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Cloud Computing: Bezos’ Law isn’t Working?

By Dick Weisinger

First there was Moore’s law, the complexity and computing power of hardware doubles every two years.  Then, in 2014, Greg O’Connor, former CEO of AppZero, in a post on GigaOm proposed a similar law for Cloud Computing and called it

Cloud Complexity: Seven Ways Cloud Complexity Hurts

By Dick Weisinger

The cloud computing market continues on  a tear and is expected to reach $53.3 billion in revenues by 2021, according to 451 Research.  90 percent of businesses are using some form of the cloud, and 451 Research forecasts that by

Patents in the Cloud: Cloud Solutions Vulnerable to Patent Claims

By Dick Weisinger

There’s a race among cloud vendors Amazon, Microsoft, Google and IBM. But the race isn’t just about securing the most revenues from customers, there’s also a race for claiming territory by filing patents on intellectual property. In 2017, for example,

Cloud Computing: Migration to the Cloud Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Things Become Simpler

By Dick Weisinger

The cloud is supposed to make IT easy.  That might be the end game goal, but the process of migrating to and aligning with the cloud may actually create a world in IT that is more complex than ever. The

Cloud Computing: Spending on Cloud Services Exceeds Cloud Software and Hardware Spending

By Dick Weisinger

Annual spending on cloud services, software and hardware grew 24 percent and reached $180 billion in 2017, according to Synergy Research Group.  Cloud services in particular are growing strongly.  IaaS and PaaS grew at a rate of 47 percent and