Supporters of the cloud-based model claim it is the best way to deal with an ever-changing hardware market.
Under the cloud-computing model, Microsoft would store Office programs on its own servers and deliver them to customers online.
There are costs of migrating from an on-premises system to a cloud-based model.
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It was refreshing during the program to find providers who fully understood this and how it was imperative to move to a cloud-based model.
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This growing adoption of outsourcing services is seen as a first step toward moving to a cloud-based model, as companies become more comfortable with the concept of remote services delivery.
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This aggressive transformation will be accomplished by virtualizing data centers, consolidating IT operations, and ultimately adopting a cloud-computing business model.
So why is Adobe switching to a cloud-based subscription model?
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Cloud computing is based on the time-sharing model we leveraged years ago before we could afford our own computers.
Resource pooling is the ability of a cloud to serve multiple customers using a multi-tenant model with different physical and virtual resources dynamically assigned and reassigned according to demand.
One concern is that the shift to a cloud computing model will lead to an excess of low-level coders who do not have broad enough experience that enable them to build solutions comprised of many diverse parts.
Certainly, model-comparison projects alone will not solve the cloud problem.
The deal is rumored to include the streaming of first- and third-party PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 games through the cloud, essentially making the PS3 backwards-compatible again (something the newer model eliminated from the equation).
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But as the platform-as-a-service delivery model grows, it will intensify the competition between large cloud service providers and enterprise software suppliers, which look to capture the growing, market, Gartner predicted.
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That focus on driving customer value via a new business and deployment model helped fuel the early days of Cloud computing and established a customer-focused ethos that is still present in most Cloud companies.
The San Francisco-based company just announced plans to acquire Model Metrics, a mobile and social cloud consulting services company.
Schmidt says the advantage of Google Wallet is that it is a one-stop way of managing things, he says all of that is fundamentally easier in a cloud based model.
Meraki combines a high-velocity software development methodology with a tightly linked inside sales and channel model that will form the new Cloud Networking Group.
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