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		<title>Thinning Clouds? Report Questions Value Of Cloud Computing &#8211; Software &#8211; IT Channel News by CRN</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Hobert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Follow the link in the <a href="http://www.crn.com/software/216600039;jsessionid=EHULGZLOQVOLMQSNDLPSKH0CJUNN2JVN?cid=ChannelWebBreakingNews">article</a> to the McKinsey report, it's a highly worthwhile read. I think the last comment sums of the net effect of McKinsey's observations and how nascent the market is, especially for cloud services:
<blockquote>But IBM said it is seeing many customers adopt a mix of public and private cloud models to reduce the cost of supporting specific applications such as business resiliency, information protection and collaboration services.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.crn.com/software/216600039;jsessionid=EHULGZLOQVOLMQSNDLPSKH0CJUNN2JVN?cid=ChannelWebBreakingNews">Thinning Clouds? Report Questions Value Of Cloud Computing - Software - IT Channel News by CRN</a>  Continue reading: <a href="http://collaborativestrategyguild.com/2009/04/thinning-clouds-report-questions-value-of-cloud-computing-software-it-channel-news-by-crn/" target="_blank">Thinning Clouds? Report Questions Value Of Cloud Computing &#8211; Software &#8211; IT Channel News by CRN</a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Follow the link in the <a href="http://www.crn.com/software/216600039;jsessionid=EHULGZLOQVOLMQSNDLPSKH0CJUNN2JVN?cid=ChannelWebBreakingNews">article</a> to the McKinsey report, it&#8217;s a highly worthwhile read. I think the last comment sums of the net effect of McKinsey&#8217;s observations and how nascent the market is, especially for cloud services:</p>
<blockquote><p>But IBM said it is seeing many customers adopt a mix of public and private cloud models to reduce the cost of supporting specific applications such as business resiliency, information protection and collaboration services.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.crn.com/software/216600039;jsessionid=EHULGZLOQVOLMQSNDLPSKH0CJUNN2JVN?cid=ChannelWebBreakingNews">Thinning Clouds? Report Questions Value Of Cloud Computing &#8211; Software &#8211; IT Channel News by CRN</a></p>


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