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Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  UAE infrastructure ministry upgrades IT to support smart government

  The UAE's Ministry of Infrastructure Development has upgraded its datacentre and networking infrastructure to support the government's smart services drive

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  CW500: How to maximise the benefits from the cloud

  Moving to the cloud is a far from easy task. So what do you need to consider when embarking on a cloud implementation programme?

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  VMware to help enterprises manage AWS, Azure and Google cloud deployments

  Virtualisation giant VMware offers enterprises a helping hand with managing multi-cloud environments, spanning AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  VMware makes case for IT's involvement in line of business cloud purchases

  Cloud software company VMware claims IT departments should not fear the shift in technology buying power to line of business units, as their skills and experience will be in high demand

• August 26, 2016 26 Aug'16

  Rackspace sold to private equity house Apollo Global for $4.3bn

  After weeks of speculation about its acquisition status, Rackspace confirms definitive agreement with private equity buyer

• August 25, 2016 25 Aug'16

  Forum to drive cloud adoption in the Philippines

  An online forum has been set-up in the Philippines to promote cloud take-up in the country

• August 24, 2016 24 Aug'16

  London datacentre market enjoys pre-Brexit surge in demand for colocation space

  CBRE's pre-Brexit look at the European datacentre market sees London reap the benefits of a surge in demand for colocation space during the second quarter

• August 23, 2016 23 Aug'16

  Web host opts for Nutanix hyper-converged after supplier nightmares

  Finger-pointing between suppliers in server/SAN environment led Yorkshire-based ticketing web host Millennia to opt for Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure

• August 18, 2016 18 Aug'16

  Australian 2016 census sabotage puts a question mark on private cloud

  Industry experts question why the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ website for the 2016 census, which recently underwent a DDoS attack, was not run on public cloud

• August 18, 2016 18 Aug'16

  Cisco confirms 5,500 lay-offs amid restructuring

  Networking giant has confirmed it will cut more than 5,500 jobs in an effort to trim the fat in low-growth business areas and enhance its performance elsewhere

• August 15, 2016 15 Aug'16

  Robot Wars: Team Storm uses modern IT to breathe new life into legacy machines

  Robot Wars’ Team Storm is applying the principles of DevOps, IoT and real-time data analytics in advancing the design of its machine, while setting out to inspire a new generation to get into robotics

• August 11, 2016 11 Aug'16

  IDC: Global public cloud spend set to double by 2020

  Market watcher predicts use of public cloud will soar over the next five years, with IaaS and PaaS leading the way

• August 10, 2016 10 Aug'16

  Rackspace divests Cloud Sites as managed cloud services take off

  Rackspace offloads ‘non-core’ Cloud Sites business as speculation about its future as a public company continues

• August 10, 2016 10 Aug'16

  Microsoft hails cloud security breakthrough with encrypted data

  Microsoft researchers talk up cloud security breakthrough that allows encrypted data to be processed without prior decryption

• August 09, 2016 09 Aug'16

  Met Office moves weather observation site to Azure

  The Met Office's Weather Observation Website (WOW) used to run on Google's cloud, but has switched to Microsoft's Azure cloud platform

• August 08, 2016 08 Aug'16

  Brexit data flow confusion prompts datacentre project slowdown

  TechUK has said it is working with government to ensure the datacentre community will continue to benefit from the free flow of data between the UK and EU after Brexit

• August 05, 2016 05 Aug'16

  Rackspace ‘on brink’ of sale to private equity house – report

  Reports suggest managed cloud company could be sold in a matter of days, ending its time as a publicly listed company

• August 03, 2016 03 Aug'16

  Gap between biggest and smallest cloud infrastructure firms is growing

  Synergy Research Group's second-quarter cloud infrastructure services tracker reveals that the gap between the market's biggest and smallest players is getting wider

• August 02, 2016 02 Aug'16

  White House efficiency reforms will limit new datacentre investments from January 2017

  US government CIO Tony Scott outlines the next wave of reforms designed to curtail datacentre use by public sector agencies and departments

• August 01, 2016 01 Aug'16

  Canadian government reveals ‘right cloud’ adoption strategy for public sector organisations

  Government plans G-Cloud-like resource to help public sector CIOs procure cloud services more easily

• July 29, 2016 29 Jul'16

  AWS vs Google vs Microsoft: How the enterprise cloud war is hotting up

  With Amazon, Google and Microsoft all reporting strong growth on the back of cloud, we take a closer look at how they have achieved it

• July 29, 2016 29 Jul'16

  CIO interview: Gary Steen, chief technology officer, TalkTalk

  TalkTalk has overhauled security since its controversial data breach in 2015, according to CTO Gary Steen, and is investing in technology to beat its rivals on customer service

• July 29, 2016 29 Jul'16

  Windows Mobile shrinks as Microsoft prioritises productivity and platforms

  Microsoft prepares to axe 2,850 jobs as it culls smartphone business and majors on productivity and platforms

• July 29, 2016 29 Jul'16

  Universities give free cloud services to UK medical researchers

  The Universities of Bath, Birmingham, Cardiff, Swansea and Warwick are giving researchers free access to cloud-based compute resources to speed up scientific discovery process

• July 27, 2016 27 Jul'16

  European scientific community seeks support for €5.3m hybrid cloud build

  Research organisations from across Europe want to build a hybrid cloud platform to support their HPC and big data projects

• July 25, 2016 25 Jul'16

  Estonia seeks UK datacentre to protect citizens' personal data from hackers - report

  The Baltic state is reportedly in early stage talks with the UK and Luxembourg governments about setting up a backup site in either country to protect citizens’ data from risk of hackers

• July 21, 2016 21 Jul'16

  Almost half of UK's largest councils lack cloud strategy, Eduserv FOI study reveals

  Eduserv study into cloud take-up inside local authorities suggests council CIOs are still over-invested in on-premise technology

• July 21, 2016 21 Jul'16

  Gartner offers insights into how cloud is disrupting traditional IT spending habits

  Market watcher shines a light on how the adoption of off-premise technologies is shaking up enterprise IT spending trends

• July 20, 2016 20 Jul'16

  Insurance firm frees itself from legacy shackles

  Insurance intermediary is moving its IT infrastructure into the cloud in a 12-month project that also sees it update its end-user computing technologies

• July 19, 2016 19 Jul'16

  IBM’s growth in strategic areas helps beat revenue expectations

  IBM continues to bet on strategic businesses such as cloud, which delivered 30% growth in the second quarter despite an overall revenue decline for the period of 3% compared with 2015

• July 18, 2016 18 Jul'16

  French public sector’s never-ending struggle with the cloud

  The French government has more hurdles to overcome than many of its European neighbours when it comes to adopting cloud computing services

• July 15, 2016 15 Jul'16

  Chef bangs the drum for greater diversity in DevOps teams

  More diversity in DevOps teams could expand the total addressable market for the products and services they create, says Chef

• July 14, 2016 14 Jul'16

  Chef CTO urges action to prevent DevOps staff burnout

  Chef CTO Adam Jacob has called on enterprises to cultivate a supportive working culture to protect DevOps staff from burnout

• July 14, 2016 14 Jul'16

  DevOps skills shortages hit enterprise digital transformation efforts

  Enterprises face challenges when recruiting and retaining experienced DevOps practitioners as demand for agile experts soars

• July 13, 2016 13 Jul'16

  IT professionals urged to dial-down tech talk to win CIO approval for DevOps projects

  Chef CEO Barry Crist claims senior management are not interested in the tech side of DevOps, so IT professionals should lead on the business benefits

• July 11, 2016 11 Jul'16

  Case study: Odeon goes to hybrid cloud for digital transformation

  Odeon cinema chain reveals how it is using hybrid cloud to power its digital transformation and tackle competitive threats

• July 11, 2016 11 Jul'16

  Why the public cloud will revolutionise government IT

  The UK is ahead of the curve in public cloud adoption, and the upcoming creation of an AWS UK region will push public services further online

• July 08, 2016 08 Jul'16

  Amazon launches bursary to encourage women to study tech

  During the AWS Summit in London, Amazon held an invite-only session to showcase its UK research and development

• July 08, 2016 08 Jul'16

  EU-US Privacy Shield wins EU backing to proceed

  The US data-transfer agreement wins the backing of the European Union, paving the way for it to come into force

• July 08, 2016 08 Jul'16

  McLaren-Honda rebuilds network platform on NTT foundations

  McLaren-Honda Formula 1 team embarks on three-year technology partnership with NTT Communications

• July 07, 2016 07 Jul'16

  Brexit: AWS reinforces commitment to UK datacentre builds

  Cloud services giant claims outcome of EU referendum vote has no bearing on its willingness to invest in the UK or Europe

• July 07, 2016 07 Jul'16

  Amazon.com CTO cautions enterprises against underestimating value of test and development

  Speaking at the AWS Summit in London, Amazon.com CTO hits out at legacy suppliers and urges enterprises to get experimental to protect themselves against competitive threats

• July 06, 2016 06 Jul'16

  Iceland tops list of low-risk datacentre locations

  Europe nabs six out of the top 10 spots in Cushman & Wakefield's list of low-risk locations to build or buy up datacentre capacity

• July 06, 2016 06 Jul'16

  IDC predicts slowdown in public cloud infrastructure spend will be short-lived

  IDC claims prospect of overseas datacentre builds and growing enterprise demand for off-premise services should ensure sales of IT infrastructure increase through 2016

• July 04, 2016 04 Jul'16

  Thailand’s TMB Bank modernises IT through the cloud

  Bank used a move to Office 365 as a starting point for its transformation into a cloud-first organisation

• July 01, 2016 01 Jul'16

  Barclays banks on agile and DevOps to tackle competitive threats in fintech

  Barclays Bank opens up about how increasing competition in the financial services sector has fuelled its 18-month, company-wide campaign to increase its use of agile and DevOps methodologies

• June 30, 2016 30 Jun'16

  Brexit: Cloud community mulls over implications for data protection regulation reform

  TechUK fears Brexit could see the UK lose its power to influence cloud regulations, while others say it could free the market from having to toe the EU line so closely

• June 29, 2016 29 Jun'16

  Brexit: Datacentre investments set to slow as economic stability concerns hit CIOs

  As the economic uncertainty around Brexit continues, CIOs may put new datacentre investments on hiatus, warns analyst

• June 28, 2016 28 Jun'16

  BT to offer secure, private network connection into Oracle Cloud

  Telco plans to roll out BT Connect service to Oracle Cloud customers during final quarter of 2016

• June 27, 2016 27 Jun'16

  Post-Brexit price hikes hit cloud and datacentre community, as currency fluctuations bite

  Cloud and datacentre analysts claim IT buyers are already feeling the pinch from the outcome of the EU referendum, but past performance suggests demand for colocation space will rise in the event of recession

• June 24, 2016 24 Jun'16

  Local Government Ombudsman moves to cloud network service

  Ombudsman service is on the way to realising 30% cost savings with 50% faster connectivity after procuring a cloud telephony service through G-Cloud

• June 23, 2016 23 Jun'16

  High-performing DevOps teams create better quality code, research suggests

  The 2016 State of DevOps report makes the case for incorporating security checks into every stage of the software development cycle

• June 23, 2016 23 Jun'16

  Why cloud disruption will shift the dynamics of IT budgets

  Cloud computing is set to become one of the most disruptive forces of IT spending since the dawn of the digital age

• June 21, 2016 21 Jun'16

  Enterprises urged not to view security as a barrier to internet of things adoption

  The Lower Colorado River Authority’s chief administrative officer urges enterprises to balance the risks of using the internet of things with the benefits connected devices can bring

• June 21, 2016 21 Jun'16

  Amazon cloud crash forced Australian enterprises to take heads out of sand

  Enterprises in Australia need to rethink their cloud backup strategies following the recent AWS outage in Sydney

• June 21, 2016 21 Jun'16

  Work in progress: How Jisc’s shared datacentre vision is shaking up the education sector

  Computer Weekly gets a progress report from the Jisc shared services datacentre team in Slough about how the education sector is making use of the site

• June 20, 2016 20 Jun'16

  Singapore to pioneer tropical datacentre

  If successful, trial would prove that datacentres can function optimally at temperatures of up to 38°C and humidity of up to, or exceeding, 90%

• June 20, 2016 20 Jun'16

  AWS clinches cloud deal with Colorado law enforcement agencies

  US State of Colorado signs AWS cloud deal, paving way for law enforcers to make greater use of digital technologies during criminal investigations

• June 17, 2016 17 Jun'16

  Oracle sets its sights on AWS as it ramps up cloud strategy

  The company's full-year results show a focus on IaaS and PaaS, with investment in more efficient datacentres and co-location

• June 16, 2016 16 Jun'16

  Memset laments ‘pitiful return’ on G-Cloud datacentre investments

  Memset managing director Kate Craig-Wood claims public sector buyers are too entrenched in old procurement practices to make the most of G-Cloud

• June 15, 2016 15 Jun'16

  Australian datacentre investments rocket due to latest enterprise IT trends

  The increased use of big data, analytics, cloud and mobile technologies in Australian enterprises is driving spending in datacentre services

• June 13, 2016 13 Jun'16

  Interoute launches virtual datacentre zone in Singapore

  Interoute’s second Asian cloud zone, after Hong Kong, increases its networked cloud coverage to 16 zones globally

• June 10, 2016 10 Jun'16

  Middle East virtualisation strategies mature

  CIOs in the Middle East are formulating their virtualisation strategies as the region warms to the benefits of cloud computing

• June 10, 2016 10 Jun'16

  Datacentre operators warned of public cloud threat to long-term co-location success

  Speakers at the 2016 DataCloud Europe conference urge co-location firms to act on public cloud threat or risk losing business

• June 09, 2016 09 Jun'16

  Datacentre operators should evaluate emerging markets before jumping in

  Indian telco CEO claims datacentre operators are risking business failure by not investing time in getting to know the nuances of emerging markets before expanding into them

• June 08, 2016 08 Jun'16

  EDF Energy upgrades network with Vodafone

  EDF Energy signs a 10-year, multi-million pound contract with Vodafone to update its communications and IT infrastructure to support training and compliance

• June 07, 2016 07 Jun'16

  Save the Children swaps on-premise migration plan for public cloud

  International charity Save the Children explains why it abandoned plans to shift core IT systems back on-premise to embrace public cloud computing technology

• June 02, 2016 02 Jun'16

  CIO interview: Lee Edwards, chief technology officer, The British Library

  The British Library is starting a major IT overhaul to support its work in preserving the UK’s heritage of digital and physical knowledge

• June 02, 2016 02 Jun'16

  LogMeIn customers complain over price hikes and contract renewals

  Remote management supplier denies not notifying customers about impending price rises and renewal dates, as end-user complaints mount

• June 02, 2016 02 Jun'16

  Server shipments fall as firms use cloud and virtualisation to cut hardware costs

  Gartner’s latest global server sales tracker highlights the toll that cloud and virtualisation are taking on the market

• June 01, 2016 01 Jun'16

  Safe Harbour confusion fuels rise in demand for European datacentre space, CBRE claims

  User demand for locally hosted cloud services prompts cloud firms and infrastructure providers to rapidly take-up datacentre space in Europe, CBRE research shows

• May 31, 2016 31 May'16

  Sloppy SaaS firms lose out on G-Cloud deals, research suggests

  Ex-EuroCloud general secretary Lindsay Smith claims SaaS providers need to stop blaming others for their lack of G-Cloud sales success

• May 27, 2016 27 May'16

  Government competition chiefs demand fairer use terms for cloud storage customers

  LiveDrive, JustCloud and Dixons Carphone commit to fairer usage terms for cloud customers, but Microsoft and Google are conspicuous by their absence

• May 26, 2016 26 May'16

  Salesforce to run more of its services from the AWS public cloud

  Cloud CRM giant Salesforce names Amazon Web Services as preferred public cloud provider, as it sets out plans to expand use of its infrastructure-as-a-service offerings

• May 26, 2016 26 May'16

  European cloud buyers unmoved by low prices, suggests 451 Research

  451 Research’s latest Cloud Price Index investigates link between low-cost cloud services and provider market share

• May 25, 2016 25 May'16

  HPE second quarter results reveal risks in CSC services deal

  HPE’s CEO Meg Whitman admits the company’s flagship private cloud will need to run in CSC/ES datacentres

• May 20, 2016 20 May'16

  Datacentre sector's energy consumption habits "overlooked" by campaigners

  CTO of automation management firm ponders why the energy consumption habits of datacentres are not given the same level of scrutiny as other industries

• May 20, 2016 20 May'16

  HumanOps calls for improved working conditions for infrastructure operations staff

  The pressure of delivering 24/7 support to IT infrastructure is taking its toll on the people tasked with caring for it, warns HumanOps advocates

• May 19, 2016 19 May'16

  Lawmaker Vaizey hails UK role in resolving datacentre sovereignty issues

  Digital economy minister talks up government’s work in supporting the growth of the UK’s technology sector

• May 19, 2016 19 May'16

  HPE adds support for Microsoft, VMware and Docker to Cloud28+ marketplace

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) softens its stance on OpenStack compatibility by introducing support for Azure, VMware and Docker too

• May 18, 2016 18 May'16

  Interest in converged platforms grows in Southeast Asia

  The adoption of converged and hyper-converged infrastructures in Southeast Asia is in its early stages, but growth is expected

• May 17, 2016 17 May'16

  Equinix sells eight European datacentres to rival Digital Realty for $874m

  As Equinix sells off eight European datacentres to rival Digital Realty, analyst Steve Wallage predicts what the fallout from the deal might be

• May 13, 2016 13 May'16

  Idiot UK Drivers Exposed enlists Hyve managed hosting as website traffic grows

  Dangerous driving site explains how its videos going viral on social media prompted an urgent rethink about using a multi-tenanted hosting platform to support its website

• May 11, 2016 11 May'16

  Salesforce turns to AWS for internet of things cloud test support

  Cloud CRM giant is reportedly using the AWS public cloud to give it the capacity it needs to cope with the internet of things data deluge

• May 11, 2016 11 May'16

  Nato agency signs five-year datacentre construction deal with Luxembourg MoD

  Nato Support and Procurement Agency embarks on five-year datacentre deal to boost its disaster recovery capabilities

• May 09, 2016 09 May'16

  Shadow IT cited as reason why some firms lack formal cloud strategy

  Research from VMTurbo suggests firms are using cloud, even if they claim not to have a formal private or public deployment plan in place

• May 03, 2016 03 May'16

  AWS Q1 Results: How the cloud giant plans to retain its hold on the market

  In light of the continued growth of AWS, Computer Weekly looks at how the firm intends to retain its hold on the cloud market

• April 29, 2016 29 Apr'16

  Virtual desktop infrastructure set for Middle East enterprise growth

  More and more IT leaders in the Middle East are considering adopting virtual desktop infrastructures, but user cases are needed to speed things up

• April 29, 2016 29 Apr'16

  Canonical founder: "OpenStack no lifeline for legacy tech suppliers"

  Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth warns legacy tech suppliers may struggle to get the “magic returns” they may be expecting from aligning themselves with OpenStack

• April 28, 2016 28 Apr'16

  Asean CIOs expect IT budget increase in 2016

  IT leaders in the Asean region expect to spend more on IT this year, with big data, mobility and IoT all priorities

• April 27, 2016 27 Apr'16

  Cloud services top priority in Australian and New Zealand enterprises in 2016

  Around 60% of IT leaders in Australia and New Zealand expect their cloud computing spending to increase in 2016, with hybrid cloud projects a priority

• April 27, 2016 27 Apr'16

  OpenStack set for 100% adoption by Fortune 100 firms within three years

  Managed cloud provider Rackspace claims the open source software platform’s acceptance is miles ahead of where Linux was at this part of its life cycle

• April 27, 2016 27 Apr'16

  OpenStack Foundation calls for greater enterprise input in open source initiatives

  OpenStack Foundation claims enterprises are increasingly realising that their future depends on being actively involved with open source

• April 26, 2016 26 Apr'16

  Mobility tops 2016 priority list for Middle East IT leaders

  Mobility projects will be the most common IT initiative among Middle East organisations this year, according to research from Computer Weekly

• April 26, 2016 26 Apr'16

  Action for Children mobilises staff on Claranet’s managed network

  Action for Children, the charity behind Byte Night, moves onto Claranet’s MPLS core network to support the wholesale revitalisation of its ICT

• April 26, 2016 26 Apr'16

  OpenStack: "Cloud success determined by business culture, not technology"

  The OpenStack Foundation and its supporters claim companies that prioritise technology over business culture are doomed to fail in the cloud

• April 26, 2016 26 Apr'16

  OpenStack Foundation steps up efforts to address enterprise skills gap

  OpenStack Foundation co-founder claims scarcity of techies with skills in using the open source cloud platform remains biggest barrier to enterprise adoption

• April 22, 2016 22 Apr'16

  Rackspace embarks on renewed push to ease enterprise adoption of AWS and Azure clouds

  Managed cloud provider Rackspace outlines how teaming up with IT consultancy Cloud Technology Partners will help enterprises struggling with the move off-premise

• April 20, 2016 20 Apr'16

  DevOps advocates bust myths around use of agile software development in enterprise

  Continuous software delivery experts set out why enterprises could be missing out by shunning DevOps

• April 20, 2016 20 Apr'16

  European Commission ready to splash €50bn on transformational digitisation plan

  A cloud initiative for scientists and technologists among the developments as digital single market moves intensify