Comments on: McKinsey on cloud computing http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/ the business of Internet infrastructure, cloud computing, and data centers Fri, 18 May 2012 16:24:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: cloud computing microsoft http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-4926 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:42:12 +0000 http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-4926 cloud computing microsoft…

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]]> By: John Treadway http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-1552 Mon, 11 May 2009 18:27:50 +0000 http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-1552 Yes, please do publish your own analysis of this – thanks

]]> By: John Keagy http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-1529 Sat, 02 May 2009 00:34:08 +0000 http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-1529 Agreed Linda! Further to your point, the McKinsey analysis seems to also hinge on being able to conveniently build datacenters in 1 Megawatt / $20,000,000 chunks. Look for the “$20M/MW for facility” in fine print at the bottom of pages 22 and 23. Is this really the choice facing the enterprise? Do they just snap their fingers every time they need to have another $20,000,000 datacenter at their disposal? And then they snap their fingers again when they don’t want it on the balance sheet anymore. McKinsey must be popular with folks trying to fight cloud computing in order to save their….

]]> By: GoGrid Blog http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-1528 Fri, 01 May 2009 15:32:03 +0000 http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-1528 McKinsey’s McCrazy! Flying through the Clouds with Eyes 1/2 Closed…

The recent McKinsey report “Clearing the air on cloud computing” has caused quite a bit of stir within the cloud community, and I can see why. While it definitely brings a good deal of analysis to the table, I feel it is somewhat generaliz…

]]> By: Roger http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-1525 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:23:24 +0000 http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-1525 Very interesting rebuttal Lydia.

Overall the report brings up good points regarding a common definition, but the metrics seem overly simplistic and slanted against using the Cloud in Enterprise. They seem to be afraid of the Hype which is hard to argue against as there seems to be plenty at the moment.

I look forward to reading more of your analysis.

]]> By: Many Niches » Blog Archive » McKinsey, The Cloud, and Fuzzy Calculations http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-1500 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:53:21 +0000 http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/#comment-1500 [...] http://cloudpundit.com/2009/04/16/mckinsey-on-cloud-computing/ [...]

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