This document discusses building a secure, compliant cloud for enterprises. Some key points are:
Cloud computing provides increased efficiency through optimized resource utilization and automation. It also provides increased agility through on-demand access that improves responsiveness to business demands. Cloud approaches aim to empower end-users through managed IT services defined by service level agreements.
CIOs recognize the opportunities provided by cloud computing including cost efficiency, business agility, and responsiveness. Virtualization has progressed from virtualizing IT assets to now virtualizing more business applications and databases.
The biggest barriers to cloud adoption cited in a survey were security concerns, management challenges, and lack of reliability or standard ways to switch providers. The document promotes a company