Four IDC analysts offer their tips for how enterprises can best prepare for cloud computing Despite fears over reliability and security, enterprises are slowly but steadily moving their applications to the cloud, and the migration is going to change those companies in profound ways. Some 80 percent of new enterprise apps will be developed for the cloud in 2011, and in the past year, adoption has moved into the “early majority” phase, says Frank Gens, senior vice president and chief analyst for IDC. [ Get the no-nonsense explanations and advice you need to take real advantage of cloud computing in the InfoWorld editors’ 21-page Cloud Computing Deep Dive PDF special report. | Stay up on the cloud with InfoWorld’s Cloud Computing Report newsletter. ] TIPS: 7 deadly sins of cloud security Gens was part of a four-analyst panel that discussed the promises and gotchas of the cloud Monday at the Cloud Leadership Forum conference in Santa Clara, Calif. Each IDC analyst offered his thoughts on how enterprises can prepare for what they viewed as a massively disruptive technology. To continue reading, register here and become an Insider. You’ll get free access to premium content from CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World. See more Insider content or sign in. Cloud Computing