15 Mar Microsoft brings its first suite of cloud computing technology
Microsoft Romania, the local branch of the largest software maker, said the cloud computing technology will be the top priority in the first fiscal year starting on July 1st.
Calin Tatomir, chief executive of Microsoft Romania, said the cloud computing segment will be among the top priorities in the new fiscal year.
Tatomir has defined cloud computing solutions as a platform that offers software and IT solutions over the Internet.
“The benefits of cloud computing are multiple, both at macroeconomic and microeconomic level. Apparently, companies can move to cloud computing can mean lowering the IT department and questioning how it can create jobs at the macroeconomic level. The solution is that any innovation creates many business opportunities in segments that we do not think about today,” says the Microsoft official, who added that microeconomics requires efficiency, new technology and greater computing power..
Microsoft’s representatives also say that new technology is an opportunity for small and medium-sized companies, because the savings are also added to the innovation of business processes for high performance in the face of competition.
Microsoft has launched Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), a suite of messaging and collaboration solutions designed to streamline business communication. The Business Productivity Online Suite includes the following solutions: Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Communications Online and Office Live Meeting and is available in two versions: standard and dedicated.
The company’s representatives also say that implementing this suite can reduce operational costs by up to 50%.
Microsoft estimates the Romanian market for 300,000 small and medium-sized companies. The online environment has grown, this being proven daily by the level of Internet traffic and by the number of active business portals that continue to grow. With the high-speed Internet connection quality that puts us on the 6th place in the world, with a penetration level of over 120% and delivering national coverage, Romania has the necessary infrastructure for this new model.
The cloud computing segment will globally have an annual growth of 32% and will account for 25% of the entire IT market. Also, the cloud computing market is expected to reach $ 28 billion by 2012, according to Gartner.
Microsoft’s leading partners in cloud solutions in Romania are Brinel, CG & GC, Crescendo, Essentials, Eta2U, GeCAD Net, and the regional partner is Central Europe On Demand.
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