Cloud Computing: Changing between platforms

EMC's Jason Ward argues that more open platform-as-a-service environments are central to the next stage in cloud evolution.

Jason Ward, EMC director for Ireland, Scotland and North Britain.

In the last five years the cloud has undergone huge changes, not just in terms of what service providers are able to deliver, but also around user expectations. This is evident around the fundamental appeal of platform-as-a-service (PaaS), said Jason Ward, EMC director for Ireland, Scotland and North Britain, which has shifted from consolidation and cost saving to something much more strategic.

''Early on it was about quick savings around storage. A lot ...