PhoCusWright's How Cloud Computing Could Revolutionize the Travel Industry

PhoCusWright, January 2010, Pages: 11

Cloud computing has several years to go before reaching maturity, but the current opportunities it presents ? especially for new ventures ? overshadow the risks. This article delves into the business and technical aspects of cloud computing and highlights how several companies are using it to their advantage.

Cloud computing provides computing services at several levels: application, platform and infrastructure. It can be public or private, in-sourced or outsourced. And cloud computing means different things to different companies. For entrepreneurs, it could be the basis of new business opportunities. For startups, it can reduce or eliminate the capital expense required to establish initial technology capability. And for more established companies, it can be the basis of significant cost savings, as well as a source for competitive advantage. Widely publicized in the technical press, cloud computing has several years to go before it reaches maturity. Yet the current opportunities and benefits, especially for new ventures, overshadow the risks. This article addresses both the business and technical aspects of cloud computing and includes numerous real world examples.

INTRODUCTION

DISCUSSION
- Software as a Service (SAAS)
- Platform as a Service (PAAS)
- Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS)
- Virtualization
- Hypervisor
- Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Ubiquitous Broadband
- Browsers and Advanced User Interface (UI) Tools
- Massively Parallel Distributed Computing on Commodity Servers

BUSINESS POTENTIAL
- Improved Performance
- Reduced Technology Risk and Startup Costs
- Competitive Advantage
- Increased Pace of Innovation
- Reduced Costs
-- Disaster Recovery (DR)
- Improved Business Productivity
- New Business Opportunities
-- Shared Services
-- The Future

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

MARKET INSIGHTS

REFERENCES

VENDOR INFORMATION

GLOSSARY

SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION

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