When the concept of “cloud computing” first began to gain attention within the technology industry, I have to admit that I was convinced that it was one of the worst terms ever created. What’s harder to get your arms, or head, around than a cloud? Talk about an amorphous idea. Don’t get me wrong. I have thoroughly believed in the functional potential of the cloud computing idea since we first started calling it “utility computing.” Back then, most people doubted this potential in the wake of the dot-com bust.
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Pushing the Cloud From Madison Avenue to Main Street
Posted by: Jeffrey M. Kaplan February 11, 2011 05:00 AMWhen the concept of “cloud computing” first began to gain attention within the technology industry, I have to admit that I was convinced that it was one of the worst terms ever created. What’s harder to get your arms, or head, around than a cloud? Talk about an amorphous idea. Don’t get me wrong. I have thoroughly believed in the functional potential of the cloud computing idea since we first started calling it “utility computing.” Back then, most people doubted this potential in the wake of the dot-com bust.