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Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

• 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

• 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

• April 29, 2016 29 Apr'16

  Saudi Arabia could warm to cloud computing, so long as regulation and connectivity keep pace

  One of the world’s biggest oil producers has responded to tumbling crude prices by announcing a $2tn war chest to fund an economic diversification strategy, with IT set to be a beneficiary

• 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 12, 2016 12 Apr'16

  UK poised to lead global fintech sector, says Tech City chair Eileen Burbidge

  Tech City chair and venture capital expert says the UK is in a position to become a world leader in financial services and sheds light on how cloud can provide failing firms with a stay of execution

• April 08, 2016 08 Apr'16

  CIOs lack faith in IT’s ability to meet digital demands of business

  VCE research suggests IT departments lack confidence in their ability to meet the digital demands of their organisation

• March 23, 2016 23 Mar'16

  GDS preps guidance for third-party suppliers to deliver 'government as a platform'

  Government Digital Service (GDS) chief insists "pragmatic extensions" to outsourcing contracts implies nothing permanent in push for "government as a platform" (GaaP)

• March 22, 2016 22 Mar'16

  AWS and Microsoft UK datacentre plans could upset SME-rich Digital Marketplace, Kable warns

  SME G-Cloud providers told to brace themselves for increasing competitive threats from AWS, Microsoft and Oracle once their UK datacentres open

• March 17, 2016 17 Mar'16

  AWS at 10: How the cloud giant shook up enterprise IT

  A decade on from the launch of its first cloud service, the UK managing director of Amazon Web Services reflects on its first 10 years in business

• March 02, 2016 02 Mar'16

  CSA outlines CIOs’ top 12 cloud security concerns

  Cloud Security Alliance’s research team uncovers the “dirty dozen” off-premise threats

• March 02, 2016 02 Mar'16

  AWS cuts cloud data transfer fees for academic and research user groups

  Cloud services giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) rolls out discounts in bid to lower the cost barrier to making scientific discoveries

• February 17, 2016 17 Feb'16

  Case study: SEO startup uses Elastichosts’ containers to solve cloud app scalability issues

  Search engine optimisation startup talks about the challenges of running unpredictable, resource-hungry applications in the cloud

• February 15, 2016 15 Feb'16

  Telstra is transforming Australian IT infrastructure

  Telco is transforming its IT operation to make better use of the cloud, data and application programming interfaces

• February 12, 2016 12 Feb'16

  Netflix is now 100% all-in on the AWS cloud

  Streaming firm details the challenges it faced during seven-year push to wind down its datacentres and move everything into the AWS public cloud

• February 05, 2016 05 Feb'16

  Azure’s role in Microsoft’s IoT vision

  Microsoft has fleshed out its strategy to position its cloud service as a key part of the internet of things fabric with the availability of Azure IoT Hub

• February 01, 2016 01 Feb'16

  Göteborg Energi outsources IT with €40m deal

  Nordic energy company will use outsourcing agreement as a platform to modernise its IT environment

• January 26, 2016 26 Jan'16

  Wal-Mart to make huge data and analytics investment in India

  Retail giant Wal-Mart is investing heavily in its IT development centre in Bangalore, turning the city into its most important centre outside the US

• January 25, 2016 25 Jan'16

  Shout it out cloud: why Australian CIOs should use cloud to transform

  CIOs in Australia, like everywhere else, must look at the cloud options available or face being left behind

• January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16

  The National Holocaust Centre uses public cloud for digital preservation project

  The National Holocaust Centre and Museum (NHCM) turns to public cloud provider Datacentred to help preserve stories of World War II survivors

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  Public cloud competition prompts 66% drop in prices since 2013, research reveals

  Tariff Consulting's latest report tracks industry impact of public cloud price cuts, and reveals service range -- not cost -- is what matters

• December 22, 2015 22 Dec'15

  Top 10 cloud computing stories of 2015

  Computer Weekly's top 10 cloud computing stories of 2015

• December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15

  Cisco to create 200 new cloud computing jobs in UK

  Networking giant outlines plans to treble the size of the Cisco Meraki team by 2017

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  Poundland launches e-commerce Christmas push with Rackspace managed support

  Budget retailer has turned to Rackspace to ensure its first foray into online retail can withstand the seasonal rush

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  Interview: Lebara CTO sets out plans to go all-in on AWS cloud

  Lebara was a Europe-centric, single-product telco until the cloud paved the way for it to grow its service portfolio and expand overseas

• December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  HPE goes live with Europe-wide cloud service catalogue

  HPE’s Cloud 28+ service catalogue is open for business and hopes to encourage wider take-up of off-premises services across the continent

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  Low-cost Nordics expect datacentre growth

  The Nordics offers advantages as a datacentre location, with each of its five countries offering something different

• December 01, 2015 01 Dec'15

  Infinity SDC sells Slough datacentre assets to rival Virtus

  Virtus expands greater London datacentre portfolio by purchasing rival's colocation facility in Slough

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  Telefonica embarks on enterprise cloud push with Huawei

  Telco will work with Chinese networking supplier to offer enterprise access to OpenStack-based public cloud services

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  European colocation market growth buoyed by M&A and Safe Harbour, says CBRE

  Latest European datacentre market research from CBRE looks at effect of mergers and acquisitions and Safe Harbour on colocation adoption

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  Case study: Tideway uses private cloud to manage London ‘super sewer’ infrastructure

  Infrastructure services director explains why Tideway has opted for a managed, private cloud setup to support sewer project

• November 26, 2015 26 Nov'15

  Microsoft steps up efforts to clarify cloud security and privacy policy

  Microsoft debuts merged security information hub to make it easier for cloud users to find out more about the privacy and security policies of its hosted products

• November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15

  451 Research highlights cost benefits of taking multi-provider approach to cloud

  Latest 451 Research cloud pricing report suggests buyers could get a better deal, if they're prepared to shop around

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  Whitehall IT chiefs open up about challenges of going cloud-first in central government

  Whitehall IT chiefs talk about the progress they have made with abiding by the central government cloud-first mandate

• 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 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 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  Australia's outsourced datacentre market rising on back of cloud computing

  Datacentre investment in Australia is growing fast as corporates use data-intensive applications delivered via the cloud

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  A tale of two HPs: Hewlett-Packard splits into two digital businesses

  The two Hewlett-Packard (HP) businesses are both digitally aligned. HP Enterprise is pushing hybrid clouds; HP Inc is taking the road to 3D printing

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise: think of us as a startup

  As Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc finally part ways, UK managing director Andy Isherwood shares some insight on what the future holds for the newly minted enterprise business

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  Azure Active Directory creates an earnings virtuous circle for Microsoft

  Microsoft is set to grow its cloud business to $20bn thanks to the growth of platform as a service and, in particular, Azure Active Directory

• October 20, 2015 20 Oct'15

  Philips uses AWS and IoT to deliver healthcare in the home

  Philips plans to make it easier for patients to self-monitor their health using Amazon web services (AWS) cloud and the internet of things (IoT) technologies

• 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 08, 2015 08 Oct'15

  Ford uses space robot communications to serve connected cars

  Ford collaborates with St Petersburg State Polytechnic University in Russia to develop car communications using technology designed for space robotics

• 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 14, 2015 14 Sep'15

  Organisations in Asean countries adopt hybrid cloud approach

  While developed economies such as Singapore are emulating the rapid take-up of other Asian nations, many other Asean organsiations are taking longer

• 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

• 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 03, 2015 03 Aug'15

  HMRC explains plans for moving tax systems to the cloud

  HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) reveals more details of its plan to move tax systems into the cloud on its digital blog

• July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15

  Salesforce eager to support startup culture sweeping Europe

  Salesforce’s head of startup relations shares why it’s partnered with accelerator Startupbootcamp

• July 15, 2015 15 Jul'15

  The obstacles to software-as-a-service adoption in banking

  Security tops the reasons why banks don't use software as a service for banking-specific applications

• July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15

  Banker’s startup experience feathers the nest for Starling Bank

  Starling Bank founder Anne Boden relates how her time with startups outside traditional banking convinced her to build a digital bank from scratch