Local business teams up with international technology leader

February 2011

In a time of increasing business accountability and scrutiny of online safety, there is a silver lining in the hazy confusion that often accompanies cloud technology. New Zealand business theCloud, a leading on-demand cloud services provider and New Relic, the leading provider of SaaS (software as a service) application performance management tools, have partnered to provide a cost-free solution to NZ businesses.

Bringing together two progressive online services, the partnership of theCloud and New Relic has the potential to significantly reduce business overheads. Although cloud technology is still somewhat hazy for many businesses, the biggest benefit is the elimination of the costs associated with buying and maintaining hardware. theCloud’s virtual services enable businesses to scale their requirements up or down as required, such as additional or reduced RAM, CPU or storage, and to remain accountable as they do it. Permanency and the need to update hardware is now become a thing of the past, as are the traditionally associated costs.

theCloud Founder and CEO Bruce Trevarthen says, “Many companies are now investing in cloud computing and some experts say cloud based systems are the way of the future. I of course believe this, and it’s the reason theCloud was created. Our partnership with New Relic adds another dimension, introducing web application monitoring and management into the mix. This ultimately makes web technology a lot more reliable for New Zealand IT managers who want to control the cost and complexity of business critical applications and data. Many people seeking this type of system want to do it within the country if they can, and theCloud makes both aspects possible."

Bill Lapcevic, VP of Business Development at New Relic says of the partnership, “As more and more organizations take advantage of cloud computing, it’s important that we partner with industry leaders to give customers the tools they need to be successful. The solutions this collaboration offers New Zealand businesses is the flexibility, reliability and savings that IT operations and application development teams need in today’s ever changing environment.”

Trevarthen says the shift in demand for flexible virtual options is reflected in the forward-thinking market already taking on theCloud’s concept. “We’ve been amazed by the take up since we launched, and it’s due to those businesspeople who are on the move, willing to adapt and want to rapidly increase business efficiency with the assistance of technology. We’re finding as time goes on, and now that we have New Relic on board providing additional visibility and control for clients, that group will soon be the majority of the business population, so we’re gearing up for a lot of cloudy days – in a good way of course!”

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