CLOUD COMPUTING: ENTERPRISE 2.0

Abstract

Cloud computing is rapidly becoming the next generation of computing architecture.In the coming years, it will simplify corporate IT (information technology) operations, conceivably lowering the costs of IT maintenance.Cloud computing also enhances IT infrastructure by providing security, compliance, availability, and accessibility.Currently, vendors of cloud computing emphasize scalability and flexibility.One of the most important benefits of cloud computing is its capability of dealing with the fluctuating demands of IT.With service oriented architecture (SOA), software, and computing platforms, the IT infrastructure can be analogous to a power utility as consumers pay only as much as they use.Enterprise 2.0 is a new concept for building a corporate computing infrastructure using cloud computing and Web 2.0 technologies.This paper aims to provide a universally applicable conceptual framework for the Enterprise 2.0 platform by exploring the strategic implications for businesses using the acronym SLATES (Search, Links, Authoring, Tags, Extensions, Signals) [10].Business managers will find this framework to be helpful to reengineer their business processes and structure in a new enterprise computing environment.