http://books.sys-con.com/ Latest News from SYS-CON Books en Copyright 2012 Ulitzer.com Ulitzer.com Wed, 16 May 2012 08:21:10 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss 360 http://gemsres.com/section/118/books-logo-145.gif http://books.sys-con.com/ http://books.sys-con.com/node/1262776 Taking advantage of the cloud is a multi-step journey over time – not an all-or-nothing immediate proposition. Companies need to start with a clear, cloud strategy and a commitment to virtualizing appropriate data center services. With this foundation, companies can leverage the "elastic cloud" – provisioning and managing services both on premise and in the cloud – based on their specific business needs. Larry Beck is Sr. Director, Cloud Strategy at Avanade. He is a senior technologist, responsible for setting global technology direction and strategy in the area of cloud computing. He has been with Avanade since 2002, and in earlier roles also helped shape the direction of the company's approach to enterprise integration and connected systems. In addition, he also serves as the technology director for the Accenture and Avanade Solutions Showcase at Microsoft, a unique venue that demonstrates the alliance's Microsoft-based business solutions. Beck has more than 25 years of IT consulting and leadership experience and has authored several papers outlining Avanade's viewpoint on Enterprise Integration, Service-Oriented Architectures and Cloud Computing.<p><a href="http://books.sys-con.com/node/1262776" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:00:00 EST http://books.sys-con.com/node/1262776 http://books.sys-con.com/node/1262776#feedback