Today’s buzz: Cloud. The IT industry is in a state of flux, with its traditional approaches heavily impacted by disruptive technologies. Cloud computing tops that list. Want to know more? Hear what five cloud experts see in the cloud this year. Sven Denecken, SAP: “The most important long-term benefits of cloud are greater business flexibility and agility vs. cost savings.” Allan Krans, TBR: “Whatever you are, be a good one” (Abraham Lincoln). Jillian Mirandi, TBR: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined” (Henry David Thoreau). Matt Healey, TBR: “Politics are almost as exciting as war, and – quite as dangerous ... [I]n war, you can only be killed once. But in politics, many times” (Winston Churchill). Elizabeth Hedstrom Henlin, TBR: “There cannot be a crisis next week – my schedule is already full” (Henry Kissinger). Join us for A Cloud State of Mind: Predictions 2014.