I don't know where", which kind of law apply, and so on.<br>In my opinion the big stuff (or question) is how (and if) will change the way IT can be a competitive advantage, as you stated in some of your post. We have some effect of IT-as-electricity from a consumer perspective, I've got my yahoo account since 1999 and a lot of services are now available, over Internet, the firs big cloud.
My boss explained that idea on IT about four years ago, we were talking about the concept “on-demand” proposed by IBM. He ask me and I told him “well, there a lot of technical difficulties, but will be a day whe you'll get something similar, and the way we think about IT will radically change”.
Now the concept of IT-as-electricity is more near to be real, I think only for processing and storage capacity and for some kinds of no-core application, even if there are a lot of problem and questions about security, responsability of the provider, legal questions about storing data ” I don't know where”, which kind of law apply, and so on.
In my opinion the big stuff (or question) is how (and if) will change the way IT can be a competitive advantage, as you stated in some of your post.

]]> By: John Cowan http://andrewmcafee.org/2009/05/whats-coming-out-of-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-13566 John Cowan Mon, 25 May 2009 13:06:12 +0000 http://andrewmcafee.org/blog/?p=828#comment-13566 Andrew -<br><br>Great blog post and so timely given the hype in the industry. My company is very passionate about this very subject. I started typing a comment a few days ago and figured it was getting a bit too long, so I made it into a full blog entry over on our site. <br><br><a href="http://6fusion.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/computing-as-electricity-not-%25e2%2580%2598it-as-electricity%25e2%2580%2599%25e2%2580%25a6/" rel="nofollow">http://6fusion.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/computi...</a><br><br>Cheers,<br><br>John Andrew -

Great blog post and so timely given the hype in the industry. My company is very passionate about this very subject. I started typing a comment a few days ago and figured it was getting a bit too long, so I made it into a full blog entry over on our site.

http://6fusion.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/computi...

Cheers,

John

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