“Green” Custom Software Development Company, Amadeus Consulting Successfully Migrates to Cloud Computing

Boulder, CO, February 26, 2010 --(PR.com)-- At this point, many people are familiar with the term “cloud computing.” It’s one of the big techie buzz words of the year. Some may even be familiar with the technical advantages and benefits of cloud computing, such as potentially significant cost-savings on IT and a virtualized, easily-scalable environment. But are there potential “green” benefits to operating a web application in the cloud? Amadeus Consulting certainly thinks so.

Amadeus Consulting, a custom application development company, is pleased to announce that it has successfully migrated its website, AmadeusConsulting.com to the cloud. This is one step of many already taken by the company to be conscious of its impact on the environment.

Cloud computing, sometimes referred to as grid storage, is rapidly becoming more popular. The ability to store and retrieve mass amounts of data for a very low cost is allowing for applications to be built faster and more reliably. It is a relatively new technology that is gaining popularity, especially among custom software development companies.

“We are very excited that cloud computing offers hope of being better for the environment (on the tech side there are lots of reasons why cloud computing makes sense). But one thing that is understood is the way we currently run the ever increasing number of data centers isn't green! The EPA has estimated that data centers in the US use 61 billion kilowatt-hours or 1.5% of all electricity consumed and is estimated to double within 5 years,” says John Basso, Chief Information Officer for Amadeus Consulting.

So how can cloud computing offer the promise of less energy consumption? The main advantage has a lot less to do with the technology directly but rather with the implementation. Cloud systems by design are decoupled from the physical hardware which offers the advantage of near instantaneous creation and destruction of a server (Virtual Server actually). Companies no longer have to scale to their anticipated max load but rather they can run exactly the right amount of hardware. By being able to quickly commission and decommission servers you can increase and decrease your capacity on demand which saves power by not using electricity for servers sitting idle. This and some other technical advantages create the opportunity for significant savings as the industry matures. So in the end it is logical to bet on the solution that has the possibility of being better vs. staying with one that isn't going to improve.

About Amadeus Consulting

Amadeus Consulting is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and Silverlight Partner, winner of the Microsoft Office XP Challenge, and has Microsoft Partner Competencies in Custom Development, Mobility and Data Management Solutions. The company is an expert in custom software applications such as content management systems, e-commerce, surveys, social networking sites, data collection and management, browser plug-ins, and mobile application development including iPhone and Windows Mobile. Amadeus Consulting ranked in the top 25 on the prestigious Mercury 100 list of the fastest-growing private companies in Boulder and Broomfield counties for three consecutive years, and has placed on the Inc. 5000 list for four consecutive years.

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