Revolution Not Evolution. How Cloud Computing Differs From Traditional IT And Why It Matters.

By Rackspace Hosting

Cloud Computing is a revolution that will define IT in the second decade of the 21st Century. This new form of computing is perfectly poised to provide solutions to a host of business problems within organizations large and small. Cloud Computing will be the catalyst for the long predicted notion of "ubiquitous computing", enabling this revolution through a number of means. This paper will detail the revolution that Cloud Computing is bringing to IT and will contrast the new IT from traditional approaches.