£5 million has been pledged by the UK government for development and research aimed at promoting the uptake of cloud services.

Research will be focused on displaying value from cloud services and how cloud networks can be enhanced through further development.

Research will also be used to explore the employment of hybrid cloud services and solutions to the current difficulties of using more than one supplier.

Iain Gray, CEO of the Technology Strategy Board (a government backed innovation agency) said cloud, “is an area with exceptional potential for growth. Finding the correct balance between trust and flexibility, without compromising security, is vital”.