6 CLOUD COMPUTING AND ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Cloud computing is often characterised by virtualised computing resources, seemingly limitless capacity and scalability, dynamic provisioning, multi-tenancy, self-service and pay-for-use pricing. Enterprise architecture can help to make the shift to cloud computing smooth. Serge Thorn, CIO at Architecting the Enterprise, explains.

Cloud computing is a computing model by which users can gain access to their applications from anywhere through any connected device. Thanks to a strong service management platform, the management costs of adding more IT resources to the cloud can be significantly lower than those associated with alternate infrastructures. Enterprise architecture is necessary regardless ...

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