Cloud: When IaaS really makes sense
Irish IT services companies are expanding their managed services to incorporate the cloud. Ian Campbell reports.
The idea of hosting infrastructure in a data centre was around long before "cloud" entered the tech lexicon, but what's changed is how it's managed, according to Brian Larkin, operations director at Digital Planet.
"There's now a complete management suite that allows end users to have full control of their environment without getting their hands dirty," he said. "Traditionally they would have had to make a phone call to get things done. Now ...
