"Turn your imagination into solutions"
In the build-up to the 5th annual Cloud World Forum, we're catching up with our keynote speakers to ask them some key industry-related questions, and share their thoughts on all things cloud.
Jim Reavis, Co-Founder, Cloud Security Alliance
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Q: How do you think the IT industry has changed over the last 5 years?
Technology consumerization has created a shift in the balance of power in favor of the individual within the IT industry, while at the same time enabling a massive explosion and consolidation of data. Resolving this paradox is the key to enabling global business and improving society.
Q: How has Cloud Computing affected this change?
Cloud Computing provides the blueprint for delivering compute power as a utility, removing a key limitation for knowledge workers seeking to turn their imagination into solutions.
Q: How do you think cloud computing will have evolved in five years’ time?
In the next 5 years, cloud computing will become bigger than ever by disappearing into the background. Global policy makers must keep up with the cloud computing revolution to understand how to protect their constituencies while adopting the future.
Jim Reavis has worked in the information security industry as an entrepreneur, writer, speaker, technologist and business strategist.
Jim's innovative thinking about emerging security trends have been published and presented widely throughout the industry and have influenced many. Jim is helping shape the future of information security and related technology industries as co-founder, executive director and driving force of the Cloud Security Alliance. Jim was recently named as one of the Top 10 cloud computing leaders by SearchCloudComputing.com.
