Clearing the Cloud - Amadeus' approach to Open Systems and Cloud

This paper will describe Open Source Software and Amadeus' approach which uses open systems to offer its customers the benefits of cloud computing without any of the associated risks such as a lack of audit and compliance traceability whilst Amadeus' Erding data centre is designed to minimise the risks to critical guest services essential to the lifeblood of the hotel. The paper derives much of its content from the recently launched, Open for business, a report authored by Professor Jim Norton and sponsored by Amadeus but Clearing the Cloud looks specifically at Open Source Software and its role in delivering the benefits of cloud computing without the risk in the context of the hotelier.