Cloud: Don't mention the cloud

Not all cloud service propositions are the same, warns one Irish provider, which means businesses need to be clear about the options they choose. Ian Campbell reports

When the HiberniaEvros Technology Group took the decision to launch Digital Planet as a separate division, it made clear its belief that the emerging cloud market needed a different kind of support. Not many other service companies have followed suit and not many could, said operations director Brian Larkin.

''A lot of competitors don't know how to build a cloud platform and it's not financially viable for them; but they feel the need ...