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Strencom Invests Eur 500,000 in Unique Cloud Computing Service
Strencom Invests €500,000 in Unique Cloud Computing Service
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€250,000 invested in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model to date
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Strencom will invest an additional €250,000 to further develop this infrastructure and its private cloud.
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“We expect our cloud connect service to represent 30% of our business by 2013,” Tim Murphy, founder and managing director.
24 June 2010 – Strencom, the data network and cloud computing provider, today announced plans to invest €500,000 to expand its cloud computing service. The company has recently invested €250,000 in its cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model, and plans are in place to match this investment in its private cloud over the next twelve months. Strencom is now positioned to offer a unique Wide Area Network (WAN) and private cloud solution to address the cost and security concerns of Irish businesses.
IaaS is one of three broad categories of cloud computing, the others being Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). As a provider of IaaS, Strencom provides connectivity to the cloud and acts as the conduit for companies to access the various applications they have hosted in the cloud.
The €250,000 investment in its IaaS structure has been spent on hardware, applications and training for Strencom’s employees. The additional investment is earmarked for the further development of this infrastructure and its private cloud.
Augmenting Strencom’s IaaS service, the company has also invested in its data centre infrastructure. Strencom offers companies the option of hosting applications in its data centre, creating a private cloud with the full flexibility of cloud services. Unlike public cloud solutions, utilising Strencom’s private cloud will allow customers to know the exact location of their data at all times. Also, they are the only companies who can connect to the data ensuring total security.
Tim Murphy, founder and managing director, said, “The investment in our infrastructure allows us to capitalise on the enormous opportunities within cloud computing. Strencom is positioned to provide an extremely powerful proposition to Irish businesses with our unique combination of cloud and connectivity services. Addressing both the cost and security concerns of adopting cloud computing, we expect our cloud connect service to represent 30% of our business by 2013.”
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About Strencom:
Strencom is one of Irelands leading and fastest growing providers of data networks and cloud computing services. Strencom’s managed Next Generation Data Network (NGN) offers considerable cost savings, security and flexibility over comparable services. The company was established in 2000, is ranked in the Deloitte Technology Fast Growth 50 for Ireland and the Deloitte Fast 500 for EMEA and is 100% privately owned. Strencom currently manages over 2,500 sites. Further information is available at www.strencom.net.
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