Cloud computing services
Jargon Buster: Hybrid Cloud
In this Jargon Buster guide we bring you definitions for the key concepts in hybrid cloud storage plus in-depth articles on hybrid cloud file and object storage, how to use the cloud as a storage tier and the key decision points when it comes to private cloud vs hybrid cloud.
News : Cloud computing services
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October 19, 2018
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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
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October 18, 2018
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'Sealed cloud' promises better data security
TÜV SÜD’s Singapore Sealed Cloud does not grant administrators access to data, reducing the possibility of hackers breaking into databases using compromised administrator credentials
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October 17, 2018
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UCaaS supports British Medical Journal’s cloud-first ambitions
With a growing global business and a CIO intent on doing everything in the cloud, the British Medical Journal turned to unified communications-as-a-service provider RingCentral to make its comms infrastructure fit for the cloud era
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October 16, 2018
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There is more to fintech than meets the eye
Financial technology goes way beyond the flashy apps facing consumers and into the depths of the back office
In Depth : Cloud computing services
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Google Cloud CTO Brian Stevens on using open source for competitive advantage in the public cloud
Google Cloud CTO Brian Stevens on how the enterprise cloud conversation is changing, and why not all supplier declarations about supporting open source technologies are quite what they seem Continue Reading
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GlaxoSmithKline R&D CDO on combining Hadoop and Docker to boost drug discovery efforts
Mark Ramsey, chief digital officer of research and development at GSK, describes how banking on big data, containers and on-premise technologies is speeding up the company’s efforts to uncover new drugs and improve the hit rate of its clinical trials Continue Reading
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How to implement a multi-cloud storage strategy
We look at how to build a multi-cloud storage strategy and benefits such as performance, availability and features, as well as potential limitations such as data mobility Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Cloud computing services
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AVIn A Well Balanced Time...
Me and Load-Balancers (the artist wot became known as the Application Delivery Controller at some point in its life, even though it always did this anyway) go back a long way; 20 years basically, ... Continue Reading
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Australian e-commerce company shrugs off US behemoths with cloud move
Australia's eCorner has signed a deal with Macquarie Cloud Services to help it use public cloud services to fend off growing competition from larger US providers. The Sydney-based e-commerce ... Continue Reading
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Hybrid cloud finds takers among Asian carriers
A growing number of Asian airlines are looking to the hybrid cloud to reduce IT costs. In October 2017, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) embarked on a massive project with TCS to migrate its core datacentre ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Cloud computing services
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Outsourcing is not dead or dying – it just needs to be done properly
The collapse of Carillion and the profit warning at Capita have created a false sense of fear about the stability of the outsourcing sector Continue Reading
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Can Huawei untangle the AI mess?
Huawei is building a digital platform with “device-cloud synergy” to support artificial intelligence applications, but enterprises should be wary of being locked into a single AI stack Continue Reading
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Is the tide going out for transatlantic data flows?
Businesses face new uncertainty over their ability to share data with the US, as Europe’s highest court reassesses the legality of the EU’s model data-sharing contracts Continue Reading
Videos : Cloud computing services
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CW500 video: Mark Lockton-Goddard, former interim CIO, Drax Group
Mark Lockton-Goddard, former interim CIO, Drax Group, speaks to Computer Weekly about cloud maturity
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CW500 video: James Donkin, general manager, Ocado Technology
James Donkin, general manager, Ocado Technology, speaks to Computer Weekly about cloud maturity
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CW500 video: Mark Nicholls discusses how to architect IT for the cloud
In this video interview, Mark Nicholls, head of technical solutions and security at Peabody Trust discusses how IT architectures can be used to maximise the benefits from the cloud