Thinking: Cloud

Reference and briefing documents to download that we hope you find useful 

The Cloud: Cloud definitions and myths.

This short briefing note will give you an overview on Cloud. It will enable you to engage in the current discussion on how best to exploit the potential for value that Cloud Business Services can bring to every business right now.

The Cloud: Improving business performance

This is an overview of implementing Cloud Services. It sets out how best to exploit the potential for value that Cloud Business Services can bring.

Cloud Business Services,


Built on Cloud Computing, Cloud Business, Services are changing organisations

  • What the Experts say….

    Cloud computing has reached an inflection point for enterprises... a comprehensive strategy for its use is now required.   - John R. Rymer Forrester May 2012

  • What the Experts say…

    “The global platform-as-a-service (PaaS) market will cross the $14 billion mark in 2017 with CAGR of almost 30%"   Robert Mahowald, VP  International Data Corp. (IDC) Nov 2013

  • What the Experts Say.

    The 2012 value of the enterprise mobile SaaS market is now estimated at $2 billion... revenues will reach $4.7 billion in 2017.   Strategy Analytics Nov 2013

  • What the Experts Say..

    “Line-of-business leaders everywhere are bypassing IT departments to get applications from the cloud (aka SaaS) and paying for them like they would a magazine subscription.” – Daryl Plummer, Gartner Mar 2013