The Next Cloud Challenge CIO Quick Pulse Cloud
Open source solutions are key to making hybrid cloud environments work. Even companies with long experience in cloud computing are facing challenges with the next phase in its evolution. “We started focusing on cloud back in 2008,” says Matthew Clark, senior director of IT at wireless telecommunications manufacturer Qualcomm. “We’ve leveraged public clouds and private external clouds; now we’re looking at how we can provide a hybrid environment for our customers to get the resources they need as quickly as possible.