China's public cloud service to hit $1B
Public cloud services grew 73 percent to generate over US$561 million in revenue last year, and this market is expected to hit US$1.01 billion in 2013.
The ZDNet China editorial team, based in Beijing, reports on IT industry developments from the Chinese perspective.
The ZDNet China editorial team, based in Beijing, reports on IT industry developments from the Chinese perspective.
Public cloud services grew 73 percent to generate over US$561 million in revenue last year, and this market is expected to hit US$1.01 billion in 2013.
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