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Wednesday, 23rd March 2011, 16:40:00
Companies at 'edge of computing era of unprecedented flexability'
Businesses are "at the edge of a computing era of unprecedented flexibility and economies of scale" and cloud services will contribute to this.
That is according to Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission responsible for Digital Agenda, who said that cloud computing "requires a strategy" to make sure it works.
Her comments came at the opening of Microsoft's new European Cloud and Interoperability Centre in Brussels, designed to make Europe a technology leader in cloud services.
The firm hopes that it will provide demonstrations of the latest cloud computing applications for businesses.
Ms Kroes added that cloud hosting services are leaving technology on the cusp of bigger and better things.
"We stand at the edge of a computing era of unprecedented flexibility and economies of scale. That is the promise of the cloud: the chance to turn IT provision into a real utility," she said.
"And what a big promise that is, given the track record of computing in delivering better and better value."
Posted by Judy Gifford
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