Cloud computing startup deal offered

Icehouse business incubator manager Nick Egerton says cloud computing is becoming an increasingly important tool of the trade for startups, and a new corporate partnership should help up-and-coming businesses get to market faster.

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Microsoft's BizSpark Plus is allowing The Icehouse and the Wellington-based, Creative HQ, to offer startups of up to $60,000 worth of free cloud computing services for two years, with a discounted subscription afterwards that.

He says the majority of clients at The Icehouse who have their principal business online or on the web automatically think about cloud based services.