Microsoft’s cloud is more about Notes migration and less about a new IT architecture
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From ZDNet.com: Microsoft’s cloud is more about Notes migration and less about a new IT architecture
In his ZDNet blog, Tom Foremski writes the following about what Microsoft's cloud initiative is targeting:
However, of those half-a-million users, only a third are there because of the great benefits of using Microsoft’s cloud, they are there because they want to migrate away from IBM’s Lotus Notes system. That means that there is a massive amount of education needed in the market and that few customers see the benefit of moving to Microsoft’s cloud.
Ron Markezich, corporate VP of Microsoft Onlne said, "Two-thirds of our users are using our Online Services because they want to move away from Notes."
I must admit I really like his last line:
Microsoft’s Online Services Group might be better renamed the Lotus Notes Migration Solution Group!
This makes me wonder how Microsoft is going to go after Lotus during the Lotusphere spoiler timeframe. The numbers are still really small... perhaps 300000 seats out of how many millions? Still, this does blunt the argument of having to develop a whole new infrastructure if you want to migrate from Notes to Exchange (talking mail only here).
But ultimately, you still have to trust that "the cloud" will always be there for you, and that the safety and security of your data in "the cloud" meets all your legal and regulatory requirements. With the amount of scrutiny companies undergo for HIPAA compliance, I can't see how saying "oh, the cloud handles that" would suffice for an answer.
From ZDNet.com: Microsoft’s cloud is more about Notes migration and less about a new IT architecture
In his ZDNet blog, Tom Foremski writes the following about what Microsoft's cloud initiative is targeting:
However, of those half-a-million users, only a third are there because of the great benefits of using Microsoft’s cloud, they are there because they want to migrate away from IBM’s Lotus Notes system. That means that there is a massive amount of education needed in the market and that few customers see the benefit of moving to Microsoft’s cloud.
Ron Markezich, corporate VP of Microsoft Onlne said, "Two-thirds of our users are using our Online Services because they want to move away from Notes."
I must admit I really like his last line:
Microsoft’s Online Services Group might be better renamed the Lotus Notes Migration Solution Group!
This makes me wonder how Microsoft is going to go after Lotus during the Lotusphere spoiler timeframe. The numbers are still really small... perhaps 300000 seats out of how many millions? Still, this does blunt the argument of having to develop a whole new infrastructure if you want to migrate from Notes to Exchange (talking mail only here).
But ultimately, you still have to trust that "the cloud" will always be there for you, and that the safety and security of your data in "the cloud" meets all your legal and regulatory requirements. With the amount of scrutiny companies undergo for HIPAA compliance, I can't see how saying "oh, the cloud handles that" would suffice for an answer.
Comments
Microsoft has issues to convert their committed to Exchange but haven't done it yet group of winbacks. The CLoud idea may be a better angle, but the cost is at what price? And what about older data or yesterday's? you just cut them off Friday and roll em on Monday?
Rip and Replace never makes people happy in the real world.
Posted by Keith Brooks At 06:56:46 On 18/11/2008 | - Website - |