Executives need to understand how the increasing availability and depth of Cloud Computing technologies are impacting their organizations’ competitive advantages. After responding to A. McAfee’s challenge of a good cloud computing metaphor in aprevious post, I felt compelled to clarify and complete. Cloud Computing technologies are not a miracle answer to all IT woes, nor are they suited for all types of use. But you need to take advantage of them where you can, otherwise you are at risk of seeing your competitive advantages slowly erode at many levels. The single slide below encapsulates the framework detailed in this post:

Cloud Computing Competitive Advantages

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