"In the global race for growth, business and government need every competitive advantage possible. We need a strong, thriving and innovative ICT sector across the UK and here in Scotland," Mundell was quoted as saying by CloudPro.
Mundell made the comment on a recent trip to the Glasgow-based cloud services provider iomart Group. He said cloud computing could help revive the Scottish economy by creating jobs and giving companies a competitive edge.
"Technologies such as cloud computing can have a real impact on competitiveness, creating new ways to deliver services and collaborate, as well as reducing costs. Iomart is a great example of a company leading the way and providing its clients with the tools they need to get ahead in business," Mundell stated.
Cloud computing is obviously a hot trend in IT, but it is a special priority for the UK government. The Cabinet Office recently launched a procurement round for G-Cloud, a government-sponsored effort to push the public sector to use commodity cloud computing. The government has reportedly since mandated a cloud-first approach for IT procurement.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): David Weldon
Quelle/Source: Fierce Enterprise Communications, 14.08.2013
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