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Small businesses 'want cloud computing provider with a local presence'
Mar 29 2011, 15:24 PM
Small businesses planning to make use of cloud computing would prefer to deal with vendors who have locally-based operations.
This is one of the key findings of a new report from Microsoft, which surveyed more than 3,250 companies across 16 countries around the globe to get its results.
Of those questioned, 82 per cent said having a vendor with a local presence is "highly important" when they come to purchase cloud computing services.
Marco Limena, vice president of business channels at Microsoft, explained adoption of the technology is likely to grow rapidly after an initial gradual rise in the next few years.
"Hosting service providers should consider the appropriate sales, delivery and support models to target larger small and medium-sized business customers that are more likely to pay for cloud services," he added.
Earlier this month, Steve Durbin, global vice president of the Information Security Forum, told companies planning to make use of cloud computing solutions that they should be aware of the security challenges that come with such a move.
Posted by Neil Hill
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