MIT's John Mooney on the inevitability of the cloud, and what to do about it: 9 min video

Essential Practices for Embracing the Inevitability of the Cloud « Center for Information Systems Research - MIT Sloan School of Management:

This is a short talk from MIT's Center for Information Systems Research (CISR.)  The implicit:

• it's time to move beyond thoughts of cloud computing as a way to save money in the data center
  
• Instead, think of the cloud as a springboard toward a mindset of services management,
  
• Speed-to-user-benefit is a key driver
  
• So is a move toward deployment of human resources to higher value work.

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