Cloud computing, once an object of skepticism, even taunts, is taking center stage at a handful of companies.
There’s InterContinental Hotels Group, which is building a private cloud environment to move its core CRM systems off mainframes and onto industry-standard equipment. It’s using public cloud infrastructure for application development and testing, and also to host Web content closer to customers worldwide. And it’s evaluating moving key proprietary systems such as room reservation software into the cloud
