Reuven Cohen writes about the roles of the CTO and CIO with respect to the growth of cloud computing in a recent blog posting. A CTO develops new technology and a CIO implements technology. So in a world that embraces cloud computing is the CTO role necessary?

My sense is yes. The CTO should be evangelizing and socializing cloud computing within the organization. She should discuss cloud computing strategy with customers and business partners. The CIO should operationalize cloud computing and direct the migration of services from legacy infrastructure.

A successful cloud computing architecture requires strategy, planning, and execution.

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