Cloud Surfing

"Cloud computing often sounds like a marketing gimmick for IT managers looking to save money on their server farm. In this insightful book, Koulopoulos shows us why that perception is wrong. He lays out a compelling case for what cloud computing is, how it is changing our lives today, and what we can expect in the future -- as our access to information, personal relationships, and the businesses we run are transformed in the cloud." -- Myers Dupuy, President cbanc "Cloud Surfing artfully captures the first major megatrend of our century and shows us a world where hyperconnectivity is the new norm. The extraordinary access to new connections that the cloud enables will have a profound effect on how we scale our businesses and manage our people, processes, and technology." -- Andy Zynga, CEO, NineSigma "Tom does it once again with his new book Cloud Surfing. Entertaining, educational, and a perspective changer." -- Carlos Dominguez, SVP Cisco Systems and "The Tech Nowist" "Tom Koulopoulos is the prognosticator of cloud-based computing, and Cloud Surfing is his crystal ball! Here he has truly captured the implications of the cloud and the way it is transforming the way we work, live, and learn. His insights into growing accessibility and the collaborative power of real-time connectivity to information and resources is an exciting and invigorating journey." --David DeHaven, Dean, School of Info Systems/Technology Kaplan University

Thomas Koulopoulos is the founder of the Delphi Group, which for 20 years has been providing thought leadership to global organizations on the intersection of business and technology. Named one of the industry's most influential information management consultants by InformationWeek magazine, he is a recognized author on the subject, frequently appearing in national and international print and broadcast media, including BusinessWeek, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Economist, CNBC, CNN, and NPR. Tom is the author of eight previous books, including The Innovation Zone and Smartsourcing. Said the late Peter Drucker, "Tom's writing makes you question not only the way you run your business but the way you run yourself." For the past two decades, his works have introduced core industry concepts, frameworks, and vernacular, such as the Single Point of Access, Touch Points, Digital Control Rooms, Corporate IQ, and Smartsourcing, all of which are widely used today. He expects Cloud Surfing to join the ranks. Visit him at www.TomKoulopoulos.com. James Champy is a leading global authority on the management issues surrounding business reengineering, organizational change, and corporate renewal. He is the best-selling co-author of Reengineering the Corporation.