Shane Schick from ITWorldCanada gave an interesting overview of the state of cloud computing in Canada. This is a refreshing take on the Canadian perspective and doesn't show the stereotypical 'security is our biggest concern'; rather, legacy IT is becoming more and more inportant.
Interestingly, Shick said CIOs don't see cloud computing as a way to cut costs but rather see it as being a way to increase their organisation's flexibility. The real challenge is how to redeploy human resources to help increase the value of the organisation.
It seems that our slow pace of adopting cloud computing is related to the perception that Canadians are cautious. This sentiment is pervasive and was even the target of a recent article in Canadian Business. Basically, Canadians don't accept unfettered capitalism and have a lower tolerance to risk; but this translates into more stable and long lasting enterprises.
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