Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Find out what IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service), what it is used for, which companies are using IaaS, and the types of infrastructure included in this category of cloud services.
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24 Oct 2025
AI chip challenger Groq eyes APAC expansion
Groq’s novel chip architecture that speeds up AI inferencing has attracted a fast-growing developer base as it plans its first datacentre in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Oct 2025
How APAC organisations can embrace hybrid cloud
As cost pressures, data sovereignty rules and the rise of AI reshape IT priorities, we look at what organisations across Asia-Pacific can do to adopt the hybrid infrastructure model that places each workload in its optimal environment Continue Reading
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23 Oct 2015
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 Continue Reading
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20 Oct 2015
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 Continue Reading
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19 Oct 2015
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 Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Oct 2015
EU Data Protection Regulation: What the EC legislation means for cloud providers
With the European Commission's data protection rules set to drop before 2016, take a look at what the changes mean for the cloud and datacentre community Continue Reading
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09 Oct 2015
Middlesex University embarks on mass datacentre migration with Exponential-e
Middlesex University has had enough of owning and running its own hardware, and looks to Exponential-e to help shift its datacentre assets Continue Reading
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08 Oct 2015
DWP looks to Facebook and LinkedIn for social services' digital future
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says it intends to learn from social networking firms and use external data to better understand people's lives Continue Reading
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29 Sep 2015
Universal Credit digital service moves into the cloud
New system under trial in south London has been migrated to an IaaS platform ready for further roll-out Continue Reading
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29 Sep 2015
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 Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2015
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 Continue Reading
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10 Sep 2015
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 Continue Reading
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18 Aug 2015
Cloud storage service Wuala to close in November
Seagate-owned cloud storage player confirms its closure and gives users three months' notice to remove their data from its servers Continue Reading
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18 Aug 2015
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 Continue Reading
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11 Aug 2015
Hootsuite moves social media management toolkit to IBM Softlayer cloud
Social media management dashboard maker shifts App Directory to IBM cloud Continue Reading
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10 Aug 2015
Autoglass moves to cloud-based IT infrastructure
Autoglass has signed a 10-year outsourcing deal with US supplier CSC that will see its IT infrastructure move into the cloud Continue Reading
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15 Jul 2015
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 Continue Reading
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26 May 2015
EMC plots managed cloud push with $1.2bn deal to acquire Virtustream
Storage giant claims latest purchase will reinforce its hybrid cloud proposition for enterprises Continue Reading
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19 May 2015
Google slashes public cloud prices to undercut rivals
Google cuts cost of its public cloud services to pass on hardware savings in line with Moore's Law Continue Reading
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19 Dec 2014
Price cuts and posturing in the public cloud war
The price battle among commodity cloud players is set to rage on, but how much impact is it really having for enterprise customers? Continue Reading
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25 Jul 2014
AWS feels the pressure of cloud competition
AWS became the gold standard of public cloud. But are price wars, hybrid cloud and increased competition denting its growth? Continue Reading