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Cloud computing roundtable: will telcos miss out?
11 November 2009
GTB invited leaders from the industry to a roundtable to discuss opportunities in the cloud
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[Juniper]
[cloud computing]
[BT]
[Interoute]
[euNetworks]
[HP]
[IDC]
Cloud computing could revolutionise the way services are consumed by consumers and businesses alike, ushering in applications on demand, potentially independent of device or location.
Though still in their relative infancy, most cloud-oriented propositions — software, infrastructure or platform as a service — have originated from content service providers such as Amazon and have used the internet as the delivery model.
Do today’s network service providers have the business model flexibility, agility and most importantly the desire to become an integral part of that application delivery and assurance model?
If so, how should they get there from here? Is it a case of building on existing skills, partnering or acquisition?
ParticipantsPaul Gainham, EMEA service provider marketing director at Juniper NetworksMartin Geddes, strategy lead at BT DesignChris Lewis, Group VP for international telecoms and networking at IDCMark Lewis, director of service development at InterouteTim Marsden, chief technologist for Communications & Media Solutions...
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