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Analysis of the latest trends in cloud and datacentre technology.

June 2016

Datacentre management: Taking a Rubik’s Cube approach to hypervisor fine-tuning
Caroline Donnelly - Senior Editor, UK 20 Jun 2016

In this guest post, Frank Denneman, Chief Technologist at PernixData, advises operators to apply Rubik Cube-solving strategies to datacentre management problems. When attempting to solve a Rubik’s ...

Why unfair contract terms put end-user trust in cloud at risk
Caroline Donnelly - Senior Editor, UK 03 Jun 2016

Cloud contracts are notorious for being weighted in favour of providers but, for an industry still grappling with how best to win the trust of users, it's a risky way to do business, argues ...

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EU closes in on regulating big tech with Digital Markets Act
While there are some areas the EU's Digital Markets Act gets right, Boston University professor Marshall Van Alstyne said it's ...
Digitally mature companies drive innovation, IT spend
CIOs pushing on with their digital transformation projects will seize new opportunities in the coming year, with cybersecurity, ...
Courts need to rethink enforcement of U.S. antitrust laws
Lawmakers and regulators are taking multiple approaches to reforming antitrust laws, including lawsuits against tech giants and ...

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Ukrainian police bust unnamed ransomware gang
A law enforcement raid in Ukraine resulted in the arrest of five suspects accused of deploying ransomware through phishing emails...
Is ransomware as a service going out of style?
Increased government pressure has backed many ransomware gangs into a corner, in turn forcing attackers to replace the ...
New RAT campaign abusing AWS, Azure cloud services
Cisco Talos discovered threat actors taking advantage of public cloud services to spread remote administration tools such as ...

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What's happening with standalone 5G?
Standalone 5G is the next major update for 5G technology. Learn about the benefits SA 5G will bring and find out when operators ...
Google updates bring Apple-like interoperability to Android
Google will roll out a host of Android OS updates and features throughout 2022 focused on improving interoperability between ...
5 principles of the network change management process
Network change management includes five basic principles, including risk analysis and peer review. These best practices can help ...

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What to consider when selecting an IaaS provider
A good IaaS should act like a partner, tailored to your infrastructure. Keep these criteria in mind when selecting a provider for...
LG Electronics, IBM partner on quantum computer research
Looking to expand software available for its quantum computers, IBM has added LG Electronics to its Quantum Network to explore ...
Miami Dolphins add Dell VxRail to digital transformation project
Looking to enrich the experience of fans, the Miami Dolphins have embarked on an aggressive digital transformation project ...

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Observable raises $35.6M for data collaboration platform
After spending 15 years at Google, Melody Meckfessel brought at least one key lesson to her data visualization startup Observable...
'Building the Data Lakehouse' explores next-gen architecture
This book excerpt by 'father of the data warehouse' Bill Inmon and experts Mary Levins and Ranjeet Srivastava explores the latest...
Anomalo brings data quality platform to Snowflake
Elliot Shmukler, co-founder and CEO of Anomalo, details how he was inspired to build his data startup after a critical data ...

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June 2016

Datacentre management: Taking a Rubik’s Cube approach to hypervisor fine-tuning

Why unfair contract terms put end-user trust in cloud at risk