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April 30, 2019 30 Apr'19
OpenStack Foundation urges enterprises to embrace open, collaborative tech development

OpenStack Foundation executive director warns enterprises off using closed, non-collaborative product development processes to get ahead of the competition
April 29, 2019 29 Apr'19
Europe is playing catch-up with the US on cloud adoption, research suggests

Report by O'Reilly media shines a light on how cloud adoption is progressing across the globe, and how this could be affecting follow-on use of other technologies too
April 26, 2019 26 Apr'19
Amazon cautions against reading too much into slowdown in AWS revenue growth rate

Amazon's CFO claims slowdown in revenue growth and capital expenditure should not be interpreted as signs of distress for any of its business units, as firm shifts growth strategy to prioritise operational efficiency
April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19
Cloud uptake drives third-quarter sales for Microsoft

Demand for Microsoft’s cloud offerings spiked again during the firm’s third quarter, reports Redmond

April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19
JEDI cloud chief quits as award date for controversial 10-year US government cloud deal nears

Chris Lynch, director of the US Defence Digital Service, has assured staff that the 10-year JEDI cloud project will proceed as he confirms his departure
April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19
AWS bags multi-year deal to support Ford-backed bid to create open connected car cloud platform

Amazon Web Services has secured a multi-year deal to provide underlying support for a Ford-backed bid to create an open cloud platform to accelerate the development of connected car services
April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19
Eagle Eye enlists Rackspace to lead 'all-in' Google Cloud Platform migration

Digital marketing platform provider Eagle Eye is leaning on Rackspace to support its move to the Google Cloud Platform
April 23, 2019 23 Apr'19
Apple spends upwards of $30m a month on AWS during first quarter of 2019, report claims

According to US media reports, Apple is spending upwards of $30m a month on procuring cloud services from Amazon Web Services
April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19
Understanding Anthos: Google’s multicloud bid to define the next 20 years of enterprise IT

The unveiling of Google Cloud’s Anthos multicloud management tool dominated many discussions at the firm’s annual developer conference in San Francisco, amid claims that it could change the face of enterprise IT for decades
April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19
Construction halted at Apple datacentre in Denmark over alleged contractor dispute, report suggests

A local media report suggests construction of Apple's first non-US datacentre has halted in Denmark over a dispute over missed deadlines by the contractor tasked with delivering the build

April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19
Gartner: Shift to public cloud curbs datacentre spending

More servers are being bought by public cloud providers, but these tend to be cheap, original device manufacturer equipment, rather than boxes from HPE, Dell or Lenovo
April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19
Microsoft sets stricter renewable energy targets for its datacentres

Software giant claims its efforts to have its datacentres run exclusively on renewable power are progressing faster than expected, prompting it to reassess its own self-imposed sustainability targets
April 15, 2019 15 Apr'19
Conclusion of legal row over Apple’s abandoned Irish datacentre fuels site takeover hopes

After four years of planning delays and legal wrangles, Irish Supreme Court dismisses appeal lodged by objectors to the Apple’s abandoned Irish datacentre build
April 11, 2019 11 Apr'19
Google doubles down on machine learning to drive up energy efficiency of global datacentre fleet

With enterprises becoming more mindful of how sustainable their IT consumption habits are, Google outlines its work to ensure the datacentres underpinning its cloud platform continue to push the envelope on energy efficiency
April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19
Google Cloud CEO outlines plans to take firm even deeper into the enterprise

CEO Thomas Kurian used inaugural Google Cloud Next keynote to detail how infrastructure investments, supplier partnerships and simplified processes will be key to its plans to conquer even more of the enterprise market
April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19
Google slams public cloud rivals over 'mistreatment' of open source community

Google Cloud has committed to forging closer ties with the open source community, while hitting out at its competitors for not doing enough to support it
April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19
Google rebrands Cloud Services Platform and adds multi-cloud support for AWS and Azure users

Google confirms rebrand of its Cloud Services Platform will coincide with functionality expansion that will see it add support for AWS and Azure to provide users with a consistent user experience across all clouds
April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19
Auto Trader UK cuts IT resource use through Google Cloud, Kubernetes and Istio adoption

Auto Trader is the UK's biggest online marketplace for new and used car sales. Its head of infrastructure sets out how cloud, containers and microservices will help reinforce its market-leading position in the years to come
April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19
Sweden chosen by Amazon Web Services as renewable energy project location

Amazon Web Services has chosen a wind farm in Sweden as part of a project to source renewable energy for its global infrastructure
April 03, 2019 03 Apr'19
Del Monte Foods enlists Accenture to help guide move to AWS cloud

US-based food producer has moved hundreds of servers and business applications to the AWS public cloud as part of a push to modernise its IT estate and boost its overall business agility
April 02, 2019 02 Apr'19
Public cloud fuelled bulk of datacentre infrastructure spend in 2018, research shows

Latest datacentre infrastructure tracker from Synergy Research Group highlights the impact the growing demand for public cloud is having on the market
March 31, 2019 31 Mar'19
Frame founder talks up VDI approaches in Australia

The founder of Nutanix-owned Frame discusses VDI adoption trends in Australia, including the issue of bandwidth
March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19
Norway datacentre strategy producing dividend

Norway's strategy to become a favourable location for Nordic datacentres is gathering steam
March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19
Hyperscale demand for colocation offsets softening take-up from enterprises, research shows

Latest quarterly tracker data from Synergy Research Group highlights the positive impact the hyperscalers are having on the global colocation market, at a time when enterprise demand for their services appears to be softening
March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19
Volkswagen broadens public cloud commitment by partnering with AWS

Automotive manufacturing giant Volkswagen Group is continuing to build out its cloud strategy by setting out plans to work with Amazon Web Services to revamp its manufacturing processes
March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19
Oracle makes cloud pitch at OpenWorld Asia

Oracle made a strong call for cloud at its inaugural OpenWorld event in Asia on the back of robust growth in cloud revenues
March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19
All change: What can suppliers and IT buyers expect from G-Cloud 11?

The government is set to start accepting applications for the next iteration of G-Cloud from 25 March, but will it be more of the same or radical change for suppliers and public sector IT buyers this time around?
March 20, 2019 20 Mar'19
How D+1 keeps payroll woes at bay

The Singapore-based F&B business behind the Yolé frozen yogurt chain has consolidated its payroll data into a single database powered by Unit4’s HR management system
March 18, 2019 18 Mar'19
MySpace data loss: Botched server migration prompts user concerns over fate of lost songs

Social networking forerunner MySpace confirms server migration caused the loss of content uploaded to its site before 2015
March 18, 2019 18 Mar'19
UKCloud secures £25m investment to support multi-cloud public sector push

G-Cloud-listed IT services firm UKCloud has received a sizeable financial boost to support its efforts to cater to the differentiated demands of public sector technology buyers
March 14, 2019 14 Mar'19
NHS Shared Business Services seeks suppliers for £500m cloud procurement framework

NHS Shared Business Services is seeking suppliers for a four-year procurement framework designed to streamline how public sector organisations source cloud services
March 13, 2019 13 Mar'19
Datacentre industry needs to raise its profile to address skills gaps, says panel

The veil of secrecy the datacentre industry operates under is doing it no favours when it comes to attracting talent, according to Data Centre World panel
March 12, 2019 12 Mar'19
IBM’s APAC CEO talks up next chapter of cloud adoption

In the next phase of cloud adoption, enterprises will need to manage multiple cloud environments, as well as data to scale up their use of artificial intelligence technology
March 12, 2019 12 Mar'19
King's College London IT chief says resisting digital disruption a ‘waste of time’

Speaking at the Cloud Expo Europe 2019 conference in London, King's College London chief architect, Ian Johns, opened up about how his past experiences of digital disruption informed his view that it's best to embrace it than fight back
March 08, 2019 08 Mar'19
Legal row over Apple's abandoned bid to build an Irish datacentre rumbles on

The Supreme Court has opted to reserve its judgement until a later date about whether or not Irish planning chiefs were right to award Apple planning permission for its now defunct plan to build a datacentre in Athenry
March 05, 2019 05 Mar'19
IT Priorities 2019: What projects are IT professionals spending their budgets on?

The Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities 2019 survey finds that cloud maturity, security and automation are among the hot areas for spending
March 04, 2019 04 Mar'19
IT Priorities 2019: APAC keeping pace with digital transformation

Digital transformation is well underway among APAC enterprises which are looking to spend more on refreshing their IT infrastructure and technologies that improve employee productivity
March 01, 2019 01 Mar'19
Microsoft Azure gains ground on AWS in public cloud

RightScale report suggests Microsoft Azure is closing the gap between it and public cloud market leader AWS in the enterprise, while Google is attracting increasing attention from the C-suite
February 28, 2019 28 Feb'19
Volkswagen’s cloud-focused connected car collaboration with Microsoft gathers pace

Car maker has confirmed its Microsoft-based Automotive Cloud setup will be extended beyond Europe into other key markets to support its push to digitise more of the driving experience for its customers
February 27, 2019 27 Feb'19
Spotify and Just Eat join forces with tech firms to help enterprises manage cloud costs better

A new non-profit, cloud-focused trade association has emerged that wants to help prevent financial management issues get in the way of enterprises embracing cloud
February 27, 2019 27 Feb'19
Lyft commits to going 'all-in' with AWS to support autonomous vehicles push

Ride-sharing app Lyft is on a quest to reposition itself as a multi-modal transport company, and is deepening its use of Amazon's cloud technologies to support its work
February 21, 2019 21 Feb'19
Cloud backup helps ASL Airlines evade ransomware and keep its business flying, says CIO

ASL Airlines took home the Best of Show prize at the Best of VMworld 2018 Awards after detailing how adopting a robust and resilient disaster recovery strategy is helping it evade ransomware threats
February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19
AWS and Greenpeace at war over claims cloud giant has ‘turned its back’ on renewable energy pledge

Amazon Web Services hits back at Greenpeace for suggesting it has 'turned its back' on powering its cloud with renewable energy, as a new report claims its growth could be driving the use of fossil fuels in Virginia
February 18, 2019 18 Feb'19
DCMS Select Committee claims Facebook ‘deliberately frustrated’ fake news inquiry

Facebook’s UK public policy manager defends its participation in MPs' inquiry into the spread of fake news and disinformation online, which concludes by declaring an end to self-regulation by social media firms
February 18, 2019 18 Feb'19
IT Priorities 2019: Cloud migrations emerge as top investment area for IT decision-makers

This year’s Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities research shows a growing appetite among UK IT leaders to move more of their IT estate and applications to the cloud
February 18, 2019 18 Feb'19
Dell Boomi taps APAC cloud market

The supplier of cloud-based integration services has expanded into Southeast Asia following its debut in Australia about two years ago
February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19
Google to spend $13bn in 2019 on additional US datacentres and offices

Search giant Google sets its sights on expanding its presence across the US during 2019 to accommodate the demand for its consumer and enterprise-focused internet and cloud services
February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19
Businesses fail to grasp the true cost of public cloud

Public cloud infrastructure as a service sounds good on paper, but a survey has found that many IT professionals are seriously overspending
February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19
Chesterfield NHS trust consolidates 30 data management systems into one with Civica

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust aims to become a paperless organisation by 2020
February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19
Legal & General Capital ploughs investment into Kao Data’s Essex-based datacentre campus

Financial services giant’s investment arm embarks on sizeable investment to support the continued expansion of Kao Data's colocation campus in Harlow