Time To Do The Math On Cloud Computing In two weeks, I’ll be in Santa Clara at the industry’s newest event, Cloud Connect. I’m chairing a track focused on Cloudonomics, a term I coined a couple of years ago to connote the complex economics of using cloud infrastructure, platform, and software services. There are a number of great technical tracks planned, but mine is focused on what I consider to be the most important question: “Why do cloud?” This is the question that any business-focused CIO must ask






