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Cloud computing services
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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March 18, 2015
18
Mar'15
Ford drives connected car journey with Microsoft Azure
The Microsoft Azure cloud will be used to power Ford's new software delivery and vehicle monitoring service
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March 18, 2015
18
Mar'15
Red Nose Day 2015: How Comic Relief used cloud to bank a record £78m
Comic Relief CTO Zenon Hannick explains how the charity used cloud to process a record number of donations during Red Nose Day 2015
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March 18, 2015
18
Mar'15
Satya Nadella: Every business will be a software business
Digitisation may the buzzword business leaders are trying to grasp, but Microsoft has begun its journey to build a digitisation product portfolio
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March 17, 2015
17
Mar'15
TNT outsources IT infrastructure to HP cloud
International logistics firm TNT has outsourced its IT infrastructure to Hewlett Packard (HP) in a six-year deal that will see it move to the cloud
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March 16, 2015
16
Mar'15
Finland leads Europe in cloud service take-up
Europe is catching up with the US for cloud adoption - and the Nordic countries lead the way, with Sweden and Denmark close behind Finland
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March 13, 2015
13
Mar'15
Lookout bets on big data analytics to secure enterprise mobiles
Mobile security SaaS provider Lookout is betting on its cloud-based big data analytics capability to attract enterprise customers
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March 11, 2015
11
Mar'15
Microsoft Azure brings success for McDonald's Sweden
McDonald's Sweden's Microsoft Azure system is named best-in-class across the fast food organisation's global operation
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March 11, 2015
11
Mar'15
Tieto’s Taneli Tikka brings startup drive to industrial internet business
Taneli Tikka has an unusual job description as the head of industrial internet at Tieto Corporation
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March 04, 2015
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Mar'15
CIO interview: Connected cars set CIO agenda at Volvo
IT has always tried to align with the business, but for Klas Bendrik, group CIO at Volvo Cars, it seems business has aligned with IT
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March 04, 2015
04
Mar'15
Strong future for enterprise IT in Nordic countries
From attracting the world to its ice-cool datacentres to the digitisation of the public sector, there is plenty going on in the Nordic region
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February 24, 2015
24
Feb'15
ARM unleashes internet of things potential with starter kit
Chip-maker ARM has collaborated with IBM to launch the mbed IoT Starter Kit, pitched at SMEs and application developers
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February 20, 2015
20
Feb'15
BlackBerry 10.3.1 review: Access Android apps and Blend
BlackBerry has finally released version 10.3.1 of its mobile operating system, which gives access to the Amazon Android app store
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February 20, 2015
20
Feb'15
Security fears stop small firms using cloud computing
Although 60% of small businesses are using cloud computing services, the remaining 40% are put off by security fears
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February 16, 2015
16
Feb'15
Infosys acquires Panaya for automation
Infosys continues its move to non-linear business models through the acquisition of US automation software maker Panaya for $200m
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February 11, 2015
11
Feb'15
General election 2015: Major parties focus on tech agenda
With advancements around data protection and state surveillance of internet traffic, the UK is heading into its first tech-aware general election
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February 06, 2015
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Feb'15
Symantec continues cloud investment in spite of poor Q3 results
Symantec has reported third quarter 2015 revenue of $1.64bn, a drop of 4% compared with $1.70bn over the same period in 2014
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February 06, 2015
06
Feb'15
Kellogg's outsources digital marketing to Indian supplier
Food giant Kellogg's outsources the management of its digital marketing platform to Indian IT services firm Mindtree
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February 04, 2015
04
Feb'15
National Grid uses IBM to add predictive maintenance capabilities
National Grid is using cloud-based analytics powered by IBM SoftLayer to provide preventative maintenance
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February 04, 2015
04
Feb'15
Offshoring data is biggest barrier to government in the cloud
Offshoring data is the biggest obstacle to putting government services in the cloud, according to a survey of MPs and peers
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February 02, 2015
02
Feb'15
Gandalf to become the Speaking Clock
BT reveals it has engaged the services of actor Ian McKellen to be the voice of the Speaking Clock for Comic Relief
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February 02, 2015
02
Feb'15
Health trust proposed offshoring mental care through Skype
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust considered cutting costs by using Skype and low-cost staff to treat patients with depression
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January 29, 2015
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Jan'15
Microsoft gets a step closer to Office everywhere with Office on Android
Microsoft has released a preview version of Office for Android, almost 10 months after the iPad version was released
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January 21, 2015
21
Jan'15
IBM revenue declines as company shifts to higher value deals
IBM has reported a 12% decline in profits for the fourth quarter of 2014 following the sale of its System x business to Lenovo
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January 20, 2015
20
Jan'15
Virgin Atlantic Airways outsources digital transformation to Tata Consultancy Services
Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA) outsources IT to Indian services giant Tata Consultancy Services as the airline creates digital services for customers
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January 19, 2015
19
Jan'15
Microsoft Azure had more downtime in 2014 than main cloud rivals
Microsoft Azure suffered more downtime than its main rivals in 2014, according to detailed analysis
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January 12, 2015
12
Jan'15
IT fails to get a grip on shadow applications
IT managers are unaware how much shadow IT is used by their business, the Cloud Security Alliance has warned
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January 09, 2015
09
Jan'15
IBM still a bellwether despite industry departure from traditional IT services
Reports that IBM is reducing its offshore workforce are the result of cloud computing, automation and artificial intelligence
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December 19, 2014
19
Dec'14
Price cuts and posturing in the public cloud war
The price battle among commodity cloud players is set to rage on, but how much impact is it really having for enterprise customers?
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December 19, 2014
19
Dec'14
Accenture and BT to battle for NHS email contract
The NHS has shortlisted two suppliers for its email system, with BT and Accenture still in the mix
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December 17, 2014
17
Dec'14
US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges
US government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries