EMC to offer cloud computing, SAP executive says
EMC Corp., the biggest maker of corporate storage gear, is setting up a data-hosting service for companies dubbed ‘‘EMC Cloud,’’ a senior executive with the German software maker SAP AG said today.
The service will offer computer programs from SAP, the world’s biggest maker of business management software, in a partnership with EMC, said Doug Merritt, president of SAP Labs North America.
He did not mention the cost or timing of the venture.
An EMC spokesman said he could not immediately comment on the company’s plans to get into the field of cloud computing, in which software is run on computers at data centers far from where the programs are actually being used. The programs are accessed over the Internet.
Amazon.com started offering such services several years ago; International Business Machines Corp. announced its cloud computing strategy, ‘‘Cloud Blue,’’ in October.
So far, EMC’s product line is fairly limited, with its most visible effort being the online backup service, Mozy, which until recently targeted small businesses and consumers.
This month, EMC said it plans to sell Mozy’s services to large corporations, too.
(Reuters)
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