Is the outlook bright in the Cloud forecast?Simon May, Client and Cloud Evangelist

Change is faster than ever

Users drive IT change

Entering new markets is easy

Small businesses can act big

Big business can act small

Flexibility is critical

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Some things don’t belong

Some are obvious choices

Competition is ever tougher

Sharing ideas is critical

Service Providers

Connectivity

Hosting

Massive scale

Appliances

Mobility

Increasing expectations

Flexibility

My Blog:http://simon-may.com

UK TechNet Blog:http://aka.ms/UKTechNet

Cloud for IT Pros:http://aka.ms/TNCloud