Sonian will access AWS’s infrastructure services from multiple Availability Zones in Singapore in the first half of 2010, then in other Availability Zones within Asia over the second half of 2010.

SAS70 certifies that AWS has had an in-depth audit of its controls, specifically as it relates to operational performance and security to safeguard customer data. All Sonian customers benefit from this attention to security and operating efficiency.

Over the next three years a majority of compute workloads will migrate from  non-cloud on-premises  infrastructure to a hybrid public/private cloud ecosystem. Cloud means scale up in real-time to process data and then scale down when the work is done. No wasted compute power sitting idle.

The winners will be the companies that early on figured out how to harness the cloud infrastructure as a service for SaaS delivery and those that provide enabling technologies to help IT buyers get more value for their IT budget dollars. Sonian’s Universal Data Management cloud-powered platform is one such example of putting the cloud to good use today, solving the information governance pain point in a modern, secure, reliable and efficient manner.

Traditional enterprise software was not created to take advantage of the cloud’s ability to scale horizontally on-demand “up and down.” To truly embrace cloud computing new software stacks are required to break with the past constraints of fixed CPU to process more work for less costs. It’s the smart way and the right way to manage enterprise IT needs.

Sonian’s unique software stack is designed to live on leading edge reliable cloud infrastructure, with the ability to scale horizontally and manage performance and costs exceedingly well. This is the “win – win” scenario of doing more for less theme of operational and budget efficiency that resonates with IT decision makers and CFO’s alike. It’s not often IT can think about budgets for key services that are expressed in dimes instead of dollars.

We’re looking forward to some spirited business competition with the other finalist, and congratulate all the other companies that made the cut.

Today’s troubling financial situation will be the tipping point that drives adoption of cloud compute based services. CFOs will be looking to save money, and the cloud’s model of transparency, pay as you go, and pay for what you consume, is a refreshing change away from expensive monolithic closed proprietary software solutions.

Forrester Research advises CFOs to take a close look at cloud computing for messaging and collaboration and enterprise applications. The payoffs could be noticeable during the current economic downturn.

Sonian is your partner in this seismic shift. We bring the world’s first cloud compute based hosted email archive service to market. We are here to help solve your archiving needs with our unique service.