Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Find out what is SaaS, what SaaS applications are used for, what companies use SaaS, and the types of applications that fall under this category of cloud services.
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E-Zine
11 Feb 2025
A two-horse race? Competition concerns cloud AWS and Microsoft
In this week’s Computer Weekly, Microsoft and AWS don’t like it, but the UK competition watchdog says their hold on the cloud market is cause for concern. We talk to AutoTrader’s CEO about how to become a digital business. And we go behind the scenes at Zoom to see how AI will revolutionise the former lockdown success story. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
10 Feb 2025
UK government under fire over public sector guidance on using overseas clouds
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s recently published guidance on supporting public sector bodies with adopting a multi-region cloud strategy is facing criticism Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 Nov 2015
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 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
05 Nov 2015
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 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
02 Nov 2015
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 Continue Reading
By- Alex Cruickshank
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News
02 Nov 2015
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 Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
28 Oct 2015
British American Tobacco saves £1.4m after automating candidate selection
British American Tobacco uses custom profiling software to cut the number of applications managers have to screen by half, as part of a major re-organisation of its recruitment processes Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
20 Oct 2015
Google offers free cloud apps to encourage Office 365 users to ditch Microsoft
Google ups ante in ongoing war to dethrone Microsoft as the enterprise's preferred provider of cloud-based productivity tools Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
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
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
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
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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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
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
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
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
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
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
28 Sep 2015
Apple's Irish datacentre build hit by possible planning permission appeal delay
A "valid appeal" has reportedly been raised in response to Galway County Council's decision to grant conditional planning permission for Apple's Irish datacentre build Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
22 Sep 2015
Worldwide Skype outage finally fixed
Microsoft-owned messaging service's technical difficulties have now been resolved, after users flooded social networking sites with downtime reports Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
15 Sep 2015
Case study: Philips takes agile approach to building bridges between business and IT
Dutch technology giant talks up the success of its attempts to embrace agile IT delivery methods, and how it's shaping future customer engagements Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
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
By- Tao Ai Lei
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News
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
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
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
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
17 Aug 2015
Netflix shuts down final datacentre to go all-in on public cloud
Netflix is gearing up for the closure of its final datacentre, as it makes good on its earlier pledge to move more of its IT infrastructure to the public cloud Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
03 Aug 2015
Digital transformation needs business leaders to develop new skills
A panel of experts discuss the capabilities business leaders and corporate IT need to develop for digital Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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E-Zine
28 Jul 2015
Taking a classic brand into the digital age
In this week's Computer Weekly, we find out how Hornby, the iconic model railway company that also owns Scalextric and Airfix, is moving these classic brands into the digital age. With the release of Windows 10, we ask if businesses should upgrade. And our buyer's guide looks at managing software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Jul 2015
SaaS criteria to track for business outcomes
Organisations should evolve their SaaS selection criteria to focus on newer metrics that are better indicators of supplier performance Continue Reading
By- Liz Herbert