2010 Study Tour Report: Surf the Change or be Swept Away

The cloud - both internal and external - has clearly started to make its presence felt in the boardroom. 

This year's Study Tour showed clear signs of the continued impact of consumerization as well as highlighting areas such as the increase in, and lower cost of agility in computing; the development of services and tools that make cloud computing feasible for everyday use; the rise of social business tools that enable collaboration; the emergence of identity as an enabling force, and last but not least, a sharp new focus on mobility.  The report summarizes what we heard on the tour, and the actions and lessons delegates took away to enable their organizations to better surf the changes ahead.