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Intel: VN’s demand for cloud computing on the rise

Vietnam is a promising market, particularly in information technology and communications and its demand for cloud computing is increasing fast, said Intel Vietnam General Director Mai Sean Cang.
Vietnam is a promising market, particularly in information technologyand communications and its demand for cloud computing is increasingfast, said Intel Vietnam General Director Mai Sean Cang.

At aseminar on Intel’s vision on cloud computing and effective data centrein Hanoi on Oct. 27, Mai Sean Cang said this is a good opportunity forVietnam’s service providers to access the latest IT technology with highinvestment efficiency to offer attractive services to their customers.

Intelintroduced solutions and new applications to improve the efficiency ofdata centres, including upgrading processors that maximize both energycost savings and performance.

In Vietnam, Intel has cooperatedwith central Da Nang coastal city to build a data centre in the city inthe Open Data Centre Alliance in Jan. 2011. The centre is expected tolay a foundation for building IT infrastructure for the city’se-government in the coming time./.
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