More work needs to be done in terms of assuring cloud standards and security from the vendor community, according to Department of Finance and Deregulation first assistant secretary, Glenn Archer.

Avaya partner, GlobalConnect, has launched a managed services offering in a bid to aid customers that have adopted an OpEx business model.

Security vendor, Clearswift, has launched a managed services model to help resellers get their customers into the cloud.

The economic downturn has shrouded the IT industry in uncertainty. But amid the gloom are pockets of opportunity with managed datacentre services. TREVOR CLARKE reports.