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[12 Sep 2011 | One Comment | ]

The Cloud Datacenter completes SKYWAY’s professional data center services with an ‘Infrastructure as a Service’ (IaaS) solution. “With our new service, we offer a cost-efficient and stable IaaS solution for the business sector,” says SKYWAY CEO Roman Schließmeyer. The IaaS enables fast and individual server deployments as well as internal network connections and high-speed internet access within minutes. Anyone interested in a free trial may contact SKYWAY via email to info@skyway-dc.com. PR

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[8 Sep 2011 | No Comment | ]

Google released a study (PDF) today concluding that using cloud-based email is more energy efficient than running email in-house. The company isn’t the first to preach the green advantages of cloud computing, but Google stands to gain from successfully working the case as it looks to make Gmail converts out of shops running Microsoft Office and other rivals.
The underlying theory that cloud computing is more energy efficient than on-premises hosting is pretty sound, generally speaking: Cloud service providers have the advantage of economies (more users per server), as well as …