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The fine details of cloud computing.
You can put anything into a cloud environment with the following provisos
- Can the solution be virtualized or does it require physical hardware (still “cloudable” but now in a different way)
- Does the solution take advantage of bursting, elasticity and portable storage?
- Does the application have unique security requirements
Just these three will delay or even hamper most cloud applications. Number two is a significant shift in fact developers will struggle with number two for the next couple of years I predict. Its not about changing the way they develop, its about adding the agility to the application so that it is smart enough to know what is happening.
The other side of cloud computing however is your chosen or preferred platform go forward.
If you platform is mobile, you need to think different than we think about applications and solutions today. Mobile is about speed. Small footprint data that can easily move up and down the smaller mobile pipes. No forced moved to wi-fi as that in the end reduces the value of a mobile solution.
Validation of the data and loss prevention also become critical with the mobile application. What do you do when the device is lost?
You can’t over secure the mobile device it in the end will produce worse results if there is more security than usability. So you balance the needs of security against the portability and usability that mobility provides.
It becomes the great balancing act.
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