| | MARCH 20198CIOReviewBy Josh Scheumann, Director, Enterprise Solutions, KPMGThe term "Cloud" started becoming a buzzword about seven years ago, when software vendors began more strongly pushing Internet-based computing and "hosted" software solutions as viable alternatives to on premise (internally housed) applications. Over that last four years, however, the solutions themselves have really gained traction, and both the business and IT communities in organizations have begun looking hard at the available offerings.Because of this uptick in demand, supply also has increased. New companies have emerged and long-running companies have spent significant research and development dollars building new applications from the ground up.The buildup of the demand for Cloud applications is reaching new heights. Industry experts predict 2017 will be the strongest yet for Cloud solution implementations and for the adoption of more and more hosted versus on premise options. MOVING FROM ON-PREMISE TO CLOUD­PARADIGM SHIFTS ABOUNDIN MYOPINION
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