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November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15
EMC adds remote Isilon SD Edge and hybrid Cloud Pools

EMC adds software-defined Isilon SD Edge for remote offices, but for now it lacks true clustered NAS capability. Isilon Cloud Pools, however, do act as part of the Isilon namespace
November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15
Microsoft UK datacentre plans win backing of government CTO Liam Maxwell

Government CTO Liam Maxwell speaks out about the role Whitehall's played in convincing Microsoft and others to open UK datacentres
November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15
Australian cities are getting smarter

The smart city phenomenon is taking off in Australia, where there's the space and the will to make it work.
November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15
Crown Commercial Service backs Huddle's public sector-wide preferential pricing scheme

Cloud-based collaboration platform provider hopes enterprise pricing scheme will make it easier and less costly for public sector to adopt its technology

November 06, 2015 06 Nov'15
AWS to open UK datacentre in late 2016

Cloud giant sets out plans to open another European datacentre, as demand for its services continues to grow
November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15
CenturyLink considers selling off its datacentre assets

Telco says growing its colocation business will require more capital expenditure than its willing to invest, prompting an investigation into what its options are
November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15
Microsoft and Red Hat join forces to help ease enterprises into hybrid cloud

Tech giants set aside years of rivalry to help enterprises with mixed IT environments move to the cloud with greater ease
November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15
How IoT will impact the Asean cloud landscape

IoT deployments are in their early stages in the Asean region, but experts predict as take-up of IoT apps increases it will have a big impact on IT infrastructures in the region
November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15
Young companies lead digital readiness in Finland

Startup businesses are leading the way in Finland when it comes to having the right customer-facing technologies in place
November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15
IBM acquires software broker Gravitant to bolster hybrid cloud play

IBM is continuing to build out its hybrid cloud proposition by splashing the cash on US-based IT services broker Gravitant

November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15
TechUK issues six-point plan to help the government work better with SMEs

Technology association applauds government's efforts to engage with SMEs, but says more must be done to make it easier for smaller firms to do business with the public sector
November 03, 2015 03 Nov'15
G-Cloud 7 procurement rules could derail public sector cloud adoption, suppliers warn

G-Cloud 7 procurement limits risk putting public sector off using the framework, it has been claimed
November 03, 2015 03 Nov'15
Council IT chiefs outline plans to create London-wide supercloud for local authorities

Plans are afoot to build a regional cloud that London councils can use to access common apps and services
November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15
Startup support network Tech London Advocates expands into Nordics

Startup support network Tech London Advocates is launching a sister organisation covering the Nordic and Baltic countries
October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15
Alcatel-Lucent transformation cuts HR costs by 30% with cloud platform

Alcatel-Lucent expects to have its cloud human resources (HR) platform used in 62 countries by the end of the year, replacing aging on-premise HR IT systems
October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15
Met Office's new supercomputer to deliver £2bn of socio-economic benefits

The Met Office aims to realise a range of socio-economic benefits to UK industries thanks to improved forecasting with its new Cray supercomputer
October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15
Fitness club goes digital to recruit new staff quickly

Equinox turns to digital technology from SmartRecruiters to speed up hiring employees
October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15
Tech will turn HR into a ‘productivity department’

HR technologies are moving away from managing staff in favour of helping them become more productive
October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15
The post-merger world: What the future holds for EMC and its federation

A look at the integration challenges Dell faces in trying to merge EMC’s various business units with its own
October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15
RBS announces partnership with Facebook At Work

RBS has described the partnership with Facebook At Work as “ground-breaking”, but analysts have questioned this as the app simply helps companies build a private social network
October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15
Transforming Singapore Post through modern technology

When Singapore Post realised it had to change its business model to survive, it appointed its first CIO to front the technology transformation
October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15
Questions raised over Australian cabinet using Slack messaging

Reports that Australian cabinet members could use messaging platform Slack to communicate has raised security questions
October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15
Yakult uses data analytics to boost growth in the Netherlands by 20%

Probiotics maker Yakult is using analytics and data visualisation tools to boost its sales in the Netherlands
October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15
Amazon turns surprise Q3 profit as AWS cloud growth soars

Amazon Web Services continues to go from strength to strength as it banks income similar to its parent company's entire North American e-commerce business
October 21, 2015 21 Oct'15
EMC and VMware launch managed hybrid cloud joint venture using Virtustream brand

EMC-owned Virtustream set to become outlet for storage and virtualisation firm's hybrid cloud managed services
October 20, 2015 20 Oct'15
Google offers free cloud apps to encourage Office 365 users to ditch Microsoft

Google ups ante in ongoing war to dethrone Microsoft as the enterprise's preferred provider of cloud-based productivity tools
October 20, 2015 20 Oct'15
Mobile commerce catching traditional e-commerce in Asean

Consumers in the Asean region are increasingly using their mobile devices to make online purchases, according to a study by Visa
October 19, 2015 19 Oct'15
EU data protection regulators set 31 January 2016 deadline for replacing Safe Harbour

Article 29 Working Party gives EU and US authorities until the end of January to establish an alternative data-sharing agreement
October 19, 2015 19 Oct'15
David Cameron faces personal headache over Safe Harbour

The UK “intervened strongly” in the legal challenge brought by Austrian law student Max Schrems that ruled Safe Harbour invalid, jeopardising data sharing between Europe and the US
October 19, 2015 19 Oct'15
HMRC VAT rules cut cloud costs by 20% for NHS and government departments

An HMRC ruling on reclaiming tax on cloud services could drive up the use of off-premise technologies in the public sector
October 19, 2015 19 Oct'15
Opera chooses Workday over Oracle as it moves HR to cloud

Browser company Opera opts for slick internal IT as it competes with Apple and Google for skilled technologists
October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15
Tech City UK visa scheme helps startups get the right skills

British government makes it easier for highly skilled IT professionals from outside the European Union to get visas to work for UK technology startups
October 15, 2015 15 Oct'15
Technologies to consider when renewing an IT services contract

Technology changes quickly, so organisations should ensure flexibility is built into IT services contracts to avoid missing out on the benefits of the latest advances
October 15, 2015 15 Oct'15
Intel revises down growth forecast for datacentre business division

Chipmaker Intel blames the weakening macroeconomic situation – with continued delays in hardware refresh cycles – in its datacentre business forecast revision
October 15, 2015 15 Oct'15
Ofcom regulates Amazon Instant Video

Broadcast watchdog Ofcom will regulate video-on-demand (VOD) services – such as Amazon Instant Video – although rules for VOD content differ from broadcast
October 14, 2015 14 Oct'15
VMware CEO credits Edward Snowden with transforming enterprise cloud attitudes

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger spoke out at the VMworld Europe conference about how the "professional era" of cloud has been shaped by Edward Snowden's NSA revelations
October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15
VMware hails hybrid cloud as answer to enterprise Safe Harbour woes

VMware chief claims the roll-out of its hybrid cloud network should help ease enterprise concerns about off-premise data protection
October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15
VMware reacts to the cloud and containerisation

At VMworld Europe, VMware restates products and roadmap visions that see it react to the perceived inevitability of the cloud, while also getting a grip on containers
October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15
Hybrid clouds to dominate the IT landscape in Australia

Organisations in Australia are increasingly opting for hybrid cloud services that enable them to buy some processing power upfront and rent more when needed
October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15
Nasa and Philips emerge as early adopters of AWS IoT app creation platform

Cloud giant debuts AWS IoT, which it claims will make it quicker and easier for enterprises to create apps for connected devices
October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15
AWS to lower skills and cost barriers for database migrations using cloud

Cloud giant seeks to make it easier for firms of all sizes to adopt business intelligence tools and take advantage of database migrations
October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15
Avere launches CloudFusion NAS appliance in Amazon Web Services cloud

NAS specialist Avere launches 1.5TB tiered storage cloud NAS appliance in the AWS cloud, with data held in RAM, flash and SATA media according to frequency of use
October 06, 2015 06 Oct'15
Amsterdam aims to become a top European startup hub

Amsterdam is selling itself to the startup community as a nice place to live with a high standard of living, and one that opens doors to the continent
October 06, 2015 06 Oct'15
Hundreds of Evry staff in the Nordics to move to IBM in billion-dollar IT outsourcing deal

Around 600 Evry staff in the Nordics are to move to IBM in $1bn IT outsourcing deal that sees the firm hand over its IT infrastructure for the next 10 years
October 06, 2015 06 Oct'15
Dyn debuts SaaS-based datacentre performance monitoring tool

Internet monitoring firm explains how it is using SaaS to help retailers deliver a consistent internet shopping service to customers via their websites
October 05, 2015 05 Oct'15
Workday seeks growth, not profit, as it expands in Europe

Cloud services company Workday is setting its sights on growth as it expands from cloud HR, to finance, learning and analytics
October 05, 2015 05 Oct'15
Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2015: Shortlist announced

Find out who made the shortlist for this year's Best of VMworld Europe User Awards, which is set to take place on Tuesday 13 October at VMworld, Barcelona
October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15
Brightsolid opens Tier III datacentre in Aberdeen to support oil and gas sector

DC Thompson-backed datacentre operator opens third facility in Scotland to tap into cloud demands of oil, gas and public sector markets
September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15
US diplomats warn of economic dangers of scrapping Safe Harbour Agreement

European Court of Justice confirms judgement on the future of the US Safe Harbour Agreement will be made public on 6 October
September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15
NHS hospital hails cost benefits of datacentre consolidation project

Conquest Hospital claims sever room upgrade has made its operations more cost effective and energy efficient
September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15
Apple's Irish datacentre build hit by possible planning permission appeal delay

A "valid appeal" has reportedly been raised in response to Galway County Council's decision to grant conditional planning permission for Apple's Irish datacentre build
September 28, 2015 28 Sep'15
IT problems put Enfield patients at risk, claims MP Joan Ryan

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust invests in patient management systems after Enfield Town MP Joan Ryan claims waiting times put patients at risk
September 25, 2015 25 Sep'15
NHS-approved healthcare apps found to be leaking unencrypted user data

A study into the data security of NHS healthcare apps highlights serious privacy shortcomings
September 24, 2015 24 Sep'15
Lloyds Banking Group launches scheme to develop digital talent

Lloyds Banking Group has formalised a graduate programme to develop digital banking skills, with 29 graduates embarking on the two-year scheme
September 24, 2015 24 Sep'15
Equinix signs deal to drive up green energy use in US datacentres

Datacentre giant sets out plans to drive up its green energy use worldwide with new power purchase agreement
September 24, 2015 24 Sep'15
Enterprises warned off rushing into software-defined datacentre investments

Market watcher Gartner has urged users to take a cautious approach to software-defined datacentre investments
September 23, 2015 23 Sep'15
Data-sharing agreement between EU and US called into question by European law makers

The future of the US Safe Harbour Agreement has been thrown into doubt after EU law maker claims it may not adequately protect user data
September 22, 2015 22 Sep'15
Worldwide Skype outage finally fixed

Microsoft-owned messaging service's technical difficulties have now been resolved, after users flooded social networking sites with downtime reports
September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15
AWS datacentre service trouble hits Netflix users

North Virginia datacentre hit by service trouble, blighting delivery of more than 30 of the cloud giant's products
September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15
Oxford University takes SaaS-led approach to IT department consolidation

The University of Oxford has merged several IT departments to provide staff and students with centralised support
September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15
Asean businesses fall behind in cloud business agility

Businesses in Asean countries are slower to harness cloud computing than in other regions – but could overtake them, with much less legacy IT to deal with
September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15
Datacentre consolidation drive saves US federal agencies $2bn

IT reforms pushed through by White House spending watchdog generate $3.6bn in overall savings
September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15
HP reinforces commitment to open, hybrid cloud vision as business split looms

Meg Whitman restates firm's stance on enterprise appeal of hybrid cloud, as latest version of HP Helion CloudSystem goes on general release
September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15
CIO interview: Stewart Bromley, Atom Bank

Atom bank's chief operating officer Stewart Bromley talks about the advantage of starting from scratch with all services available through an app
September 15, 2015 15 Sep'15
Accenture buys Cloud Sherpas for SaaS applications push

Accenture sets out plans to acquire Salesforce consultancy business and give enterprises a helping hand with moving to the cloud
September 14, 2015 14 Sep'15
Haircare firm GHD rehomes hybrid cloud infrastructure in new Rackspace datacentre

Haircare product maker shifts hybrid website infrastructure to Rackspace's Crawley datacentre in preparation for Christmas rush
September 11, 2015 11 Sep'15
HP topples Cisco to become cloud infrastructure equipment market leader

Hardware giant overtakes rival in the cloud infrastructure market as demand for servers, storage and private cloud-enabling kit soars
September 11, 2015 11 Sep'15
Tennis governing body ATP outsources digital development

The men's world tennis governing body, the ATP, signs Infosys to help it use digital technology to better engage fans and players
September 10, 2015 10 Sep'15
UK CIOs lament lack of IT support for cloud services

Research from ElasticHosts suggests most cloud users are unhappy with the level of tech support they receive from their providers
September 10, 2015 10 Sep'15
Microsoft makes fresh legal bid to protect emails stored in Irish datacentre from US government

Software giant's ongoing battle to protect emails stored in overseas datacentre from US government enters new phase
September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15
Government Digital Service builds in-house PaaS to host government services

Industry watchers query why the Government Digital Service (GDS) decided to build its own cloud platform, when many commercially available options exist
September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15
Chef secures $40m spending round as enterprise DevOps adoption soars

Automation software supplier Chef dismisses buyout talk after sharing details of latest funding round
September 08, 2015 08 Sep'15
Equinix buys Japanese datacentre firm Bit-isle to tap into Asia-Pacific cloud demand

Datacentre giant Equinix reveals details of its latest acquisition target, Japanese firm Bit-isle, to meet demand for cloud and hosting services in the Asia-Pacific region
September 07, 2015 07 Sep'15
Philippines' roadmap aims for 500 startups by 2020

The government of the Philippines is eager to emulate its success in BPO in the IT startup sector
September 07, 2015 07 Sep'15
School kids would rather study coding than a foreign language, says Ocado

A year since computer science was added to the school curriculum Ocado discovers kids would rather learn to code than to speak another language
September 07, 2015 07 Sep'15
Myanmar internet gets boost with content delivery network

Myanmar internet users will start benefiting from changes in the law that encourages foreign direct investment in communications infrastructures
September 04, 2015 04 Sep'15
Case study: How Ebury took a cloud-first approach to delivering financial services

Financial services firm outlines how it is helping customers expand their businesses internationally with the help of cloud
September 03, 2015 03 Sep'15
Cloud users speak out about day-to-day SaaS frustrations

New research highlights problems users encounter when using cloud and suggests some might be planning to go back on-premise
September 02, 2015 02 Sep'15
Islington and Camden Councils set out shared IT services plans

London councils want to tackle the government's austerity measures through adopting shared IT services model by April 2016
September 02, 2015 02 Sep'15
Four in five G-Cloud buyers fail to share savings data with government, FOI response reveals

FOI response reveals four in five G-Cloud buyers are failing to share details of the savings they have made through using the framework
September 01, 2015 01 Sep'15
The US Federal Aviation Administration's hybrid cloud plans take flight with help from CSC

US aerospace agency sets out plans to wind down its datacentre investments and move more of its IT to the cloud
August 28, 2015 28 Aug'15
Office 365 overtakes Google Apps as business users' preferred cloud productivity suite

Use of Microsoft cloud suite has risen steeply over the past 12 months, leaving Google Apps trailing, research shows
August 27, 2015 27 Aug'15
Research highlights security risk posed by cloud "super" users

CloudLock's third quarter report into cloud security trends reveals 1% of users create 75% of the risk in off-premise environments
August 26, 2015 26 Aug'15
Singapore hosts Aliyun's new Asean-based cloud data center

Alibaba's cloud computing arm is opening a data center in Singapore, which is good news for Asean businesses looking for more cloud options
August 25, 2015 25 Aug'15
Dell creates datacentre-focused business unit to help telcos and cloud providers scale

Hardware giant wants to make it easier for telcos and cloud providers to rapidly respond to growing demand for datacentre space
August 25, 2015 25 Aug'15
Norwegian mountain houses Europe's biggest datacentre

Lefdal Mine Datacenter sets out plans to build an underground facility spanning six floors in a Norwegian mountain
August 24, 2015 24 Aug'15
Amazon Web Services opens up machine learning service to European developers

Cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) claims running service out of Dublin datacentre will reduce latency for European developers using predictive services
August 24, 2015 24 Aug'15
Intel and Goldman Sachs invest in Mirantis to boost OpenStack enterprise adoption

Chipmaker is one of a number of investors that have pledged to help Mirantis increase the enterprise appeal of open source OpenStack clouds
August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15
Hybrid cloud two to five years off hitting mainstream adoption, claims Gartner

Hybrid IT approach is still some way off reaching mainstream levels of enterprise adoption, according to market watcher Gartner
August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15
Cloud storage service Wuala to close in November

Seagate-owned cloud storage player confirms its closure and gives users three months' notice to remove their data from its servers
August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15
IaaS providers pin hopes on spending cut reprieve for G-Cloud 7

G-Cloud suppliers are calling on the government to step up, rather than scale back, investment in the framework as spending cuts loom
August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15
Natural Resources Wales uses Microsoft and mobile to unify departments

Natural Resources Wales won the Best Mobile Computing Project Award at this year's CW European User Awards. Find out why
August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15
Equinix partners with AquaComms to create high-capacity transatlantic datacentre network

Equinix partners with AquaComms to create high-capacity transatlantic datacentre network
August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15
Netflix shuts down final datacentre to go all-in on public cloud

Netflix is gearing up for the closure of its final datacentre, as it makes good on its earlier pledge to move more of its IT infrastructure to the public cloud
August 14, 2015 14 Aug'15
Met Police seeks MSPs as digital forensic investigations move closer to the frontline

Metropolitan Police Force wants to make it easier for frontline staff to embark on forensic investigations involving digital devices with the help of MSPs
August 13, 2015 13 Aug'15
Gloucester City Homes embarks on VDI-led tech transformation with Exponential-e

Social housing firm taps into Exponential-e's Ethernet capabilities to make it easier for its staff to work flexibly
August 12, 2015 12 Aug'15
FOI response reveals G-Cloud suppliers escape fines for missing MISO sales data deadlines

Freedom of Information response suggests Cabinet Office is taking a softly-softly approach to clamping down on non-compliant G-Cloud suppliers
August 12, 2015 12 Aug'15
Case study: How Finnish Saas provider LeadDesk cut its testing time in half

Finland-based call centre software maker LeadDesk has cut software development times and improved processes through automation software
August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15
Peer-to-peer lenders galore apply for regulatory approval

The number of companies applying to become authorised peer-to-peer lenders goes beyond expectations as the appetite for non-bank lenders increases
August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15
Hootsuite moves social media management toolkit to IBM Softlayer cloud

Social media management dashboard maker shifts App Directory to IBM cloud