Cloud Computing in Moscow
I had the privilege of keynoting a data center conference in Moscow this week, speaking on the topic of what cloud computing means to the data center of the future.
This is the largest data center conference in Russia, and attracts a mix of internal data center facilities executives as well as hosting providers. The conference was extremely well-attended, with record numbers of people registering.
As background, Russia is coming out of a severe financial dislocation; its economy shrank 7.9 percent in 2009. It appears to be on a growth track today. Furthermore, its penetration of IT use in the economy is far lower than what we see in the U.S. and western Europe – it can be characterized as an emerging economy, though, if my observations are anything to go by, one with tremendous vitality and ambition.
What that means to the future of data centers is quite intriguing. Unlike the U.S., for example, a much lower percentage of companies in Russia have significant existing data center infrastructure. For many companies, the choice of computing infrastructure presents an interesting greenfield opportunity. The question, therefore, is what path to pursue as companies build out their infrastructure of the future.
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