Thursday, June 4, 2009

Verizon, Intuit, Boomi jump Into cloud services -- cloud computing -- InformationWeek

June 3, 2009

Three tech vendors introduced new approaches to on-demand IT services this week, adding fresh momentum to the cloud computing trend.

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) on Wednesday introduced Verizon Computing as a Service, designed to be more flexible and accessible than traditional hosting services, as customers can rent shared or dedicated computing systems by the day. Customers that pay a $250 monthly retainer-type fee can instantly rent more servers and storage to handle a sudden boost in online sales, for example, and then stop using those systems a week later, only paying usage fees for those days...