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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News
13 Feb 2025
EU looks to ramp up sovereign tech as Trump trade war begins
Trump’s trade war is now looking at the EU, with tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. Could US tech be in the firing line? Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
12 Feb 2025
Amazon opens Asia-Pacific hub in Singapore
Amazon has launched a 360,000 sq ft Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore, housing both Amazon and AWS employees Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
25 Oct 2022
AWS to open cloud region in Thailand
Amazon Web Services is planning to launch a Bangkok region, following the debut of CloudFront Edge locations and Outposts in the past two years Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
21 Oct 2022
HSBC chooses Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer service to underpin digital
Bank selects Oracle’s Cloud@Customer service to upgrade and migrate some of its database systems as part of its digital transformation Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
21 Oct 2022
Microsoft slams external researchers over its own data leak
Microsoft inadvertently leaked customer data after misconfiguring an Azure Blob, but has hit out at the organisation that discovered its error, claiming it is exaggerating the scope of the issue Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
19 Oct 2022
Oracle: We’re punching above our category
Oracle claims to have debunked the misnomer that Oracle Cloud is only good for Oracle workloads and that its efforts to support and interoperate with other platforms has been driving growth Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
19 Oct 2022
Gartner: Hero CIOs are needed again to save businesses
During the pandemic, IT enabled businesses to remain operational. As the economic crisis worsens, business executives are once again reaching out to CIOs Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
19 Oct 2022
Oracle CloudWorld 2022: Ellison vaunts centrality of healthcare to mission
Oracle CTO Larry Ellison put the company’s healthcare initiatives front and centre of its vision during his keynote at Oracle CloudWorld 2022 in Las Vegas Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
18 Oct 2022
Oracle expands cloud infrastructure portfolio, eyes partner cloud market
Oracle Alloy will enable partners such as systems integrators, telcos and other service providers to offer a full set of cloud services that can be tailored to the needs of specific markets and industries Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
17 Oct 2022
Vodafone starts sizeable three-year SAP systems migration to Google Cloud
Telco giant claims project will be one of the largest and most complex SAP migrations ever embarked upon in Europe Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
14 Oct 2022
Alibaba Cloud readying dedicated cloud regions for private datacentres
The hybrid cloud offering will provide enterprises with a dedicated Alibaba Cloud region in their datacentres with multiple availability zones Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Definition
13 Oct 2022
function as a service (FaaS)
Function as a service (FaaS) is a cloud computing model that enables cloud customers to develop applications and deploy functionalities and only be charged when the functionality executes. Continue Reading
By- Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor
- Sarah Lewis
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News
12 Oct 2022
Union claims Google datacentre contractors in US face repercussions for demanding 'basic benefits'
The Alphabet Workers Union-Communications Workers of America claims contractors working in several of Google's US datacentres have been punished for demanding ‘basic’ workplace benefits Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
11 Oct 2022
Google Cloud fleshes out sovereign cloud capabilities for European enterprises
Google Cloud uses the first day of its user conference to provide an update on how its efforts to meet the data sovereignty needs of European enterprises are progressing Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
11 Oct 2022
Wayfair shutters datacentres and ends hybrid cloud strategy with Google Cloud move
Online home furnishings retailer Wayfair has completed a 16-month datacentre shutdown project that has seen it migrate all its applications and workloads to the Google Cloud Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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Feature
05 Oct 2022
Providers unconcerned about Ofcom probe into hyperscaler influence on cloud market
Should we be more worried about the growing dominance of the three big cloud providers – AWS, Azure and Google? Continue Reading
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Opinion
05 Oct 2022
Use site reliability engineering to address cloud instability
How do you prepare for a worst-case scenario, when the public cloud hosting critical components of your IT infrastructure fails? Continue Reading
By- James Sanders
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News
03 Oct 2022
Natural History Museum partners with AWS for biodiversity research push
The Natural History Museum is teaming up with public cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bolster its biodiversity research capabilities Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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Feature
29 Sep 2022
What cloud users need to know: Ensuring greater end point engagement for improved cloud delivery
Although early-adopter worries about cloud may have dissipated, the end-user experience can still leave much to be desired Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2022
KPMG: IT chiefs vote for innovation, but are they forgetting tech debt?
New study from KPMG shows businesses are keen to adopt new technologies to drive improvements to customer experience Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Podcast
28 Sep 2022
Koch’s networking: Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
Matt Hoag, CTO of Koch Business Solutions, discusses networking as a service Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
26 Sep 2022
How AWS is tapping the groundswell in cloud adoption
Phil Davis, managing director of Amazon Web Services in Asia-Pacific and Japan, talks up the company’s growth strategy and how it is retaining customers amid rivals nipping at its heels Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
26 Sep 2022
Microsoft Azure UK region to host data of five million healthcare research scheme volunteers
The Microsoft public cloud platform, Azure, has been selected to host the data belonging to a healthcare research project that is being billed as the largest ever undertaken in the UK Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
23 Sep 2022
How Great Eastern is transforming its IT organisation
Singapore-based insurer Great Eastern made painstaking efforts to rid itself of legacy systems and transformed its IT organisation to become nimbler by building up its cloud and DevOps capabilities Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
22 Sep 2022
Ofcom turns its attention to the hyperscalers
The regulator sees its role expanding into emerging areas of communications technologies and public cloud services Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
22 Sep 2022
Dr Martens goes feetfirst into cloud-to-cloud backup
Iconic bootmaker laces up for a strategy to move all applications to the cloud, beginning with cloud-to-cloud backup for Microsoft 365 apps plus on-site VMware operations Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
19 Sep 2022
Putting artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads in the cloud
We look at the pros and cons of putting artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in the cloud Continue Reading
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Podcast
16 Sep 2022
Energy crisis IT impact: Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this special edition of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Gartner analyst Tiny Haynes discusses datacentre energy management. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
14 Sep 2022
VMware Cloud on AWS debuts in Hong Kong
VMware has expanded its VMware Cloud on AWS to Hong Kong, following the launch of the Alibaba Cloud VMware service in Greater China Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
13 Sep 2022
Cloud compromise a doddle for threat actors as victims attest
Two separate studies into the state of public cloud security reveal insight into the ease with which threat actors can compromise vast numbers of targets, and some of the challenges security teams are facing in the cloud Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
12 Sep 2022
CISOs should spend on critical apps, cloud, zero-trust, in 2023
Faced with a global recession next year, security buyers should try to direct investment towards technology that protects customer-facing and revenue-generating workloads, say analysts Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
07 Sep 2022
Six UK-based startups among those chosen to participate in AWS Defence Accelerator
Six out of the 10 startups that have secured places in Amazon Web Services' (AWS) inaugural defence market-focused accelerator programme are based in the UK Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
07 Sep 2022
US remains favoured datacentre location for world’s hyperscale cloud and internet giants
Data released by Synergy Research Group confirms thatr the US remains the favoured location for hyperscale datacentres, but the analyst house predicts this could change in the years to come Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
06 Sep 2022
Ministry of Defence taps up Netcompany to support move away from legacy private cloud
The Ministry of Defence's efforts to rationalise its datacentre estate and move more of its apps and data to the public cloud continue apace Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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Feature
02 Sep 2022
Cloud bursting: What it is and what it’s good for
We look at cloud bursting, which allows organisations to meet demand by bursting compute and storage to the cloud Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Aug 2022
Burning up: Mitigation should sustain datacentre operations during extreme heat
July’s temperature spike put headline heat on regional operations at Google and Oracle. Datacentre operators must side-step similar mistakes to avoid climate change-related collapse in future Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2022
VMware and IBM forge closer ties to build industry-specific hybrid cloud services
Tech giants reinforce commitment to working together with pledge to co-develop industry-specific cloud services for regulated enterprises Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
31 Aug 2022
VMware CEO: Broadcom acquisition is on track
Raghu Raghuram claims VMware customers are getting more comfortable with the Broadcom acquisition while employees are ‘more or less focused’ on the job at hand Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
30 Aug 2022
NetApp storage goes GA for VMware Cloud on AWS
Move will bring up to 50% decrease in TCO for customers running VMware apps in the Amazon cloud, says NetApp. No date yet for extension of the service across other public clouds Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
25 Aug 2022
HelloFresh serves up data insights to in-house tech team with Informatica’s help
Meal kit company is working with cloud-based data management firm to make sense of its data after a business growth spurt Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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Feature
24 Aug 2022
Cloud storage TCO: Key pitfalls and how to avoid them
Cloud’s flexibility is part of the attraction, but it can also lead to costs that spiral. We look at key elements in cloud TCO and how to intelligently make use of the cloud Continue Reading
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News
23 Aug 2022
IT leaders set to step up cloud investments over next two years, Colt research suggests
Colt’s third annual cloud adoption research report shows how the off-premise investment priorities of IT leaders are shaping up for the years ahead Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
22 Aug 2022
Google Cloud and Singapore government team up on AI
Singapore’s National AI office will tap Google Cloud’s expertise in artificial intelligence to build artificial intelligence applications and train public sector officers on AI Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
18 Aug 2022
OVO Energy-backed Kaluza taps up Google Cloud for carbon-negative push
SaaS-based energy tech platform provider sets out how it is using Google Cloud to help achieve its goal of becoming carbon-negative by 2030 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 Aug 2022
Google Cloud to open three new cloud regions in APAC
New Google Cloud regions in Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand will enable local organisations to maintain low latency and meet data residency requirements Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
10 Aug 2022
APAC organisations warm to cloud networking
Organisations in Asia-Pacific are getting up to speed with cloud networking services, even as they grapple with the challenges of managing a hybrid cloud environment Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
08 Aug 2022
Icelandic datacentres may lead the way to green IT
Iceland may soon become even more attractive to companies wanting to minimise their carbon footprint while using high-performance computing services Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
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News
08 Aug 2022
Internet giants in favour as Ireland tightens rules on datacentres
Irish premier Michael Martin has insisted its temporary squeeze on datacentre construction is not a moratorium on the industry Continue Reading
By- Mark Ballard
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News
05 Aug 2022
Inside Bukalapak’s cloud strategy
Indonesian e-commerce unicorn Bukalapak’s multicloud strategy, underpinned by the use of microservices and DevOps, has enabled it to meet the diverse needs of its users while addressing business requirements Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
04 Aug 2022
Specialist providers fill the missing bits in public cloud
While it may seem logical to deploy workloads in a hyperscaler’s cloud, is it the best option? Gartner looks at alternatives Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
02 Aug 2022
VMware CEO defends Broadcom deal
Raghu Raghuram is confident that Broadcom will invest in growing VMware through a broad portfolio of assets that will serve its entire customer base, not just its biggest customers Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
02 Aug 2022
Global cloud infrastructure spend hits $62.3bn during Q2 2022
Latest market data from IT analyst house Canalys reveals no let-up in demand for cloud infrastructure services during the second quarter of 2022 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
01 Aug 2022
CloudMile banks on trust in regional expansion
Taiwanese cloud and AI startup CloudMile keeps its billing transparent and provides round-the-clock support to build trust with customers as it grows its business in Southeast Asia Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
29 Jul 2022
IPA revises review of HMRC’s £300m datacentre migration
Infrastructure and Project Authority’s annual report ranks HMRC’s £300m datacentre migration as “unachievable”, but – ahead of publication – it appears the organisation has had a change of heart Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
29 Jul 2022
AWS remains high point in Amazon results as company posts another quarter loss
Amazon Web Services continues to go from strength to strength while parent company posts second successive loss Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
29 Jul 2022
How TCS is supporting Australia’s electricity market settlement
Tata Consultancy Services worked with the Australian Energy Market Operator to build a new system that speeds up electricity market settlement Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2022
Virgin Media O2 Business to provide dark fibre for all Proximity edge datacentres
Fixed wholesale connectivity arm of Virgin Media O2 Business announces initiative with network of regional carrier-neutral edge datacentres to bolster customer choice for low-latency services across UK edge colocation portfolio Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
27 Jul 2022
Microsoft anticipates $3.3bn savings by extending server life
Thanks to new software tools and better hardware, Microsoft plans to upgrade servers and network equipment every six years Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
27 Jul 2022
Google results show bigger GCP operating loss
The company remains committed to the Google Cloud Platform, but continues to assess the value of extra datacentre investment Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
27 Jul 2022
Telstra and Microsoft deepen cloud and connectivity ties
Telstra will use Azure as a preferred cloud while Microsoft will look at boosting its capacity on Telstra’s subsea cable network in a wide-ranging deal Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
22 Jul 2022
Forrester: European cloud adoption accelerates
The rise in public cloud usage across the UK and EU will speed up new cloud-specific regulations Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
15 Jul 2022
HPE expands private cloud capabilities in GreenLake
HPE’s GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise is a managed service that provides flexibility in deployment models with automation capabilities for a cloud-like experience Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
14 Jul 2022
Netflix selects Microsoft as tech partner to build out its ad-supported subscription tier
After announcing plans back in April to roll out a lower-cost, ad-supported subscription plan to its service, Netflix has confirmed that it will be tapping up Microsoft for support in building its new offering Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
14 Jul 2022
Gartner: Software sales defy economic outlook
With spending on IT going up, there is no better time to be a head of IT as software drives new revenue-making opportunities Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
13 Jul 2022
Enterprise interest in sovereign cloud on the rise, Capgemini research suggests
Capgemini Research Institute probe into enterprise attitudes towards use of sovereign cloud services suggests interest is on the up Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
13 Jul 2022
Delta Airlines signs multi-year cloud deal with AWS as customer experience revamp gathers pace
Nearly 18 months on from signing a multi-year deal with IBM, focused on embracing a hybrid cloud setup for its operations, Delta Airlines is adding AWS to its roster of cloud partners Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
13 Jul 2022
NHS trust cuts costs and refresh cycle with Wasabi cloud storage
Imperial College NHS Trust expects to saves 30% in storage costs and cut back on five-year refresh headaches in a move that has seen backup and archive data move to the Wasabi cloud Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
11 Jul 2022
Oracle to open first sovereign cloud regions for EU-based users in 2023
Database software giant Oracle has set out plans to provide private enterprises and public sector organisations with access to sovereign cloud regions, with the first set to open in Spain and Germany next year Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
08 Jul 2022
How Bank BPD Bali modernised its datacentre infrastructure
The Indonesian bank has deployed the Nutanix Cloud Platform in a move to modernise its datacentre infrastructure and pave the way towards hybrid and multi-cloud Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
08 Jul 2022
Microsoft to roll out grid-interactive UPS tech to its Dublin datacentre
Software giant plans to support Ireland’s transition to a carbon-free energy society by making its datacentre’s backup power sources available for use to the country’s national grid Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
06 Jul 2022
Vodafone and Google Cloud collaboration gives rise to AI Booster platform
Vodafone and Google Cloud have gone public with details of a jointly created artificial intelligence platform that is already live in more than 18 countries Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
05 Jul 2022
High Court quashes planning permission extension for Apple’s abandoned Irish datacentre build
After securing additional planning permission for the site of its now-abandoned datacentre build last year, Apple has seen the offer withdrawn by the High Court – which may complicate how it sells the land on Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
30 Jun 2022
H&M Group tries Google Cloud on for size as omnichannel push gathers pace
H&M Group has tapped up Google Cloud to add data analytics and machine learning capabilities to its omnichannel strategy Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
29 Jun 2022
Inside Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s cloud journey
With a strong DevOps culture, Australian bank has been moving its most important applications to the cloud in a journey that has already reaped returns Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
28 Jun 2022
HPE Discover: GreenLake grows new features and customer base
Tech giant HPE has used its annual user and partner conference to announce the roll-out of a series of enhancements to its flagship GreenLake as-a-service offering Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
28 Jun 2022
Research highlights private equity’s growing hold on datacentre sector
Latest market tracker data from Synergy Research Group shows how private equity players are increasing their hold on the datacentre market Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
23 Jun 2022
HPE commits to achieving net-zero business goals 10 years ahead of schedule
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is doubling down on its climate change commitments by vowing to cut its greenhouse gas emissions at an accelerated pace Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
22 Jun 2022
Public cloud ecosystem revenue soars in line with enterprise demand for services during Q1
Demand for public cloud and related ecosystem services continues to grow, fuelling revenue growth for the market’s various players Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
21 Jun 2022
Vodafone and Oracle Cloud strike multi-year deal to modernise telco’s European infrastructure
Vodafone is expanding the range of cloud providers it works with, as it embarks on a multi-year revamp of the infrastructure underpinning its European operations Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
21 Jun 2022
Cloudflare outage temporarily takes down hundreds of websites
Downtime incident at web application security and performance firm Cloudflare has wide-reaching consequences for internet service providers Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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Feature
15 Jun 2022
Looking ahead: How to create a multi-year datacentre capacity plan
Datacentres and cloud providers without a crystal ball can make educated guesses on future requirements to right-size resources and infrastructure Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Jun 2022
AWS and startups: Using accelerator programmes to help enterprises address their pain points
The early days of Amazon Web Services saw its public cloud technologies keenly adopted by the startup community. Now the company is continuing its support for this customer sector by rolling out its accelerator programmes Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 Jun 2022
Datavita to open Scotland’s first metro datacentre in Glasgow during Q3 2022
Datacentre operator Datavita is building a server farm in the heart of Glasgow’s financial district Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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News
09 Jun 2022
CIO interview: Yiannis Levantis aims at total quality for Unipart IT
Unipart has a heritage in quality manufacturing and services that CIO Yiannis Levantis is building on, in part by harnessing SAP’s cloud-based business transformation service Rise Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
08 Jun 2022
Pure FlashBlade//S and Evergreen//Flex boost as-a-service push
FlashBlade//S brings two new arrays in which customers can upgrade controllers and capacity, while //Flex allows capacity to be bought and moved across any QLC or TLC Pure array Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
08 Jun 2022
Length, cost and severity of datacentre outages continue to rise, Uptime Institute research confirms
Latest datacentre outages research from resiliency think-tank Uptime Institute confirms that downtime incidents are increasing in cost, length and severity Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
01 Jun 2022
Security leaders call for more observability for cloud native apps
New research highlights the challenges CISOs face securing modern, cloud native applications Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
31 May 2022
OVHCloud facing client compensation class action claim of €10m over March 2021 datacentre fire
The law firm overseeing the class action against OVHCloud claims 140 clients are now seeking compensation for the data lost as a result of the March 2021 fire Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
30 May 2022
Google Cloud secures contract to supply online productivity tools to Central Dutch Government
Search giant's cloud arm has secured a deal to supply its suite of online productivity tools to the Central Dutch Government Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor
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Blog Post
26 May 2022
The challenges of trying to win business through G-Cloud
In this guest post, Ross McCaw, CEO and founder of internal communications-enabling platform OurPeople airs his personal take on the challenges his firm has experienced when trying to lockdown ... Continue Reading
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News
26 May 2022
Broadcom confirms $61bn deal to acquire VMware is going ahead
Chipmaker Broadcom is continuing its buy-and-build strategy to expand into the software market by agreeing to acquire virtualisation giant VMware Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
26 May 2022
Hydrogen’s promise: How fuel cells might power lower-carbon datacentres
Could UK datacentre operators soon adopt emerging hydrogen technologies to reach expanding energy and emissions requirements? Continue Reading
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News
25 May 2022
Google Cloud expands European presence with opening of Madrid region
Public cloud giant Google is continuing to build out its datacentre footprint across Europe with the opening of its latest region in Madrid, Spain Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Blog Post
24 May 2022
The electric vehicle revolution will need better software to keep it running
The climate crisis is already here – and electric mobility is a vital piece of the puzzle; but too rarely discussed is the need for better software to manage electric vehicles, says Aidan McClean, ... Continue Reading
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News
20 May 2022
Microsoft urged to do more to address European cloud antitrust complaints
In the wake of Microsoft setting out its first steps towards addressing the antitrust complaints directed at it by some European cloud providers, one complainant said the firm needs to go further by making more of its off-premise portfolio open source Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
18 May 2022
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability to enter general availability in June 2022
Microsoft has confirmed its sustainability-focused suite of software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools is set to enter general availability from June 2022 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
18 May 2022
Google embarks on UK-focused cloud skills programme pilot with non-profit Generation UK
The Google Cloud team is enlisting the help of non-profit training and education provider Generation UK to help more people from under-represented groups start out on a career in cloud Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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E-Zine
17 May 2022
Digitally transforming UK power networks for renewable energy
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how the UK’s power networks need to be digital transformed to be ready for renewable energy – and the role of open source. Wi-Fi 6 was meant to give a boost to wireless connectivity – we examine why adoption has stalled. And we look at what a quantum datacentre might be like. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
12 May 2022
Rackspace mulls over business unit sell-off following strategic review of company
A statement by the CEO of Rackspace suggests the company could be heading for another period of change, following a strategic review of its business Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
12 May 2022
Ryanair taps up AWS machine learning tech to manage in-flight refreshment stocks
Low-cost airline Ryanair opens up about how its long-standing tech partnership with Amazon Web Services is helping it cut food waste and improve its in-flight customer service Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
11 May 2022
Kao Data debuts datacentre education programme for seven-to-11-year-olds
Harlow-based colocation provider wants to help teach children about the important role datacentres play in our society, in the hope that it might inspire some of them to pursue a career in the field of server farms Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 May 2022
CyberUK 22: NCSC refreshes cloud security guidance
The National Cyber Security Centre is revising its cloud guidance as increasing uptake of potentially vulnerable cloud services puts more organisations at risk of compromise Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor