Cloud Computing: Physical data centers, how quaint

Grazed from ZDNet. Author: Joe McKendrick.

Is the physical data center an anachronism? Some industry leaders say there’s no longer a need for enterprises to have data centers at all — that everything they need is in the cloud. That’s the word from Matthew Finnie, CTO of Interoute, and a regular advisor to the European Commission on ICT research and innovation. In an interview conducted by TechRadar’s Desire Athow, Finnie says cloud computing is more than adequately filling the need data centers once fulfilled.

Of course, the "cloud" is not operating in a vacuum — it’s powered by multiple data centers. But Finnie’s point is that enterprises should not worry about all that underlying infrastructure. While Finnie’s business is running virtual data centers for clients, it’s interesting to get his take on how these opportunities are unfolding:…

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