Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Infosys, has called for regulatory framework for cloud computing in order to offer citizen services.
“The Confederation of Indian Industry will represent the Government asking it formulate regulation to guide cloud computing. The CII has prepared a draft note on this,” Mr Gopalakrishnan, who is also the Vice-President of CII's National Council, said here on Friday.
He was here to deliver a talk on ‘Relevance of cloud computing' at the College of Defence Management here, he said cloud computing had begun to take roots. “At Infosys, we register 2-3 per cent revenues from cloud services. We offer products like human resources services over cloud. It can take care entire HR activity of a company,” he said.
Internal cloud
Besides, the company started an internal cloud that allowed its employees to add more computing resources without having to waste time for provisioning.
He said cloud computing was the next wave of disruptive technology that would make personal computer just another means to get connected. “We are entering into a post-PC era,” he said.
Stating that launch of iCloud by Apple marked the next wave of innovation for the next 2-3 decades, he likened cloud's arrival with the introduction of PC in 1981 and the browser in 1994. It would have far-reaching implications on technologies, business environment and people themselves.
Using cloud, even individuals and small firms could taken much bigger companies as it allowed people to scale up their computing power within no time.
“Like we source power as and when we required, we now can get access to computer resources. This would create islands of computing resources. There would be scramble to become such islands,” he said.
As it disrupts existing models of businesses and way organisations work, cloud would also lead to sharp reduction of applications. “Some applications used to cost millions of dollars during Main Frames era. The PC phase brought down cost of applications a few hundreds (of dollars) and smarphones reduced cost to a few dollars,” he said.