Lack of funding puts AU cloud computing centre's future up in air

A paucity of funds has long held back the full potential of Anna University's Centre of Excellence for Cloud Computing (CECC) and International Centre for Research Facilitation and Training (ICRFT), established almost a decade ago to boost research.

- BINITA JAISWAL

The future of the centres looks bleaker, as the varsity now mulls their closure, since running them would require a huge investment and they are still in their nascent stages. However, the idea was rejected in a recent syndicate meeting leaving the varsity in quandary.

A syndicate member said the proposal was rejected on the grounds that the centres have high potential for development.