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Tuesday, 8th February 2011, 16:02:14
HEFCE sets aside £12.5 million for cloud computing introduction
Cloud computing looks set to be introduced into universities across the UK after the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) set aside £12.5 million for its arrival.
The money will be used as part of a University Modernisation Fund (UMF) that will see £10 million put towards cloud computing applications and shared IT infrastructure along with £2.5 million provide teaching resources.
It could see universities and colleges pool their computing resources together to save money and therefore take advantage of the cost-cutting abilities of servers hosted off-site.
David Sweeney, director of research, innovation and skills at HEFCE, said that the move has come at the right time for higher education establishments.
"Cloud computing has the potential to do this in ways which will serve the academic community leading to improvements in research, teaching and administration," he said.
Nathan Marke, chief technology officer at 2e2, said last week that cloud computing will be a top priority for businesses this year.
Posted by Judy Gifford
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