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Sat 02 Feb 2010Data centres may attract 20,000 firms
IF IRELAND were to develop data centres to support “cloud computing”, it could attract up to 20,000 small and medium-sized firms specialising in data treatment within three years, according to the vice-president of EU affairs at Microsoft, John Vassallo.
Mr Vassallo said Ireland could be at the forefront of “enabling technologies” which would attract investment into the State and could help to reduce energy consumption.
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