Great discussion with very salient points.
I really believe in Community Clouds - the benefits to endusers are plain to see, although they are cloudier (pardon the pun) for EDA vendors. The technology is reasonably mature but the business models and the licensing mechanisms aren't quite ready yet.
It's good to see Synopsys and Cadence dipping their toes in the water - trying to address the question of whether EDA software in the cloud will cannibalize their existing revenue streams.
Scott's comments make sense in that a cloud approach may not necessarily lead to a cost reduction in the traditional IT resourcing sense. Greater efficiency through an online ecosystem, scalability both for vendors and endusers (reduced time to market, ease of support etc.) should be the main benefits.
I really believe in Community Clouds - the benefits to endusers are plain to see, although they are cloudier (pardon the pun) for EDA vendors. The technology is reasonably mature but the business models and the licensing mechanisms aren't quite ready yet.
It's good to see Synopsys and Cadence dipping their toes in the water - trying to address the question of whether EDA software in the cloud will cannibalize their existing revenue streams.
Scott's comments make sense in that a cloud approach may not necessarily lead to a cost reduction in the traditional IT resourcing sense. Greater efficiency through an online ecosystem, scalability both for vendors and endusers (reduced time to market, ease of support etc.) should be the main benefits.
