Moving Your Company to the Cloud
Robert Lemos tells the story of Biogen Idec, a biotechnology firm that moved its business into the cloud and learned lessons about flexibility, finance and data security along the way.
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One biotechnology company that sought to support its researchers by moving data from its in-house servers to virtual ones—the cloud—found more flexibility and financial savings along the way. “When Biogen Idec considered a move to the cloud, cost savings was not the primary concern. For a biotechnology company that lives and dies by its research division, the ability to quickly spin up computer resources for its scientists was far more important. A pioneer in treatments for multiple sclerosis, Biogen Idec needed to quickly assign computing resources to support its researchers.”
