In a very short time the number of computing related clouds have exploded, Public, Private, Hybrid etc. Everything seems to be rebranded/ cobranded/ reinvented/ paint jobbed as a ‘Cloud’. Many questions are being raised, e.g. will a SaaS cloud float at a higher level than a PaaS cloud and will they all float on top of a IaaS cloud? Do they float or do they integrate?
Navigating your business in all of these clouds can become difficult if you do not have a good radar system in place. One that would detect the BS (Business Sense - of course) a mile away.
Terminology is always a good way to start making sense of things. Unfortunately it was exactly at the very 1st term where I got stuck!
What do you call a group of clouds?
I sat down with Fred McCloud and we started Googling the collective noun for clouds:
Our favorite : a storm of clouds < you just KNOW that things are going to happen FAST!
But not so fast that you don’t have time to close the windows and shutters. And if you are a farmer, you will have your lands plowed and seeds planted. Ready for the rain.
But back to business. With this storm of clouds on the horizon and you preparing your business to the best of your abilities, where would you get the best information to ensure that you are making the best decisions?
At SAPPHIRE NOW in Orlando of course! There is a large number of Cloud related sessions in the SAPPHIRE NOW Agenda Builder.
Some session highlights:
Session ID | Session Title | Session Type |
35475 | Find Ways to Exceed Your Business Objectives with the Right Cloud Strategy | Theater Presentation |
35496 | Transform Workforce Data into Insight with Cloud Workforce Analytics | Theater Presentation |
35506 | Enhance Employee Productivity for Better Business Results | Demo Theater |
35453 | Empower the 21st Century CFO with a New Breed of Cloud-Based Solutions | Theater Presentation |
On a different note - Fred and I also discovered the following list of collective nouns:
- what is YOUR favorite collective noun?
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Sources:
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/44214/what-is-the-collective-noun-for-clouds
http://all-sorts.org/ and create your own ! http://all-sorts.org/what_is_this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_collective_nouns
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/clouds/cumulonimbus.html
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