Well, our thanks to Francine Hardaway at Stealthmode Partners for her foresight in arranging for part of her annual conference last Thursday, the Arizona Enrepreneur Conference in Phoenix to include a panel session on Cloud Computing.
I've said for sometime that the uptake of Cloud Computing has been very slow here in Arizona as compared to other parts of the country, but it's events like this that will help pave the way for it's adoption which can only help emerging and mid sized companies control their costs and grow their businesses without becoming preoccupied with IT.
The session topic was "What is Cloud Computing and it's future in business". Six panelists including myself offered their expert opinions. Most notably, Jeff Kaplan from Thinkstrategies, one of the thought leaders pertaining to the Cloud space, flew in from Boston to join us.
It was an informative discussion that I believe helped to clarify and more importantly demystify for the entrepreneurs in attendance, several of the key myths surrounding cloud-based services and applications.
The realization that businesses can finally embrace the internet as a reliable, stable and secure source for housing their IT applications was the key message that entrepreneurs left with.
If you want to know more about the Cloud and how it can help your business GROW TODAY, contact us at TrueCloud. We can help.
Dave Rice CEO, TrueCloud
www.truecloud.com
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
“What should be done eventually, must be done immediately"
Just a wonderful modern day axiom that I only became aware of just last weekend being the huge college football fan that I am.
The person whom this statement is attributed to is Jeremy Foley, the Athletic Director for the University of Florida.
The context in which it was applied had to do with a brief discussion on ESPN regarding the future fate of a head football coach who to date has not measured up to the expectations of his position.
I picked up on it because it's just such an appropriate "call to action" statement based upon what I’m seeing out there from so many emerging and mid sized business owners who recognize the clear advantages to re-deploying their IT services into the Cloud, yet are postponing what they know must inevitably be done.
Last summer (July 10th), I wrote a blog concerning how very recent studies have shown that IT is failing one in every four small businesses, despite the fact that practically every owner operator insists that IT solutions and in particular ecommerce, are the most critical aspects of their businesses going forward.
The current economic climate is only widening the gap that companies will have to make up in order to remain viable in their markets once the resurgence takes hold.
Make the decision to do something about the it today. We can help.
Dave Rice CEO, TrueCloud
www.truecloud.com
The person whom this statement is attributed to is Jeremy Foley, the Athletic Director for the University of Florida.
The context in which it was applied had to do with a brief discussion on ESPN regarding the future fate of a head football coach who to date has not measured up to the expectations of his position.
I picked up on it because it's just such an appropriate "call to action" statement based upon what I’m seeing out there from so many emerging and mid sized business owners who recognize the clear advantages to re-deploying their IT services into the Cloud, yet are postponing what they know must inevitably be done.
Last summer (July 10th), I wrote a blog concerning how very recent studies have shown that IT is failing one in every four small businesses, despite the fact that practically every owner operator insists that IT solutions and in particular ecommerce, are the most critical aspects of their businesses going forward.
The current economic climate is only widening the gap that companies will have to make up in order to remain viable in their markets once the resurgence takes hold.
Make the decision to do something about the it today. We can help.
Dave Rice CEO, TrueCloud
www.truecloud.com
Monday, November 9, 2009
But Clouds Got in my Way - On the Road with TrueCloud
Back from Idea Funding 2009 in Tucson last week, which is an annual conference for entrepreneurs, investors and venture capitalists to gather and discuss funding strategies. Very worthwhile.
TrueCloud was there because cloud-based products, particularly NetSuite which is the only ERP system of it’s kind, just makes so much sense for early start-up companies with growth requirements but neither the time nor the inclination to get tangled up in IT issues.
Many of these businesses are looking to flip their companies in 3 or 4 years and would prefer to avoid a ton of sunk cost in servers, switches, routers etc.
So an interested party (one of many), stopped by our booth and after hearing about the many advantages to cloud-based products he commented, “Where does this word CLOUD come from anyway? Hearing you describe it, it sounds like great news for emerging companies, but I have this vision of cloudiness and confusion because I’m stuck on that word”.
I pointed out that the origin of the word “CLOUD” comes from the telecom industry where it was used to describe the transition from private circuits to virtual circuits and the image they were going for was that customers no longer needed to concern themselves with the underlying infrastructure.
On the drive back to Phoenix, a popular tune from my youth popped into my head. The Joni Mitchell song. “Both Sides Now” from the late 60’s has a verse:
“Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air and feathered canyons everywhere, I’ve looked at CLOUDS that way. But now they only block the sun they rain and snow on everyone, so many things I would have done, but CLOUDS got in my way.”
You can see where I'm going with this. Don’t let clouds get in your way when it comes to deciding on how to run your business!
Traditional IT infrastructure, the plumbing, or the required kit, are all fading away for most users and businesses and will increasingly be left to a set of professional providers who offer it as a utility based service.
Take advantage of the lower costs and ease of use that are available to you in this space, NOW! Also, you may want to check out the 9 Drivers for Business Adoption of Cloud Computing.
We're helping companies of all sizes, make their way to the Cloud.
We can help you too!
Dave Rice CEO, TrueCloud
http://www.truecloud.com/
TrueCloud was there because cloud-based products, particularly NetSuite which is the only ERP system of it’s kind, just makes so much sense for early start-up companies with growth requirements but neither the time nor the inclination to get tangled up in IT issues.
Many of these businesses are looking to flip their companies in 3 or 4 years and would prefer to avoid a ton of sunk cost in servers, switches, routers etc.
So an interested party (one of many), stopped by our booth and after hearing about the many advantages to cloud-based products he commented, “Where does this word CLOUD come from anyway? Hearing you describe it, it sounds like great news for emerging companies, but I have this vision of cloudiness and confusion because I’m stuck on that word”.
I pointed out that the origin of the word “CLOUD” comes from the telecom industry where it was used to describe the transition from private circuits to virtual circuits and the image they were going for was that customers no longer needed to concern themselves with the underlying infrastructure.
On the drive back to Phoenix, a popular tune from my youth popped into my head. The Joni Mitchell song. “Both Sides Now” from the late 60’s has a verse:
“Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air and feathered canyons everywhere, I’ve looked at CLOUDS that way. But now they only block the sun they rain and snow on everyone, so many things I would have done, but CLOUDS got in my way.”
You can see where I'm going with this. Don’t let clouds get in your way when it comes to deciding on how to run your business!
Traditional IT infrastructure, the plumbing, or the required kit, are all fading away for most users and businesses and will increasingly be left to a set of professional providers who offer it as a utility based service.
Take advantage of the lower costs and ease of use that are available to you in this space, NOW! Also, you may want to check out the 9 Drivers for Business Adoption of Cloud Computing.
We're helping companies of all sizes, make their way to the Cloud.
We can help you too!
Dave Rice CEO, TrueCloud
http://www.truecloud.com/
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