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May 20, 2015 20 May'15
Fledgling bank Euro Pacific moves core system to cloud

Euro Pacific Bank has moved from multiple proprietary systems for its core banking to cloud-based software from Temenos
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
Government cloud adoption hit by ongoing legacy tech investments

IT supplier Eduserv wants government departments banned from investing in legacy tech to drive up cloud adoption
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
Leeds Building Society embarks on digital services push with HP Cloud

The building society wants to make it easier for customers to manage their money online using HP technology and support services
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Gartner warns cloud buyers off hasty IaaS investments

With the competitive landscape in flux, end users should exercise caution when choosing their IaaS providers, Gartner warns

May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Vodafone returns to quarterly revenue growth

A minute rise in quarterly sales gives mobile network operator Vodafone hope that its financial situation is now stabilising
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Google slashes public cloud prices to undercut rivals

Google cuts cost of its public cloud services to pass on hardware savings in line with Moore's Law
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Colt deploys 100GbE European Supercore network

Colt enhances connectivity into key European commercial trading centres, including London and Frankfurt, with its Supercore network
May 18, 2015 18 May'15
Dropbox secures data privacy-focused ISO 27018 standard

Cloud storage giant hails privacy implications of latest ISO award
May 18, 2015 18 May'15
HGST plans all-flash and hybrid flash storage for cloud customers

Western Digital subsidiary best known as a drive maker plans to make scale-out, high-capacity all-flash and hybrid flash arrays
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
IT suppliers call on new-look GDS for commitment to G-Cloud's future

In light of Francis Maude's departure from GDS, G-Cloud suppliers want assurances from the government about what's in store for the framework

May 15, 2015 15 May'15
Patient care put at risk by IT problems at London NHS trust

IT problems and poor information governance put patients at risk at a London NHS trust, according to evidence disclosed at an employment tribunal
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
IT service providers are pushing too hard to sell extra services

IT services firms are not prioritising the services they are contracted to provide because they are too busy trying to sell additional services on top
May 14, 2015 14 May'15
Dreams beds down with Rackspace to reduce website downtime

Bed retailer revamps website infrastructure to guard against outages and sleepless nights for its IT team
May 14, 2015 14 May'15
Venom is serious, but no Heartbleed, say experts

Security researchers have discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the virtual floppy drive code used by many virtualisation platforms
May 14, 2015 14 May'15
AWS Educate brings cloud to the classroom to address IT skills gap

Amazon Web Services (AWS) wants to ensure students have the skills they need to make full use of cloud technologies in the workplace
May 13, 2015 13 May'15
UK cloud use is soaring among business users, claims CIF

CIF talks up UK cloud adoption surge, as Windows Server 2003 end of support deadline looms
May 12, 2015 12 May'15
Former nurse’s career blighted after blowing whistle on IT problems

Southwark's continuing care database included names of patients who had been dead for several years, a tribunal is told
May 12, 2015 12 May'15
European education network launches search for IaaS providers

Pan-European education network is on the hunt for IaaS specialists to populate its Cloud Catalogue
May 11, 2015 11 May'15
Fujitsu embarks on 10-year datacentre upgrade project in Australia

IT services giant embarks on push to improve the reliability and performance of its Australian datacentres by 2025
May 11, 2015 11 May'15
EMC: Rise of third platform could spell end for businesses unwilling to adapt

EMC World 2015 saw the storage giant warn about the business risks of ignoring new technologies and ways of working in the digital age
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
CIO interview: Mikael Ludvigsen, DLG Group

It is not an easy job to be the CIO of DLG Group, the ninth largest company in Denmark and the second largest agricultural firm in Europe
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
Equinix gatecrashes Interxion takeover by making play for TelecityGroup

Doubts cast over Interxion takeover, after Equinix disrupts merger talks by making separate play for TelecityGroup
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
EMC predicts return to double-digit sales growth

Storage giant's EMEA chief claims downbeat first quarter results are as bad as things will get for EMC, and that normal service will soon resume
May 06, 2015 06 May'15
Cloud collaboration company Box expands datacentre footprint outside US

Cloud collaboration provider Box is set to build datacentres outside the US to expand the firm's global operations over the next 12 to 18 months
May 06, 2015 06 May'15
CIO interview: Darrell Stein, vice-president of information systems at Reckitt Benckiser

Seven months after taking charge of IT at Reckitt Benckiser, Darrell Stein is pushing ahead with a strategy to increase digital revenues
May 06, 2015 06 May'15
EMC uses big data to drive motorcycle racing safety improvements

Storage giant has embarked on a big data project with Isle of Man TT race winner John McGuinness to improve track safety levels
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Something disgusting at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Kevin Cahill explains why he has filed a case at the Investigative Powers Tribunal over US intelligence gathering on children.
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Alcatel-Lucent to target enterprise UC market

Alcatel-Lucent signs collaboration agreement with OTT unified comms firm Counterpath to target enterprise and operator customers
May 04, 2015 04 May'15
Atlantic.Net unveils New York datacentre and sets out UK expansion plans

SSD-based cloud hosting firm opens datacentre, while setting out its UK expansion plans
May 01, 2015 01 May'15
Public sector IT suppliers call on government to extend G-Cloud 5

After the Crown Commercial Service said G-Cloud 5 would not close on 22 May, public sector IT suppliers ask government to extend it even further
May 01, 2015 01 May'15
OpenStack engineer shortage drives up private cloud TCO, finds 451 Research

OpenStack costs less to deploy than Microsoft, VMware or Red Hat private cloud, but engineering shortages drive up its total cost of ownership (TCO)
April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15
Salesforce takeover rumours: Oracle hailed as most likely suitor

Oracle, Microsoft and IBM emerge as the ones to watch as speculation builds about who will buy cloud-based CRM company Salesforce.com
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
Bravissimo calls on Nutanix support for move to virtual servers

High street lingerie retailer opts for Nutanix's converged infrastructure platform to support its server consolidation work
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
Vision Solutions debuts tool to ease Microsoft Azure cloud migrations

AWS and VMware cloud users get a helping hand from Vision Solutions when moving apps and workloads to Microsoft Azure
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
Deutsche Bank to spend €1bn to go digital

Deutsche Bank is spending up to €1bn on digital technology over the next three to five years following the modernisation of its core banking platform
April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15
Cost cutting still draining IT outsourcing budgets against CIO wishes

More than half of IT directors believe that money spent with IT outsourcing suppliers is focused on cost cutting, research reveals
April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15
Datacentre investments needed for IoT to fulfil its potential, warns IDC

IDC warns the IoT could fail to reach its full potential unless datacentre capacity issues are addressed
April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15
AWS cloud operation bigger than Google, IBM, Microsoft and Salesforce combined

Amazon Web Services (AWS) remains the leader in the cloud infrastructure services market, but competitors are carving out their own niches
April 27, 2015 27 Apr'15
Accenture and Oracle embark on enterprise cloud adoption push

Accenture and Oracle are embarking on a joint push to make it easier for public sector and financial services firms to move to cloud
April 27, 2015 27 Apr'15
Data security remains top concern for public sector cloud procurement, says Socitm

Data security is still a concern for public sector organisations planning cloud services, says the Society of Information Technology Management (Socitm)
April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15
Amazon first-quarter results value Amazon Web Services at $5bn

Amazon's Q1 results confirm Amazon Web Services – AWS – as its most profitable business, valuing the cloud services provider at $5bn
April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15
Kao Beauty deploys enterprise sales system to mobile employees

Salon products distributor chooses Mendix to build enterprise sales system to distribute to mobile employees via iPads
April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15
IBM opens second SoftLayer datacentre in the Netherlands

Big Blue seeks to capitalise on growing interest in public cloud services by opening another European datacentre
April 22, 2015 22 Apr'15
Cloud infrastructure spend set to hit $52bn in 2019

IDC shares five-year view of how it expects worldwide spending on both private and public cloud infrastructure to grow
April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15
BT sets out ambition to become enterprise's cloud integrator of choice

BT outlines its 'Cloud of Clouds' vision to allow users to access cloud apps and services, regardless of where their systems are hosted
April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15
Huawei calls for global consensus on the future network

At its Global Analyst Summit, Huawei calls on the networking industry to collaborate to optimise the network for future demands
April 20, 2015 20 Apr'15
Cloud hardware investments now account for 30% of all IT spend

IDC infrastructure tracker shows spending on cloud-enabling server, storage and Ethernet technologies is on the rise
April 20, 2015 20 Apr'15
ISG blames UK general election for fall in outsourcing value

A lull in UK outsourcing activity in the run-up to the election caused a 25% drop in spending across the Emea region in Q1 2015, claims ISG
April 20, 2015 20 Apr'15
Alternative financing platform C2FO gathers pace

A platform enabling suppliers to bid to receive payment for their invoices early has set itself an ambitious target following acceleration in demand
April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15
Equinix opens new Slough datacentre to answer CIO cloud demands

Equinix's UK MD explains why its chosen to increase its datacentre footprint once more in Slough
April 16, 2015 16 Apr'15
Solihull Council's datacentre plans slammed by G-Cloud champions

Solihull Council is building a new datacentre with 10-20 years of capacity, much to the chagrin of industry watchers
April 16, 2015 16 Apr'15
IBM to share security intelligence on X-Force Exchange platform

IBM says it will make its library of security intelligence data available to all on a new platform called X-Force Exchange
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
AWS pours scorn on enterprise appeal of hybrid cloud model

Amazon CTO Werner Vogels denies that moving to a hybrid IT model is the right fit for the enterprise
April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15
AWS beats Rackspace and Microsoft in 451 Research's top IaaS provider poll

Amazon Web Services (AWS) tops 451 Research’s poll of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) suppliers, based on how they meets customers' needs
April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15
SSE hooks up Manchester datacentres with 10Gbps connectivity

SSE Enterprise Telecoms launches Manchester Lightnow, a high-capacity optical network service connecting a number of datacentre facilities
April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15
HP's Bill Hilf hits back at public cloud exit reports

Several days after first denying its exit from the public cloud market, HP issues a blog post to put paid to the speculation for good
April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15
Cloud hype leads to enterprise dissatisfaction with off-premise services

NTT Communications' latest cloud report suggests enterprise decision-makers find the technology failing to live up to the hype
April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15
Rio Tinto to put IT systems in the cloud

Mining giant Rio Tinto is moving IT systems into the public cloud as part of a transformation agreement with Accenture
April 13, 2015 13 Apr'15
Minor parties react to public concern over mass surveillance: Labour and Tories silent

Liberal Democrats, SNP, Plaid Cymru, UKIP and the Green Party support tighter controls on government surveillance after Snowden's revelations
April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15
Nordic businesses continue to look to Ukraine for IT

Despite the conflicts affecting the eastern half of the country, Ukraine is enjoying growth in IT outsourcing from customers in Nordic countries
April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15
US Army moves logistics processing to IBM hybrid cloud

IBM follows up $60m US Army IT contract by helping the organisation to tap into hybrid cloud's benefits
April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15
Nano Server: Microsoft debuts simpler Windows Server for the cloud era

Microsoft finally confirms details about Nano Server, its stripped back Windows Server operating system designed specifically for cloud apps
April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15
Indian outsourcing is booming in the Nordic countries

Headlines about Indian IT service providers securing high-profile outsourcing deals in the Nordics have become commonplace
April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15
Strong dollar may shift server upgrades off-premise

The strong US dollar will influence how CIOs spend their 2015 IT budgets. Server price hikes may drive spending to the cloud
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
HP rebuffs public cloud market exit reports

Hardware giant reinforces commitment to public cloud, but analysts claim it needs to be clearer about its off-premise strategy
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
Oracle Retail expands cloud services portfolio in wake of Micros buy

Oracle introduces six cloud services to help retailers get to grips with loss prevention, customer engagement and inventory management
April 08, 2015 08 Apr'15
UK law firm McMillan Williams moves to Interxion datacentre to support growth

UK law firm McMillan Williams Solicitors taps up co-location provider Interxion to support plans to expand its number of high street branches
April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15
CIO interview: Bill Wilkins, First Utility

First Utility's CIO explains how it is using cloud and smart meters to give the big six a run for their money in the energy market
April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15
Alsbridge makes its first UK acquisition with Source

Sourcing consultancy Alsbridge has kicked off its UK expansion with the acquisition of boutique sourcing advisory Source
April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15
Fears about Prism's long-term impact on cloud declared "overblown"

Forrester claims the fallout from the 2013 Prism surveillance scandal has had a minimal effect on the cloud industry
April 01, 2015 01 Apr'15
Google Drive for Work users to benefit from tighter document security controls

Search giant is stepping up security around its cloud productivity platform, with new controls limiting document sharing and deletion
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
Brecon Beacons National Park soups up staff comms with Unify

Brecon Beacons National Park Authority deploys Unify’s OpenScape voice technology to keep remote staff and home workers in touch
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
Interoute bags private equity funding to support datacentre growth

Cloud services giant plans to use private equity funding to support its M&A activity and push ahead with its datacentre growth plans
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
Skyhigh Networks' research highlights cloud collaboration dangers

Skyhigh Networks urge cloud users to be careful who they share their business data with in the cloud
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
Retired accountant fined in Logica share scam

A man who bought thousands of shares in Logica based on inside information has been fined £35,212 by the Financial Conduct Authority
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
AWS gets EU approval for data replication outside of Europe

The European Union Data Protection Authorities has approved Amazon Web Services’ Data Processing Agreement
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
Sky Italia looks to the cloud for better customer experience

Sky Italia “remakes” its customer acquisition, customer service and change order management processes using cloud
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
CIO interview: Mark Holt, chief technology officer, TheTrainline.com

A major cloud migration and a range of mobile initiatives are high on the agenda of the UK’s best-selling train booking website, TheTrainline.com
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
KPMG teams up with Microsoft to boost enterprise cloud adoption

Advisory firm to draw on Microsoft technologies to deliver cloud-based data analytics, and business transformation services to clients
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
National Police ICT Company operational after four years of wrangling

The national Police ICT Company is operational and aims to save £465m a year – nearly four years after Theresa May proposed its creation
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Google Cloud Launcher accelerates off-premise open-source app deployments

Google hopes to make it easier for users to deploy open-source apps in its cloud through the release of its Google Cloud Launcher tool
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Amazon Cloud Drive targets Dropbox and Google with unlimited storage

Amazon's cloud storage service to offer unlimited storage at cheaper rates than Dropbox and Google
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Talk Talk moves HR systems to cloud

Managers now have accurate information on their workforce numbers, salary and overtime costs
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Nordics' Glenna research cloud project underway

Researchers in the Nordics will soon enjoy a new cloud infrastructure from which to share systems and resources
March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15
IBM adds block and file cloud storage options to SoftLayer

Big Blue adds iSCSI block and file access to SoftLayer cloud storage services
March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15
Ovum urges service providers to get serious about cloud security

Analyst Ovum's report into enterprise cloud adoption warns service providers to stop treating customers' security as an afterthought
March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15
ProfitBricks ignites cloud pricing war with AWS, Google and Microsoft

IaaS player promises to undercut rivals on price, but analysts question sustainability of business model
March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15
TCS shows big data credentials with general election app

Tata Consultancy Services is demonstrating the possibilities big data can offer enterprises with an app that will analyse voter sentiment via Twitter
March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15
HP's push to build EU-wide "one-stop shop" for cloud gathers pace

HP talks up growing momentum of its Cloud 28+ project in Europe
March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15
Government seeks new £2bn consultancy deal despite concerns from SMEs

Cabinet Office setting up £2bn agreement for the purchase of consultancy services across government, despite SME concerns
March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15
HP embarks on cloud services pilots in Greece, Spain and Portugal

HP reinforces commitment to EU cloud adoption push with pilot projects in three European cities
March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15
RSA Group taps up AWS to hit 2016 cloud targets

The global insurance group behind More Than hopes to move all its websites to the cloud by 2016, with a little help from AWS
March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15
HP Helion Rack looks to speed up enterprise private cloud adoption

HP wants to take the heavy lifting out of moving to the private cloud by offering enterprises pre-configured and tested infrastructure packages
March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15
Amazon Web Services hosts Nasa climate-change images in the cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS) follows up pledge to support climate change research by publishing 85,000 Nasa images in the cloud
March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15
European SMEs sign up to security as a service

European SMEs see the value of security as a service (SaaS) and are signing up through resellers, says security supplier iSheriff
March 23, 2015 23 Mar'15
IT priorities 2015 – IT budgets on the rise as economy recovers

Almost three-quarters of IT managers in the UK expect their IT budgets to increase or stay the same in 2015
March 23, 2015 23 Mar'15
Microsoft's Nano Server: What to expect from this leaner, meaner Windows Server

With Microsoft reportedly set to announce a stripped-back version of Windows Server, what can IT leaders expect to see?
March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15
Information Commissioner's Office calls for transparent public sector outsourcing

For greater transparency, public sector buyers and suppliers should be open about their dealings before signing contracts, says ICO
March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15
Queens Park Rangers signs BT as official comms provider

QPR football club inks a multi-year deal with BT Business to supply voice and networking services at Loftus Road
March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15
Deutsche Telekom and Huawei build a private cloud in a box

Deutsche Telekom and Huawei are working together to develop IT infrastructure and private cloud products and services.