Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle

The purpose of the Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle is to provide CIOs with “actionable” knowledge in relation to cloud computing and to cut through the hype and share insights which are grounded in experience.

The Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle is an initiative of the CIO Association of India, supported by Microsoft.

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Read the entire fourth issue of the Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle

May 19, 2011

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We are delighted to bring you the fourth issue of the Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle. The purpose of the Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle is to provide CIOs with “actionable” knowledge in relation to cloud computing and to cut through the hype and share insights which are grounded in experience. From the next edition onwards we [...]

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Money’s Worth from the Cloud: The Aditya Birla FSG way

May 19, 2011

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When you have seven individual financial businesses as part of your group, deploying the Cloud is a brave call. But that’s the challenge Aditya Birla Financial Services Group (ABFSG) is in the process of addressing, having planned for Cloud deployment across the enterprise. ABFSG comprises of: Birla Sun Life Insurance, Birla Sun Life Asset Management [...]

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Microsoft Windows Azure – Secure Development, By Sameer Shelke, Aujas

May 19, 2011 Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle
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Confusion and fear have long been the primary reasons for slower adoption of the Cloud. The last few years have seen the landscape becoming “less cloudy”, with services and solutions bringing more assurance to Cloud services users. Today, organizations understand their risk appetite and are posturing towards Cloud adoption. While doing so, security controls are [...]

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The Business of the Cloud – Interview with Nitin Khanapurkar, KPMG

May 19, 2011 Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle
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Nitin Khanapurkar, Executive Director, Advisory Services, KPMG in India – and author of a comprehensive report titled “The Cloud: Changing the Business Ecosystem” – tells us about the opportunities for CIOs with Cloud Computing. Q.  Although there is a lot of buzz around the word ‘Cloud’, how would you define Cloud Computing? In order to [...]

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The Myths of Cloud Adoption – An article by L.S.Subramanian, Cloud Evangelist

May 19, 2011 Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle
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Early adopters of Cloud have reaped the benefits of business agility and efficiency. However, businesses have been slow to leverage the Cloud advantage. Common myths that have been the cause of this slow adoption include: Security The fear of losing control of computing facilities translates into doubts about the security of the Cloud. Cloud Service [...]

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The Economics Of Cloud Computing – A Microsoft Report

March 3, 2011 Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle

Microsoft has published this very relevant report on “The Economics of Cloud Computing“. It should help CIOs have more meaningful discussions around Cloud computing with their CEOs and CFOs.   Related Posts:The Business of the Cloud – Interview with Nitin Khanapurkar, KPMG Read The Entire Third Issue Of The Cloud Computing Knowledge CircleRead the entire [...]

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Read The Entire Third Issue Of The Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle

March 3, 2011 Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle
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The third issue of CCKC introduces CIOs to the importance of a step-by-step approach to the Cloud, as Sachin Jain from Evalueserve shares his Cloud strategy. Interesting facets emerge every day, as CIOs step in the clouds. These real-life examples of IT heads deploying exciting Cloud offerings and reaping benefits in return, are gold nuggets [...]

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The Definition of Cloud Computing, by NIST

March 3, 2011 Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle

Authors: Peter Mell and Tim Grance, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Information Technology Laboratory Note 1: Cloud computing is still an evolving paradigm. Its definitions, use cases, underlying technologies, issues, risks, and benefits will be refined in a spirited debate by the public and private sectors. These definitions, attributes, and characteristics will evolve and [...]

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Evalueserve’s Stairway to the Cloud – Strategy for Cloud Adoption

March 3, 2011 Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle
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Sachin Jain, CIO, Evalueserve isn’t new to the benefits of Cloud computing. The clouds lured him in the nineties and now, the pull is no less. The young CIO is clearly an old hand at determining what drives his business. In the past, he has leveraged outsourced IT services in the public domain successfully. Today, [...]

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Read the entire second issue of the Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle

January 13, 2011 Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle
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It’s been an exciting start for the Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle (CCKC), with many of you writing in to say that you found the newsletter interesting and informative. In this issue, we have brought you another real-life example of how the Cloud is fast changing IT scenarios today. As we continue on this journey, we’d like to hear from you, [...]

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