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App developers 'increasingly reliant on cloud scalability'

News Article - Monday, 19 December 2011 10:43

Application developers are increasingly relying on the cost and scalability benefits of cloud computing - particularly as the infrastructure solution becomes a mainstream technology. As a result, according to Datapipe, cloud computing is a vital part of enterprise IT strategic planning and software developers are slowly adopting this mindset.

Ed Laczynski, Datapipe's vice president for cloud strategy and architecture, said: "Last year, we witnessed a growing number of applications - from enterprise back-office systems, to mobile and social gaming - begin to utilise the scale and resilience that cloud technology offers."

He claimed that during 2012, IT infrastructure delivery - including hardware and software - would use the 'everything-as-a-service' model. Mr Laczynski noted that the shift was unstoppable as both business and consumer products were already migrating to the cloud.

However, like many other analysts, he highlighted the important role that cloud security will play in minimising data breaches. Recent research by Compuware showed that security was potentially being compromised by the widespread integration of personal mobile devices into business IT infrastructure - a common feature of cloud adoption.

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