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November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels declares Oracle data warehouse switch-off as 2018 work highlight

During the closing keynote at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, the CTO of the cloud giant's parent company opened up about the career highs and lows of working for Amazon.com
November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18
Amazon brings public cloud services to enterprise datacentres with AWS Outposts

AWS builds out hybrid cloud play by offering enterprises access to its public cloud services in private datacentres, hosted on the same hardware its own facilities use
November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18
AWS on why it is finally joining the blockchain bandwagon

AWS CEO Andy Jassy opens up about the company’s earlier misgivings about the real user need for blockchain technologies
November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18
Amazon sets about speeding up space data processing in the cloud with AWS Ground Station

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is aiming to take the cost and complexity out of processing space data to make it more readily accessible by colocating managed ground station antennas with its cloud datacentres

November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18
Singapore government to boost cloud capabilities of SME tech suppliers

Smaller tech firms in the city state can look forward to a new capability development programme to help them build cloud-native applications
November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18
Datacentre expansions fuel record rise in capital expenditure of hyperscale cloud giants

Data from Synergy Research Group shows another huge rise in the capital expenditure of the hyperscale cloud giants, as they rush to expand their global datacentre presence
November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18
Lincolnshire Police signs 10-year cloud control room tech refresh deal with Motorola Solutions

Lincolnshire Police is embracing cloud technologies within its control room environment as it strives to improve the efficiency of its operations
November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18
Unpacking the OpenStack Foundation’s open infrastructure push

OpenStack Foundation’s push to broaden its focus beyond the provision of private and public cloud-supporting open source software is gathering pace, with the emergence of new pilot projects and use cases for its technology
November 20, 2018 20 Nov'18
How Singapore Airlines is flying the digital skies

Top Asian carrier Singapore Airlines has been building a digital foundation to fend off potential disruption, but it is not just the IT team that is leading the charge
November 19, 2018 19 Nov'18
Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene to be replaced by ex-Oracle president Thomas Kurian in early 2019

Having spent three years overseeing Google Cloud's push to become a credible enterprise cloud provider, Diane Greene is leaving the firm in January 2019 to focus on her philanthropic work

November 19, 2018 19 Nov'18
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2019

Edge computing, data management and microservices will play a bigger role in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019 as enterprises reshape their technology architectures to become ‘digitally determined’ organisations
November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18
OpenStack Foundation hails innovation benefits of open and inclusive software development

OpenStack CIO Mark Collier predicts the next five to 10 years will see more software development conducted in open, transparent and collaborative ways, as enterprises strive to speed up digital transformation efforts
November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18
OpenStack restates commitment to core cloud platform as 'open infrastructure' push gathers pace

OpenStack Foundation executive chairman Jonathan Bryce used the opening keynote of its user summit to flesh out its open infrastructure proposition, while reinforcing its commitment to creating open source clouds
November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18
AWS CEO Andy Jassy confirms Oracle data warehouse switch-off at Amazon

Months after Oracle CTO Larry Ellison cited Amazon's use of its database tech as proof of its superiority, AWS CEO confirms its parent company is now migrating off it
November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18
Why commercial software providers are buying into cloud native

There is a reason why IBM has announced it will be spending $34bn to buy Red Hat, much like VMware’s acquisition of Heptio
November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18
Australia needs better cloud and data management capabilities

Use of cloud services is soaring in Australia, but a lack of cloud management skills is holding back enterprises from reaping the full benefits of the technology
November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18
Google AI Hub aims to accelerate artificial intelligence project development in enterprises

Google debuts AI Hub to help enterprises get their artificial intelligence projects off the ground faster, as its bid to make the technology accessible to everyone gathers pace
November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18
AWS cloud network architecture could put users at heightened risk of disruption, study claims

A comparison study of AWS, Google and Microsoft's network architectures reveals stark differences in how they process user traffic, ThousandEyes report shows
November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18
Uber backs hybrid cloud as route to business and geographical expansion

Ride-hailing app Uber is rapidly expanding its business interests, which requires an IT infrastructure that can scale just as quickly as its ambitions, according to the company’s head of compute, Dean Nelson
November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18
APAC enterprises, analysts weigh in on IBM-Red Hat deal

Mega-deal could accelerate adoption of open source software and extend the reach of OpenStack and OpenShift across the region
November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18
Best of VMworld 2018 Europe User Awards: The winners

Find out who won what, including the best of show prize, at the 2018 VMworld Europe User Awards in Barcelona
November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18
Power and space constraints could put brakes on European colocation growth boom, warn experts

Panellists at DCD>Europe discuss barriers to future growth of Europe's booming colocation market, as concerns about the availability of power and space grow larger
November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18
Best of VMworld 2018 Europe User Awards: Shortlist announced

Find out who made the shortlist for this year's Best of VMworld Europe User Awards, with the winners set to be announced at VMworld next week
November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18
The IBM and Red Hat mega-merger: Who stands to benefit most?

IBM is in the midst of a multi-year repositioning as it looks to offset the downturn in enterprise demand for its traditional, on-premise offerings by courting enterprise cloud buyers, prompting it to place its biggest bet yet on open source
October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18
AWS urges enterprises to embrace their heritage when facing down disruption from startups

At this year's AWS Transformation Day, the cloud giant's enterprise strategist, Miriam McLemore, talked about why enterprises should be looking to embrace their heritage and legacy when moving to the cloud
October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18
AWS retains cloud market leader status in Q3, as Microsoft and Google post gains

AWS retains its title as the world's biggest cloud provider, but the position is not going unchallenged by the likes Microsoft and Google, Synergy Research Group's third quarter market analysis shows
October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18
How Avanade keeps pace with Microsoft and the market

Systems integrator Avanade has had to adapt to Microsoft’s evolution into an “ecosystem platform” that includes open-source software
October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18
Inside PropertyGuru’s DevOps journey

The online property search firm is at ease with microservices, containers and serverless computing, even as it grapples with legacy applications that were developed earlier on in its history
October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18
IBM acquires Red Hat in $34bn hybrid cloud push

IBM and Red Hat senior leadership teams confirm imminent merger, which they claim will help accelerate migration of enterprise workloads to the hybrid cloud
October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18
Microsoft results show hybrid benefit to Azure growth

The software company continues to push the benefits of on-premise Windows Server infrastructure alongside Azure PaaS
October 22, 2018 22 Oct'18
Retail focus is key to Alibaba’s new London datacentre

China’s e-commerce giant has been slowly expanding into Europe and is now heading for a clash of the titans against AWS and Azure
October 19, 2018 19 Oct'18
Why CIOs need to find ways to manage the old and the new

In IT, nothing is ever reinvented and nothing ever really goes away. We investigate how IT departments can remain agile while managing legacy assets
October 19, 2018 19 Oct'18
Chinese insurance giant extends cloud service to other sectors

Ping An is opening up its cloud service to more sectors, including real estate and automotive, in its efforts to become a technology company
October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18
MoJ to go all-in on public cloud as infrastructure modernisation push gathers pace

The Ministry of Justice claims modernising, retiring and migrating its legacy IT systems to the public cloud will help it accrue long-term savings of around 60% on hosting costs
October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18
Best of VMworld Europe 2018 Awards nominations now open until 26 October

Read the criteria for the Best of VMworld Europe User Awards and find out how to submit your nomination
October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18
How Heathrow transformed using analytics for the people

A Microsoft Azure platform and PowerBI have provided the people who work at Heathrow Airport with a way to use analytics directly to help them improve their performance
October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18
Time to implement new cyber security protections, says McAfee CEO Chris Young

Convergence of threats and technologies and an increasingly complex regulatory environment are driving the need to implement new cyber security protections, says McAfee chief
October 16, 2018 16 Oct'18
E-shelter secures planning permission for mega-datacentre campus in Dagenham

Colocation provider E-shelter has its plans approved to build a 60MW datacentre campus in Dagenham, East London
October 15, 2018 15 Oct'18
Microsoft staff allegedly pen open letter urging firm to drop bid for US government cloud deal

Letter calls on software giant to bow out of the race for a controversial, 10-year cloud contract with the US Department of Defense
October 15, 2018 15 Oct'18
Atos and Google open London-based digital innovation centre to boost enterprise adoption of AI

Atos and Google follow up the news of their global joint push to increase enterprise use of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies by opening London-based innovation centre
October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18
WikiLeaks goes public with alleged list of AWS datacentre locations and code names

Whistle-blowing website claims to have obtained a confidential document detailing code names, locations and operational details of Amazon’s datacentre portfolio
October 11, 2018 11 Oct'18
AirAsia on becoming a data-first business by taking flight in Google Cloud

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes on how Google cloud is underpinning its efforts to become a digital-first business where collaboration is king
October 11, 2018 11 Oct'18
Dropping commercial open source lowers PaaS costs at Fidelity

Investment company Fidelity has created an on-premise PaaS for its in-house developer teams using the open source Cloud Foundry platform
October 10, 2018 10 Oct'18
Businesses must get ready for a multi-cloud strategy

The debate about what is the right enterprise IT architecture has moved beyond private, public and hybrid clouds to the need to run multiple clouds
October 10, 2018 10 Oct'18
Singapore extends reach of digital ID system with cloud

GovTech is using AWS to host a developer platform that enables government agencies and businesses to develop services that build on the upcoming National Digital Identity system
October 09, 2018 09 Oct'18
Project xCloud: Microsoft draws on Azure for device-agnostic gaming push

Microsoft has revealed details of how its global Azure datacentre footprint will play a pivotal role in helping realise its ambitions to provide a low-latency, device-agnostic user experience to the worldwide gaming community
October 09, 2018 09 Oct'18
Grab signs up for Azure, nabs investment from Microsoft

Ride-hailing, delivery and mobile payments firm will use slew of Azure services to improve operations and customer experience
October 05, 2018 05 Oct'18
Amazon and Apple deny claims Chinese government bugged their servers

Amazon and Apple have publicly refuted a Bloomberg report that claims their servers were tampered with and bugged during the manufacturing process
October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18
Open Compute Project eyes European enterprise adoption with Experience Centre opening

The Facebook-backed Open Compute Project is getting its first European Experience Centre in Amsterdam, as part of a three-way collaboration between its members to get more enterprises using its technology
October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18
Singapore government makes bold cloud move

Most government IT systems will be migrated to commercial cloud services within five years, while a private government cloud will host more sensitive workloads