Hudson CIO Series - Cloud Computing

This document discusses 6 reasons why mid-size companies should embrace cloud computing now. It argues that the cloud provides benefits such as lower costs through reduced infrastructure needs, improved scalability to meet fluctuating demands, faster access to new technologies, easier usability without complex installations, enhanced security and disaster recovery, and simpler management of IT systems. The document provides perspectives from a CIO of a mid-size company that has adopted a hybrid cloud strategy. It recommends mid-size firms initially move 1-2 applications to the cloud to start realizing benefits while maintaining some systems traditionally.