Cloud Computing

It's Not Another Over-Hyped Fad
Cloud computing directly addresses a huge problem facing organizations of all sizes: the burden of managing IT are hampering efforts to get information to the right people in the right format.

'Pay For What You Use' Helps Get Projects Done
Inertia kills projects. Being able to call on the powerful cloud infrastructures of an Amazon or Google on an ad hoc basis means building on ideas right away without getting bogged down in the minutiae of in-house IT procurement processes.

Rent Specialized Tools That You Need Once In Awhile
Software vendors are realizing that folks are reluctant to pay pricey license fees for tools they may only use a few days per year. In the geospatial realm, we're seeing compelling toolsets coming online that offer sophisticated data transformation and analysis capabilities that are available on a per-hour basis. This trend will enable more sophisticated workflows that happen to be 'faster, better, cheaper'.

Directions Magazine recently published our thoughts on cloud computing in the geospatial industry.

In this economy, everyone has been tasked with doing more with less: with the rise of Cloud Computing tools, we see the potential for making this otherwise empty cliché a reality.