We just completed phase 1 of our SIM sponsored study on cloud computing. In this phase, we paid attention to the vendors and identified a list of seven capabilities that companies seek to accomplish using cloud computing. Our findings from the study are published
here. For the second phase, we are moving inside the enterprise. We have identified a few early adopters of cloud technology and will be interviewing them in the next few months to elicit lessons learned. We plan on interviewing key stakeholders that have used the cloud extensively on a project. We will be asking questions about the value proposition, methodologies followed, and new roles and responsibilities created, as well as exploring how the cloud changes the development process and the nature of the applications developed and deployed.
Since we are still in the planning mode, what other relevant and interesting questions should we be asking? If there are companies that we could learn from and may be willing to participate, please let us know. We should be publishing our findings in the Fall.