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I sat in on the webinar 6 Reasons to Embrace Cloud Computing Now, hosted by Hudson IT on Tuesday April 7, 2010. Here are some interesting insights into two CIO’s views into Cloud Computing via my live tweets.

Mike Whitmer @mlwhitmer CIO of @HudsonIT, and Kirby Miner, CIO of @Trex_Company will speak on experience with #cloudcomputing #WhyCloud

Mid-sized cos. have had significant IT staff reductions, but still have large base of employees to support. Cloud can help. #WhyCloud

Formal def. of Cloud: multitenant shared platform…NOT useful to convince leadership. Go with simple. “Rent from the internet” #WhyCloud

Explaining IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, “ohhh. you mean servers, middleware and apps. Yeah I get it.” via @monkchips http://bit.ly/a497dQ #WhyCloud

Reference to @monkchips 15 Ways to Tell Its Not Cloud Computing http://bit.ly/YuBkc #WhyCloud

Reason 1: COST @mlwhitmer showing detailed cost savings analysis of Exchange E-mail vs. Google. 2nd ROI Analysis of ERP SaaS #WhyCloud

Reason 2: SCALABILITY. Reference @GoGrid’s charts of IT infrastructure buy cycle before and after #cloudcomputing #WhyCloud

Reason 3: SPEED. Faster provisioning and ability to get upgraded software and hardware as it happens with little intervention. #WhyCloud

Reason 4: USABILITY. Access apps from anywhere and users familiarity with web apps skyrocketing. #WhyCloud

Reason 5: SECURITY & DR More robust off-site disaster recovery/security protocols than most mid-sized biz’s can afford. #WhyCloud

Reason 6: MANAGEMENT. Reference @Proofpoint_Inc study http://bit.ly/dzRwtC most IT staff think #cloudcomputing causes job loss #WhyCloud

Cloud will cause IT skills shift. @jamesurquhart “you still have to connect to the cloud. That’s where the IT depts come in.” #WhyCloud

CIO’s should think ahead for needed skills coming out of recession. Cloud Jobs skyrocketed. http://bit.ly/cTMMLQ via @inDeed #WhyCloud

Hybrid cloud strategy: @mlwhitmer explains mix of cloud and traditional apps #WhyCloud

HudsonIT: Introducing Kirby Miner from @Trex_Company speaking on experience with #cloudcomputing #WhyCloud

Hybrid Cloud strategy @Trex_Company CRM, Payroll/HR, Safety in the Cloud. ERP, Business Intelligence in-house. #cloudcomputing #WhyCloud

Cloud choice factors: App’s impact on business, initial investment, maintenance costs, ability to integrate with other solutions #WhyCloud

Kirby Miner’s Cloud analogy…Lawn Care. We outsource lawn care to allow use of the best lawn without the maint. headache. #WhyCloud

Audience Q: Is using the Cloud good fit for call center? A:It depends. Some components, but not entire solution as yet. #WhyCloud

Audience Q: Why Trex BI and ERP in-house? A: Localization could be issue with ERP. BI integrations with data too complex. #WhyCloud

Audience Q: How secure is the Cloud really? A: The Cloud can be more secure than what you can do in-house. Careful eval needed. #WhyCloud

Audience Q: How Trex IT staff evolved? A: Training need reduced on learning the ‘guts’. Implementation/analysis skills increased. #WhyCloud

Audience Q: Is just IT decision or biz decision? A: More biz leaders able to make functionality decisions. Makes competitive advtg.#WhyCloud

Here is more information on the Hudson IT Cloud Computing webinar and the slide download.

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