Cloud revolution starting from the bottom up

The concept of cloud computing dates back to the 1960s, when computer scientist John McCarthy suggested that ‘computation may someday be organised as a public utility’. It has come a long way since then and, as Peter Reid discusses, it’s sky-high growth started from the ground up.

There has been much focus recently on cloud computing and its adoption (or not) by enterprise. Although most cloud vendors are understandably keeping their cards close to the chest, by all reports the enterprise uptake has been slow.

Having first-hand experience on both sides of the fence the problem, as I see it, is multi-faceted.