IT vendors such as Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, and EMC have joined the Enterprise Cloud Buyers Council, a group created by TM Forum to remove the challenges that are making it difficult for the larger enterprises to adopt cloud computing. Also on the council are CA, Alcatel-Lucent and AT T. Cloud computing holds a lot of promise, according to TM Forum, but challenges around such issues as security and privacy will hinder adoption.
– A new industry coalition comprising the likes of Cisco Systems, IBM,
EMC and Microsoft will try to remove some of the key barriers for
enterprises looking to embrace cloud computing.
At the Management World Americas conference in Orlando, Fla., Dec.
8, the industry group TM Forum announced the c…