The continuing “buzz” around the cloud has caused some confusion among member-based and trade associations as they consider this application delivery model. With today’s economic and resource pressures, many organizations want to move as much of their technology infrastructure as possible off-premise and into the cloud, but are still unsure of the pros and cons of doing so.

To better understand the value of applications “in the cloud,” this paper will explore the evolution of the cloud and discuss its pros and cons, no matter what size organization you have.

Then, it will look at how associations can best use the cloud to maximize the success of their learning initiatives.