Economies of scale within the data center are highly beneficial in controlling costs related to cloud computing, says the senior vice president at Europe’s leading provider of colocation services.
“Outsourcing cloud services helps companies that cannot afford to build or continue to expand their own data centers, thereby reducing their capital expenses and operating expenses,” writes Kevin Dean of Interxion in a recent issue of Data Center Knowledge.com. “Facility costs are growing rapidly, and according to the Uptime Institute, the true costs of running a server are often four to five times the cost of the server alone over a five-to-10-year lifetime.”
Cloud computing is shaping up to be the driving force in IT worldwide, with IDC predicting that spending on cloud services will reach $42 billion by 2012. IT organizations are already facing challenges as they confront this “cloud revolution,” and Dean is convinced that outsourcing to carrier-neutral MSPs such as EasyStreet makes the most sense.
“Using a third-party data center equates to great savings in both cost and administration for the business,” he says.