Presented by David Huseonica
Written by Ronke Oyemade, MBA PMP, CISA, CRISC
David Huseonica, President and CEO of Cloud|AG, was the keynote speaker for the February Alpharetta Lunch meeting. David Huseonica, presented how technology has evolved, shifted, and the forecast outlook for cloud computing in 2014.
The Technology Pendulum
The Technology Pendulum continuously swings due to significant shifts in the computing architecture. Computing started off with the mainframe systems which were built based on the centralized computing architecture. The central computing architecture supports centralized computing and storage with thin clients. Resulting in businesses having high upfront costs for hardware and software.
Later on, there was a shift in computing to the distributed computing architecture. Storage and computing were decentralized with the use of PCs and servers. Leading businesses to acquire perpetual licenses for operating systems and software they used.
Now the technology pendulum is swinging back to centralized computing with the advent of the “Cloud” environment. The “Cloud” technology entails the use of large Data Centers and commodity hardware which are capable of being scaled-out to accommodate the needs of the customers. As a result, businesses obtain technology on a pay-as-you-go basis and only for what they use.