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In the Cloud, Competitive Edge More Important than Scalability
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As a data centre engineer, what would you rank among the top five most pressing issues of the current cloud environment? If one of your priorities is developing a competitive edge for cloud customers, you're not alone. According to Savvis, a CenturyLink company and global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, a recent survey done for them by Computing shows developing a competitive edge is among the top concerns of IT professionals.
That may surprise some, as we've been led to believe scalability is the top priority. But with system architecture as advanced and robust as it is, scalability is no longer a leading concern. Any reputable company offering managed services and cloud hosting is more than capable of scalability. Not only that, scalability is purposely built into the cloud environment from the ground up.
Savvis maintains the real focus of IT services should be giving customers a competitive advantage through a variety of different means. They cite the Computing survey, which indicates cloud users are looking for three primary things:
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