Andrew Fisher of Wesley Clover pointed out that "Personalisation is a major driver of cloud...I can pick and choose exactly what I want...[and pay for on a] per user or feature basis." [This] "...drives a lot of the cloud services available today."
Fisher echoes Matthews' statement that barriers to entry are dropping but, in Canada, our investment tends to be more angel driven than VC driven. Clearly, the time is right to invest in startups that make use of cloud computing as well as those who are innovating in cloud in Canada. Smaller teams, as Fisher says, are easier to deal with and are more focused and dedicated, but the risk is that they aren't able to scale as rapidly as they are needed to.
Point taken. Investment can take the form of procurement from a startup as well as outright acquisition. This is probably more likely to promote growth in the industry in Canada.
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