Companies are tired of paying vast amounts of money up-front for software and supporting infrastructure, says Richard Firth, CEO and chairman, MIP.
Martin Walshaw, senior systems engineer at F5, looks at cloud computing strengths and weaknesses.
The freight company has increased visibility and control over its network traffic with Expand Networks' Accelerators.
Between 20 and 25 people could be out of a job by the end of the month, as the company restructures a local unit.
The networked society that will arise by 2020 will be based on mobility, cloud and broadband.
The company's Converged Storage portfolio includes virtualised and utility solutions that span every major storage protocol.
Many vendors are adapting their products to maximise performance for the main platforms from VMware, Microsoft and Citrix.
Implemented wisely, cloud computing can enhance business productivity, says Lisa Fielder, head of Infrastructure Managed Services at EOH.
Corporate data can be effectively protected in the cloud, says Roelof Louw, team leader business development at T-Systems SA.
In the aftermath of the global recession, businesses are now looking at growth as well as cutting costs, says Gartner.
EMC and VMware are working with the New York Stock Exchange to develop cloud services.
Cloud, risk, and flexibility are some of the issues impacting the contact centre, says Martin Dove, director of strategy and innovation at Merchants, Dimension Data.