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SAP Says Amazon Crash May Hamper Industry’s Cloud Ambitions
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SAP AG, which last July introduced its first Web-based software after more than two years of delays, says a recent outage in Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud computing services makes it harder for the industry to convince clients.
The crash last month, putting Web sites across the U.S. offline, is a reminder of the risks facing the $68 billion industry for Internet-accessed computing services, said Sanjay Poonen, who runs SAP’s global solutions business.