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Aug. 6, 2008

Wireless users will soon have one more option to choose from when it comes to computer networking and storage services.

Like IBM, AT&T is the latest company to invest in what is known as cloud computing.

Just Monday, IBM announced that it was committing $360 million to cloud computing. Other large companies have also announced similar initiatives, including Amazon, Google and Verizon Communications.

The interest in cloud computing for enterprises is that they can now eliminate the need for their own data centers and they can pay for bandwidth on-demand as they need it.

Many businesses, such as retailers, experience spikes in business throughout the year.

Cloud computing allows them to adapt for those moments in time when they need added infrastructure and IT hardware to accommodate such spikes.

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Source: AT&T.