Topic: Hardware

NetSuite CEO touts 'customizable' cloud

Summary: At the OnDemand conference in Palo Alto, Calif., NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson refutes the myth that customization is the Achilles' heel of cloud computing. He asserts that modification and adaptation are precisely how customers can gain productivity from the technology.

April 22, 2010 -- 12:18 GMT (05:18 PDT)

Topics: Hardware, CXO, Cloud, Data Centers, Servers, Virtualization

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 One of the side effects of cloud computing that seems to be getting sidetracked is what could happen to IT personnel. The survey found that respondents were split on the impact of cloud computing on IT manageability, and at least 74% of respondents think cloud computing would lead to an increase in hiring or might not have an impact at all.
 
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