Preparations for a blended IT environment
Although the author discussed preparations for hybrid cloud, his points apply to most IT organisation now : This growth in the use of cloud services requires IT managers to re-evaluate their role.
What role? Not only as a broker but builder. For most enterprise, IT manager will not build application from scratch. Cost and time constraint require them to source cloud application while managing outsourcing risk, data privacy and security issues.
“Everything will be hybrid cloud and the IT department potentially becomes the broker of multiple public and private clouds and not a sole developer.” This statement was made two years ago by Dr. James Baty, Vice President of Oracle’s Global Enterprise Architecture Program. URL: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/cloudcomp/public-private-hyrbrid-clouds-1666181.html