云计算商业前景报告.pdf

The Business Landscape of Cloud Computing By Daryl Plummer, Gartner About Daryl Plummer Daryl Plummer is managing vice president and research Fellow at Gartner. He is chief of research for cloud computing and emerging trends. Mr. Plummer has been at Gartner for 15 years and has more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining Gartner, he was division director and technology coordinator for the State of Floridas Department of Management Services. Additional contributing authors include: Jay Heiser, research vice president, Gartner; David Mitchell Smith, vice president and research Fellow, Gartner; and Drue Reeves, vice president, distinguished analyst, Gartner. For more Gartner research on cloud services, visit /cloud. 1 Table of Contents Introduction By Paul Taylor, Editor of the FT’s The Connected Business Chapter One Introduction: The Business Impact of Cloud Computing Chapter Two Private or Public Cloud: Is Either Right for You? Chapter Three The Need for Cloud Services Brokerage Chapter Four The Challenge of Security in the Cloud Chapter Five Don’t Go Chasing Ghosts (or ROI) in the Cloud Chapter Six The Economics of a Cloud Computing Model Chapter Seven Cloud Computing Will Change Your IT Purchase Plans Chapter Eight Financing Cloud Services Chapter Nine Governing Cloud Computing Is Critical for Success Chapter Ten The Need to Audit the Cloud Chapter Eleven Job Creation in the Cloud: Is it the New Deal? Chapter Twelve Is Cloud Computing Too Big To Fail? 2 Introduction By Paul Taylor, Editor of the FT’s The Connected Business In the 18 months since the FT launched The Connected Business five key themes have dominated our coverage of business computing issues: big data, consumerisation of IT, mobility, IT secu