Melvin Greer, Senior Fellow and
Chief Strategist, Cloud Computing,
Lockheed Martin; Chair, CSCC
Steering Committee and Chair of
the CSCC Practical Guide to Cloud
Computing Working Group
Lockheed Martin's survey research indicates that while customers understand the benefits of cloud computing, they continue to look for guidance to simplify the move from exploration to cloud implementation; the CSCC Practical Guide will serve them
well in this journey.
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NOW AVAILABLE:
The Cloud Standards
Customer Council (CSCC) held a
webinar to introduce the
completed "Practical Guide to
Cloud Computing" on
October 5, 2011 at
11:00 a.m. EDT.
Melvin Greer discussed the
rationale behind the development
of the guide, the target audience
and intended benefits.
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The Practical Guide to Cloud
Computing consists of a set of
guidelines, and strategies to help
enterprise information technology (IT)
and business decision makers in all
major activities related to implementing
cloud solutions. The Guide
provides comprehensive and
actionable information in a
single reference document and
explains in nontechnical
language the
key concepts of cloud computing,
and how best to adopt cloud
solutions to solve specific
business problems. Key sections
cover:
- Rationale, Definition and Benefits
- Vision, Economics and Catalyst for
Innovation
- Roadmap
- Keys to Success
- Works Cited and References
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Amy Wohl,
Editor, Amy Wohl's Opinions
Enterprises planning or implementing cloud strategies have dozens of questions about best practices and the current state of the art. The Customer Standards Cloud Council's Practical Guide to Cloud Computing will prove invaluable to them in offering advice and pointing them to other resources. It embodies an amazing amount of expertise from customers, vendors, and consultants and, like cloud computing, is intended to evolve over time.
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The Practical Guide was developed
because organizations planning and
executing cloud strategies have
questions about best practices and the
current state of the art. The Guide
provides advice on how to get started
and how to successfully implement cloud
solutions. It contains expertise from
customers, vendors, and consultants and,
like cloud computing, is intended to
evolve over time.
The Practical Guide is targeted at
enterprise information technology (IT)
and business decision makers who are
interested in obtaining the stated
benefits of cloud computing. This guide
provides this audience strategic and
tactical activities in development of a
cloud computing strategy and provides
specific guidance on the selection of
cloud service and deployment models. The
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information technology (IT) and
business decision makers
important considerations and key
steps to increase the likelihood
of a successful cloud
implementation. Representatives from the
following organizations
developed the Practical Guide to
Cloud Computing, along with input and
feedback from the general
membership: AGDesign, CA
Technologies, cebe IT & KM,
Cloud and Security Services, Cloud
Perspectives, CloudChronicle,
CloudOne Corporation, ConCon IT
Consulting, Confidis Advisory
Services, Ekartha, ET-Strategies,
IBM, Lockheed Martin, Mahindra
Satyam, PayDeg, Real-Time
Innovations, Rila Solutions EAD,
Software AG, State Street Corp.,
Synergistic Solutions, TCS, Tech
Software, University of Auckland,
VeriAgile Consulting Inc., and
Wohl Associates.
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