What's next after Cloud ?

By S.Suren

Well, everyone is talking about cloud computing, have been talking about it and most likely will continue doing so for quite some time into the future too, so then what's next after cloud ? My guess, is after cloud it's just going to be more of the cloud and new ways of dealing with the cloud.

Cloud computing has taken the world by storm, the dependence on the internet these days for ERP vendors is more so than ever and that will only increase. As far as the terms go, the term cloud computing will die out soon, like it already is and new terms to define new ways of working with the cloud will evolve.

Apps talking to each other in the cloud, complete ERP systems and its integrated parties will all be hosted in the cloud. More transactions will be carried out in the cloud than single servers and with the increase the technology infrastructure its only about time until complete databases and predictive analysis data is held in the cloud and respond directly based on inputs received from connected systems.

I wouldn't be surprised if in 50 years time, places like schools and work offices will be considered a thing of the past, everything will be hosted in the cloud and can be done in the cloud itself, drastically reducing the need to commute. Just take the various e-learning solutions and infrastructure that is being built in the cloud and that itself is a great indication to suggest that students will no longer be sitting at desks in front of a teacher in a class , but rather in front of a computer monitor at home attending classes, submitting assignments and ordering their favorite type of plaque for their certificates as well, not that it is not being done now in some countries, but all this will probably be done throughout their entire schooling life in the future.

For more for on cloud computing you could visit similar articles on :

• http://www.infoworld.com/
• http://www.pcmag.com/

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Movements in SAP HQ

Given that I'm involved in SAP, I thought I'll share with you all some changes that have taken place at the  SAP HQ very recently.

If you haven't already read about it, the head of product development Vishal Sikka very recently moved out in a move that is being deemed as "all too sudden". He was the champion of Hana, the in-memory computing platform that SAP is working on with head over heels right now.

Shawn Price, SAP's cloud software sales chief has moved away as well, though it was a short gig since he, this is another high profile movement within SAP HQ.

The final one is something that is likely to come by soon, where the Co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe will be stepping down leaving Bill McDermott as the sole CEO of SAP.

People move in and out of organization that is nothing new, but it doesn't hurt to know what's going on in terms of the executive players moving around in the ERP world.