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Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
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April 30, 2020
30
Apr'20
Coronavirus: UKCloud and VMware join forces to meet public sector demand for remote desktops
Public sector-focused IaaS provider UKCloud forges closer ties with VMware to meet the public sector demand for “government-grade” remote desktop technology
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April 30, 2020
30
Apr'20
Critical SaltStack vulnerability affects thousands of datacentres
Critical vulnerabilities in the Salt remote task and configuration framework enable hackers to take control of cloud servers and must be patched right away
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April 30, 2020
30
Apr'20
UK government secures Microsoft Azure discounts for public sector
Procurement chiefs at the Crown Commercial Service have secured an addendum to a long-standing Microsoft preferential pricing deal that now includes Azure public cloud services
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April 29, 2020
29
Apr'20
Zoom chooses Oracle IaaS as core cloud infrastructure provider
Zoom has chosen Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to deliver its online video meetings service as usage has spiked due to the Covid-19 coronavirus public health crisis
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April 29, 2020
29
Apr'20
Google chief suggests post-coronavirus cloud boost
Google’s GCP platform has seen increased demand during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, and the company’s CEO believes economic recovery may lead to fewer on-premise datacentres
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April 29, 2020
29
Apr'20
Australian researchers tap cloud to save the Tasmanian devil
Researchers at the University of Sydney are using Amazon Web Services to speed up genomics research in one of Australia’s wildlife conservation programmes
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April 28, 2020
28
Apr'20
AWS expands beyond edge connectivity in Italy with datacentre region opening
Amazon Web Services says opening a datacentre region in Covid-19-hit Italy indicates its commitment to delivering cloud services to communities that need them most
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April 28, 2020
28
Apr'20
IBM celebrates quantum cloud fourth anniversary with coding challenge
IBM has set four tasks for programmers to try out on its cloud-based quantum computer, in a bid to widen quantum coding skills
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April 28, 2020
28
Apr'20
APAC edge computing market set to grow
China and Japan will account for the lion’s share of Asia-Pacific’s edge computing market as more organisations in the region look to streamline processes and improve productivity
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April 23, 2020
23
Apr'20
Datacentre M&A closed deal values exceed last year’s total just three months into 2020
Latest market tracker data shows rebound in datacentre M&A deal values as enterprises look to outsource more of their IT and move to the cloud
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April 23, 2020
23
Apr'20
Coronavirus: Remote workers air long-term productivity concerns over home-working tech
Research from managed service provider Atlas Cloud highlights concerns from remote workers that their work-from-home tech kit might not be up to the job in the long term
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April 22, 2020
22
Apr'20
Google creates datacentre task scheduler to limit non-urgent work to peak renewable energy periods
Google lifts lid on how it is using forecast data to ensure non-urgent compute workloads within its datacentres are carried out at peak supply times for renewable energy
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April 22, 2020
22
Apr'20
How DBS is reaping the dividends of digital transformation
At DBS Bank, the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak has demonstrated the value of technology and the investments it made over the past decade to modernise its technology stack
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April 21, 2020
21
Apr'20
IBM results reveal hybrid emphasis and virtual garages
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic is leading to businesses rethinking their strategy, with IBM leaning on virtual teams to support hybrid computing projects
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April 21, 2020
21
Apr'20
UK challenger stockbroker Freetrade backs Google Cloud to make investing more inclusive
The CTO and co-founders of UK challenger stockbroking app provider, Freetrade, discuss how Google Cloud has helped them diversify their service offering as user numbers have increased
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April 17, 2020
17
Apr'20
AWS slams lack of White House cooperation in JEDI cloud contract investigation
The Department of Defense claims the Inspector General's report into the controversial JEDI cloud contract should nullify a number of allegations pertaining to the deal, but Amazon Web Services seems to disagree
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April 15, 2020
15
Apr'20
Coronavirus: Round-up of free cloud infrastructure services to support enterprises through Covid-19
Amazon, Google, Alibaba and OVHcloud are among public cloud providers offering enterprises, researchers and healthcare free access to services to support them through the coronavirus pandemic
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April 07, 2020
07
Apr'20
Coronavirus: Microsoft Azure suffers datacentre capacity shortages in Europe
Microsoft is working to “expedite” additional datacentre capacity after reports of users struggling to access resources due to coronavirus demand surge. But how easy will that be amid a global pandemic?
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April 01, 2020
01
Apr'20
Coronavirus: Google Cloud CEO on how its tech is supporting the fight against Covid-19
From public sector organisations to retailers, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian reveals details of how the firm's tech is helping enterprises in multiple verticals shore up their infrastructure and get on the front foot in the fight against coronavirus
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April 01, 2020
01
Apr'20
GDS champions cross-functionality approach to cloud adoption in public sector guidance
Extensive research into cloud adoption trends in the public sector by Government Digital Service (GDS) results in guidance detailing how IT leaders can make the most of their off-premise investments
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March 27, 2020
27
Mar'20
Huawei to boost Kunpeng ecosystem in cloud play
Chinese tech giant will shell out $200m this year to build an ecosystem around its Arm-based processor to bolster its position in the cloud computing market
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March 25, 2020
25
Mar'20
AWS hits out at narrow scope of DoD’s planned re-evaluation of JEDI cloud contract
Details of Amazon’s response to the US Department of Defense’s planned re-evaluation of the controversial 10-year, $10bn JEDI cloud contract have emerged
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March 25, 2020
25
Mar'20
DCMS creates datacentre-focused resiliency team to keep UK online during coronavirus outbreak
Tech trade body TechUK reveals further details of the work going on behind the scenes at government level to ensure datacentre operators have access to the resources they need to cope with the surge in businesses and consumers accessing online ...
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March 25, 2020
25
Mar'20
Global spend on enterprise datacentre kit and private clouds down 1% in 2019
Market tracker data from Synergy Research Group reveals continued decline in spending on private datacentres, while investments in kit destined for use in public cloud facilities continues to soar
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March 24, 2020
24
Mar'20
Hyperscale cloud firms ‘well-insulated from coronavirus crisis’, claims Synergy Research
With businesses and consumers increasingly turning to online and cloud-based services to access work and leisure resources, Synergy Research predicts the hyperscale datacentre operators should be well-positioned to “ride out” the coronavirus crisis
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March 23, 2020
23
Mar'20
Coronavirus prompts cross-industry collaboration from datacentre operators to keep UK online
TechUK positioning document reveals datacentre operators are putting their competitive differences aside to share best practice on how to keep staff safe and keep the UK online during the coronavirus outbreak
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March 20, 2020
20
Mar'20
Coronavirus: The cloud and datacentre management challenges facing CIOs as remote working soars
Ensuring their IT infrastructure is equipped to cope with the sudden surge in employees accessing on-premise and cloud applications from remote locations in response to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak is a challenge facing many CIOs right now
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March 19, 2020
19
Mar'20
IT Priorities 2020: ANZ firms to spend more on cyber security
Over half of respondents in Australia and New Zealand plan to invest more in cyber security, especially in key areas such as data loss prevention
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March 18, 2020
18
Mar'20
Covid-19: Uptime Institute advises operators to suspend non-essential datacentre projects
Datacentre resiliency think-tank issues 18-page guidance to help operators protect staff during the coronavirus pandemic while keeping their facilities ticking over
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March 17, 2020
17
Mar'20
Amazon to recruit 100,000 extra workers to cope with coronavirus-induced online shopping surge
Online retailer plans to focus its recruitment drive on providing jobs to hospitality and service industry workers who are out of work as coronavirus prompts city-wide shutdowns across the US
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March 13, 2020
13
Mar'20
US Department of Defense requests time to re-evaluate section of AWS and Microsoft JEDI bids
The Department of Defense is to request a resubmission of information from Microsoft and Amazon Web Services about their JEDI bids, as the long-running US cloud procurement saga drags on
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March 12, 2020
12
Mar'20
IT Priorities 2020: Datacentres remain mainstay of enterprise IT, despite continued cloud creep
The 2020 IT Priorities Survey from Computer Weekly and TechTarget confirms enterprise datacentres remain the deployment site of choice for many workloads, but stepping up the use of cloud is a top investment plan for firms this year
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March 12, 2020
12
Mar'20
Virtus confirms Q2 go-live date for next two datacentres, as expansion plans gather pace
Virtus Data Centres is making good on its datacentre expansion plans, which have been previously billed as among the biggest construction projects ever embarked upon by a colocation provider
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March 12, 2020
12
Mar'20
APAC remains hotbed for digital transformation
Nearly half of organisations in the Asia-Pacific region see digital transformation as their top priority, followed by cloud infrastructure deployment and artificial intelligence, survey finds
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March 10, 2020
10
Mar'20
IT Priorities 2020: Digitisation drives IT modernisation growth
IT decision-makers realise that old applications restrict agility. As organisations digitise processes, application modernisation is key
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March 10, 2020
10
Mar'20
VAT software supplier exposed data of millions
Eight million sales records belonging to UK and EU consumers left exposed due to misconfigured server
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March 10, 2020
10
Mar'20
Lloyds Banking Group signs five-year Google Cloud deal
The retail bank has a multi-cloud strategy as part of its multi-billion digital transformation initiative
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March 10, 2020
10
Mar'20
University of Hertfordshire and Goonhilly hail deep learning-led UK mapping data breakthrough
Tech tie-up paves the way for creation of UK mapping data that is free from cloud cover for the first time
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March 10, 2020
10
Mar'20
Inside Oracle’s cloud strategy
Oracle may be late to the cloud infrastructure and platform game, but it believes it has what it takes to carve out a bigger slice of the Asia-Pacific’s cloud market
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March 08, 2020
08
Mar'20
Google to open new cloud regions in India and Australia
New cloud regions in Delhi and Melbourne underscore Google’s resolve to carve out a bigger slice of Asia-Pacific’s cloud computing market
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March 06, 2020
06
Mar'20
IT Priorities 2020: AI, cloud to dominate IT spending in India
Indian organisations are expected to spend more on artificial intelligence and cloud this year in a bid gain an edge over rivals through key technology investments
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March 04, 2020
04
Mar'20
Australian government pulls plug on cloud certification programme
The Australian Signals Directorate is closing its cloud services certification programme to allow for more home-grown suppliers
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February 28, 2020
28
Feb'20
Greenpeace urges AWS, Google and Microsoft to cut cloud ties with oil and gas customers
Environmental group wants three of the public cloud market’s biggest players to stop selling their technology to oil and gas companies – but will they?
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February 27, 2020
27
Feb'20
Hidden cost of cloud puts brakes on migration projects
Lack of skills and complexities in rebuilding software for the cloud are among the main factors inhibiting cloud success
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February 27, 2020
27
Feb'20
CBRE: Record colocation take-up will fuel growth of secondary European datacentre hubs
Latest quarterly colocation market tracker data shows take-up of colocation capacity across major European hubs continues to hit record levels, leading to overflow demand in other places too
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February 27, 2020
27
Feb'20
IT Priorities 2020: ASEAN firms on the frontline of digital transformation
Southeast Asian companies plan to spend more on infrastructure and cyber security, but the growth in IT budgets appears to be slowing down
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February 26, 2020
26
Feb'20
Cloud Snooper firewall bypass may be work of nation state
Cloud Snooper deploys a combination of specialised techniques to sneak past enterprise firewalls, warns Sophos
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February 26, 2020
26
Feb'20
How tech suppliers are easing barriers to hybrid cloud adoption
The tech industry has risen to the challenge of helping enterprises ease their transition to hybrid cloud, but issues remain
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February 25, 2020
25
Feb'20
Sports retailer Decathlon left employee data exposed
More than 123 million records were accidentally exposed on an unsecured ElasticSearch server
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February 25, 2020
25
Feb'20
The Security Interviews: Gil Shwed’s 10-year vision for security
Check Point founder Gil Shwed discusses his new Infinity Next concept and how he plans to remodel the world of cyber security in the next 10 years