Channel Insider White Paper Sample

Cloud computing is not a new concept, and has gone by many names over the last 30 years. It’s evolved from time sharing on mainframes to ASPs in the early days of the Internet to Web services and grid computing in the post-dotcom era to the current incarnation of cloud computing. Nevertheless, cloud computing remains a relatively immature technology and service delivery mechanism and will likely undergo many more and rapid changes in coming years.

This white paper isn’t intended to be a definitive document, but rather a foundational guide to start you on your cloud computing journey. The list of questions here is by no means complete and will likely change as the cloud computing marketplace and technologies evolve. What’s important is that solution providers not take their entry into the cloud computing world lightly; exercising proper due diligence and deep inspection of the business and partnership opportunities will ensure that you get the cloud computing offerings and models that will best serve your customers and your business model.