Notes

1. Joe Weinman, “Mathematical Proof of the Inevitability of Cloud Computing,” January 8, 2011. http://joeweinman.com/Resources/Joe_Weinman_Inevitability_Of_Cloud.pdf.

2. Lori MacVittie, “It’s Called Cloud Computing not Cheap Computing,” F5 DevCentral, December 6, 2010. http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/macvittie/archive/2010/12/06/itrsquos-called-cloud-computing-not-cheap-computing.aspx.

3. James Staten, with Khalid Kark and Eric Chi, “The Three Stages of Cloud Economics: How to Maximize Savings and Increase Profits For Your Organization,” Forrester Research, April 28, 2011. http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-8122ENW.pdf.

4. Lew Moorman, conversation with the author, January 2, 2012.

5. Randy Bias, conversation with the author, December 14, 2011.

6. Will Forrest, conversation with the author, November 3, 2011.

7. Ben Kepes, “Cloudonomics: The Economics of Cloud Computing,” Diversity Limited, 2011. broadcast.rackspace.com/hosting_knowledge/whitepapers/Cloudonomics-The_Economics_of_Cloud_Computing.pdf.

8. Jens Lapinski, commenting on Joe Weinman, “Why McKinsey’s Cloud Report Missed the Mark,” GigaOM.com , April 21, 2009. http://gigaom.com/2009/04/21/why-mckinseys-cloud-report-missed-the-mark/.

9. Barrie Sosinsky, The Cloud Computing Bible (John Wiley & Sons, 2011), p. 128.

10. Bernard Golden, “Cloud Computing: 2011 Predictions,” CIO.com , December 9, 2010. www.cio.com/article/645763/Cloud_Computing_2011_Predictions.

11. Deb Osswald, conversation with the author, January ...

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