Is the cloud continuing to grow?

Cloud computing is something that shared web hosting users will most likely have an interest in. It seems that many are now jumping on the bandwagon, as one particular telecoms behemoth, Vodafone, has now entered the marketplace.

The company has joined forces with Decho Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC, to produce a selection of cloud-based services for both business customers and consumers.

David Pratt, chief operating officer of IT services at ThinkGrid, said that cloud computing "really changes the game" in its support of remote working.

Management burdens are reduced with the services as well, Mr Pratt continued, as hardware and software failures are lowered to such a point that operations will only be affected if a device stops working entirely and loses connection to the internet.

"Even in the event of total device failure, any other internet-enabled device can be used to carry on working," he pointed out.

Written by Murray Francis.