Supply Chain Management Blog : Cloud

The Cost of Cloud

christianverstraete — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:33:00 GMT

Does the cost of cloud computing limits the usability of a community cloud to support a supply chain? This is really the question I'd like to address today. Last April, McKinsey and last September, IDC have done an exercise of costing the difference...(read more)

Is Supply Chain Data safe in the Cloud?

christianverstraete — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:28:00 GMT

At the Gartner Symposium, last week, HP's CEO Mark Hurd was quoted about the lack of security in the Cloud . This is only one of the voices heard about cloud computing security. So, should we stop thinking about linking our partners in the cloud to...(read more)

CDP and Supply Chain Carbon Reporting

christianverstraete — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:09:00 GMT

Around this time of the year, many companies are looking for the by now famous CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) report. And the 2009 report is on-line. But that's not the only information available. For the first time CDP has also issued their first...(read more)

Could Community Clouds improve Supply Chain Collaboration?

christianverstraete — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:17:00 GMT

As President Obama announces a cloud computing initiative for the US , it is interesting to note that in their definition of Cloud Computing , the federal government includes an interesting deployment model, called community cloud. In their definition...(read more)

Don't forget the Cloud Supply Chain

christianverstraete — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:09:00 GMT

There are an increasing number of cloud based Supply Chain services, offered as SaaS, appearing on the market. But that is not the subject of this blog entry. Actually the question is way simpler. Are you aware of all the players participating in providing...(read more)

What application should we run in the cloud?

christianverstraete — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:30:00 GMT

A couple days ago, I received a call from a friend asking me a very simple question: "What criteria should I use to decide which applications I should move to the cloud?" Not having a direct answer myself, I searched the web, and to my amazement...(read more)

A Podcast on Cloud for Manufacturing

christianverstraete — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:40:00 GMT

A little over one month ago, Bernt Roessler, Mick Keyes and I spent some time with Dana Gardner from Interarbor Solutions and talked about Cloud Computing and how it could address specific needs of the Manufacturing Industry. If you wish, you can listen...(read more)

A Cloud ecosystem for Inter Enterprise Visibility

christianverstraete — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:03:00 GMT

As part of HP's latest press release on its partnership with GS1 Canada, HP is announcing the HP cloud computing ecosystem for manufacturing industries. This is a real exciting development. Let me explain why. In many entries of this blog, I have...(read more)

Practical considerations for cloud computing

Ian Cole — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:20:00 GMT

There is currently a lot of attention being focused on Cloud Computing, but what does this mean in practical terms? HP's definition of Cloud Computing is in terms of globally available, scalable, and flexible services, which can be subscribed to on...(read more)

Building an ecosystem information backbone

christianverstraete — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:19:00 GMT

A couple posts ago, I discussed the role of IT in manufacturing outsourcing . I'd like to come back to this topic, and discuss more in details the need for a cross-enterprise backbone allowing the companies members of the ecosystem to share information...(read more)

Should Manufacturing Companies move to the Cloud?

christianverstraete — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:13:00 GMT

As already stated in earlier entries, the Cloud started with Web 2.0 and the Social Networking phenomena. Since, it has taken a life of its own, and is attracting many SMB's (Small and Medium Businesses) allowing them to fully rely on a cloud provider...(read more)

Cloud Computing in Manufacturing

christianverstraete — Mon, 25 May 2009 08:02:00 GMT

I have been asked to write a short page on the potential role of Cloud Computing in Manufacturing and would like to share with you some of my findings in this area. First, let me remind you that HP works with a very specific definition of Cloud Computing...(read more)

Is the Cloud only a question of money?

christianverstraete — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:09:00 GMT

Last week I have, enjoyably, be following the discussion going on in the blogosphere and on twitter around the McKinsey report titled: " Clearing the Air on Cloud Computing ". The least one can say is that the debate is intense and that arguments...(read more)

Do we need a "Business Cloud"

christianverstraete — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:42:00 GMT

A couple months ago I was in a meeting where an interesting question was asked: "Are you using Amazon Web Services?". The answer was an eye opener, as it sounded like: "Well, we looked at the employee expense system and found a number of...(read more)

Will Cloud Computing generate the next Bubble?

christianverstraete — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:19:00 GMT

When the Internet started to mature in the late 90's, many start-ups got generated around the concept of taking advantage of the internet to do business. Many of them did not have a sound business model, but generated a lot of hype. I remember the...(read more)