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Dell joins the Cloud Industry Forum
October 2011 by Marc Jacob
Dell has furthered its dedication to cloud computing, announcing today that it has joined the UK Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), the body established to promote trust, security and transparency within the cloud technology marketplace. The move demonstrates growth around Dell’s Cloud Computing Solutions portfolio, offering customisation to meet the needs of hyperscale data centres around the world.
With cloud set to change the business IT landscape in what is becoming an increasingly Virtual Era, Dell has invested over $1bn globally to deliver solutions, services and cloud-based options to help customers capture the benefits from new compute and information delivery advances. Dell has been active in the cloud market for quite some time, offering open, capable and affordable solutions across hardware and services. Its cloud hardware solutions help business speed deployment, lower total cost of ownership and reduce the environmental impact of clouds. Dell’s Data Centre Solutions team has developed more than 19 different hardware platforms, which are already used by some of the largest cloud services providers in the world.
