"We filled the vacancy the next day"
Warning over cloud computing availability
Widespread availability of cloud computing could be threatened by bureaucratic wrangling with utility companies, Paul Anderson, programme director for infrastructure outsourcing at Capgemini, has said.
Speaking at a preview at the newly designed 30,000 square foot, Tier 3 'Merlin' data centre, Mr Anderson said that the data centre storage required to power cloud computing on a wide scale could be undermined by a lack of access to power.
"This could pose difficulty particularly in making cloud computing available. If cloud really goes where it might go, we'll never get half full, because we'll never get the rest of the power we need.
So the question we want to get out into the market is that 'excellent power availability' may not mean what you think it does," he said.
Energy secretary Chris Huhne announced that rules banning local councils from selling renewable energy back to the grid would be overturned as of August 18th.
Mr Huhne said he hoped that the move would mean more renewable energy powering the National Grid, and raise up to £100 million for councils nationwide.
Posted by Danny Wright
Speaking at a preview at the newly designed 30,000 square foot, Tier 3 'Merlin' data centre, Mr Anderson said that the data centre storage required to power cloud computing on a wide scale could be undermined by a lack of access to power.
"This could pose difficulty particularly in making cloud computing available. If cloud really goes where it might go, we'll never get half full, because we'll never get the rest of the power we need.
So the question we want to get out into the market is that 'excellent power availability' may not mean what you think it does," he said.
Energy secretary Chris Huhne announced that rules banning local councils from selling renewable energy back to the grid would be overturned as of August 18th.
Mr Huhne said he hoped that the move would mean more renewable energy powering the National Grid, and raise up to £100 million for councils nationwide.
Posted by Danny Wright