Hewlett-Packard (HP) is taking a ‘hybrid’ approach to IT outsourcing as cloud computing grows in popularity.
The firm, which has just unveiled its Instant-On Enterprise concept, is hedging its bets on the future of cloud computing by offering both internal and outsourced server virtualisation solutions.
Speaking to Tech Eye, David Chalmers, HP’s chief technical officer of enterprise storage and servers, said that the flexibility of cloud computing technology means that small parts of a firm’s or government department’s IT infrastructure can be outsourced one at a time.
Mr Chalmers claimed that this modular approach was encouraging many firms to consider cloud computing – despite a number of security concerns surrounding the technology.
HP said it would continue this hybrid approach until end-user perceptions of cloud computing had been changed.
Recently, James Hall, director of marketing at Teneo, claimed that small and medium-sized businesses can now access enterprise-level IT infrastructure thanks to new IT outsourcing and cloud computing agreements.
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