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Yahoo! India R&D Partners With IIIT Hyderabad|
- By CXOtoday Staff, Feb 03, 2009 1750 hrs IST
- Tags : Yahoo India R D, Yahoo IIITH, IIITH cloud computing, US-based Nvidia Corporation , IIT Nvidia
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>Cloud computing is an Internet-based computing wherein resources are provided over the Internet 'as a service' to users, in a completely transparent manner.
"We plan to set up cloud infrastructure at IIIT-H research centres and at the institute level. We also aim to contribute in a big way to open source development in the area. The collaboration with Yahoo! India Research and Development will help boost our efforts to achieve these goals," said Vasudeva Varma, associate professor at IIIT-H and principal investigator of the joint collaboration project.
Cloud computing is being offered as an optional course in undergraduate and postgraduate curricula at IIIT-H.
The collaboration will provide IIIT-H students an opportunity to research and work with Yahoo's key architects on cutting-edge technologies. It will also give Yahoo! India R&D a chance to absorb IIIT-H students who participate in collaborative research.
According to Yahoo! India R&D, collaborations like these will aid industry-academia interactions and lay a strong foundation for the creation of the much-needed research talent, according to a release. The two organizations will help in the development of open source technologies and research focusing on cloud computing - a new area with immense potential to change the world of computing.
Last year, the institute had forged ties with US-based Nvidia Corporation to set up a visual computing lab. The company has invested $30,000- $50,000 for the lab. The lab will provide the students and institute with equipment, software licences and the requisite know-how to research in the field.
It is estimated that, in future, around 90% of computing globally will be done through this new paradigm.
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