[np422]

We use computers to help us solve so many more problems today then we ever have before and we have much higher expectations of IT-system today. So, the metal scraps used for this keeps piling up in data centres all over the world.

Anecdotal observation: Many of my clients avoids using cloud services often cited reasons: cost and worries over ownership of data.

Based on the my observations my prediction is that traditional server vendors will keep on growing their business for many years to come but it's very likely that cloud services such as PaS/IaS will grow at faster pace ...

[oijaf888]

Do your clients have highly variable workloads? I'm curious how cloud hosting can be price competitive with dedicated or colocated servers.