It’s funny to have the OPEX and CAPEX conversation with fellow technology geeks and sales people. Everyone says OPEX is better, and tells the CFO and CIO that today’s solution is going to save you from CAPEX! I think most decision makers are getting tired of hearing that. So much –it’s almost dismissed as sales buzz words. Probably because many consultants forget the deeper significance (AND when there are exceptions to the rule). What happens when you ask the geek and sales guy the significance of the two? What is the difference between CAPEX and OPEX?
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It's very frustrating as a consumer and a commercial organization to wade through the many vendors and consultants who talk about bringing "cloud" to the IT organization. How do I know? Because my clients tell me. Not only are my client friends trying to figure out a concise repeatable definition to "sell" internally to their management and business teams -but they are also being bombarded with vendors saying the latest buzz words and claiming to take them on the journey. The term "cloud" has different connotations depending on an IT professional's (consultant's) products, offerings, or place within the eco system.
That being said, I've been asked to create some examples to hopefully illustrate some thoughts on how to interpret 'who's who' -among the landscape. This will enable the right conversations in the right context when inviting (or ignoring) the next "cloud" expert to the office.
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