Rise of the cloud computing opposition [Video]

IT management’s call for strategic alignment and cost efficiency is leading to a new era of choices that will drive cloud innovation and collaboration.

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It’s an exciting time to be a cloud computing expert. I’ve noticed that every time I push back on public cloud computing, including cloud repatriation and strategic rejects, I get more views, hits, and interest from you guys. Why?

There is a clear interest in opposing cloud computing for many reasons we’ve covered here. The short take is cost, loss of control, lack of return on investment, data privacy, and even outright misleading marketing that has not yet led to the nirvana everyone believes was promised.

However, it’s also become apparent that pushback may have a silver lining for both cloud users and providers. This shakeup may improve the cloud market and finally make the value drivers for cloud computing easy to understand and leverage. Please stick with …