Lumenovis

Good article on some of the likely moves in the SaaS and cloud space.

http://www.cio.com/article/645763/Cloud_Computing_2011_Predictions?page=1&taxonomyId=3112

“No cloud vendor, no matter how large or smart, can repeal the laws of physics, and migrating workloads and (especially) data between sites confronts the issue of “the skinny straw,” which is the fact that the connectivity between internal sites and public cloud providers is much lower than that within either of those environments.

Furthermore, supporting seamless migration requires a sophisticated IT infrastructure and operations capability, which translates into investment and skill building. While these factors can be procured or created, it’s not a trivial task to do so.

Both of these challenges will make IT executives realize that the all-moving hybrid cloud strategy is overly ambitious and needs to be scaled back. Trying to implement such a vision, for many organizations, will prove to be “A Bridge Too Far”.”

Cloud is powerful and should be considered in nearly any IT strategy, but it also falls into “trained experts at work, don’t try this at home”.  Lumenovis and others have years of experience in hosted / SaaS systems and can help with the design, planning, and implementation of SaaS solutions.