Cisco launches $1bn push into cloud services

Sooraj Shah
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Networking giant latches on to growing cloud computing market - but won't compete head-to-head with Amazon

Cisco is to spend $1bn to enter the cloud services business as the networking equipment giant looks to tap a new, fast-growing market. The company told the Wall Street Journal that it would spen...

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