Category: Cloud Computing

July 18, 2018

Google is about to embark on building a massive subsea cable spanning the length of the Atlantic Ocean – from the French coast to Virginia Beach in the United States. Claimed to be the first private transatlantic subsea cable, named […]

July 16, 2018

Cryptojacking is on the way to replacing ransomware as the biggest threat for consumers and enterprises – and new research reveals the size of the effect crypto is having on cloud infrastructures. Cybersecurity firm Check Point Software, in its ‘Cyber […]

July 13, 2018

Netskope has acquired cloud infrastructure security firm Sift to help enhance its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering. Swift’s Cloud Hunter tech will be integrated into the Netskope portfolio, offering current clients access to the full suite of threat detection, correlation, visualisation and […]

July 13, 2018

Research by Virtustream and Dell Technologies has revealed multi-cloud businesses are on the rise, with 86% of companies using more than one vendor to help with their digital transformation efforts. The companies questioned more than 700 businesses with at least […]

July 11, 2018

5nine, a provider of security and management solutions for the Microsoft Cloud, today announced it is expanding the 5nine solution suite to support the Microsoft Azure public cloud platform, thereby providing full management and security capabilities across the entire Microsoft […]

July 11, 2018

SolarWinds is on the acquisition trail again – this time confirming the acquisition of Trusted Metrics, a real-time threat monitoring and management software provider. The acquisition will enable SolarWinds to release a new security product under the name of SolarWinds […]

July 10, 2018

FixStream, a leading provider of solutions for Artificial Intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) and Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced that its AIOps platform is now available in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace offering added value to Oracle […]

July 9, 2018

It’s no surprise that the cloud is highly utilized in the enterprise for everything from workloads to failover to DevOps. According to a 2018 State of the Cloud Survey, multi-cloud adoption has arrived —81 percent of respondents currently use a […]

July 6, 2018

Alibaba Cloud’s expansion outside of China and Asia Pacific has been well documented – and now the provider is firming up its commitments with the launch of a new EMEA partner program. The partner program will aim to look at […]

July 5, 2018

The EU Banking Authority (EBA) has warned financial institutions moving to the cloud are risking their freedom by being locked into using particular vendor’s service and being forced to onboard subcontractors from “high risk areas”. The EBAs report “on the […]

July 2, 2018

Vendor revenue from sales of infrastructure products — server, storage, and Ethernet switch — for cloud IT grew by 45.5 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), reaching $12.9 billion according to the latest worldwide market study by […]

June 29, 2018

The Google Cloud Platform is a versatile and puissant service that grants developers the power they need to create compelling and robust programs. In many respects, it is an equalizer that makes teams of two seem like one hundred. Even […]

June 28, 2018

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and VMware, today announced an expansion of the companies’ decade-long cloud partnership whereby NTT Com will now offer the Enterprise Cloud (ECL) powered by VMware Cloud Foundation service globally. This new service will deliver advanced […]

June 26, 2018

Cloud architectures are used broadly nowadays; the cloud is a plethora of amazing alternatives in terms of services and solutions. However, with great power comes great responsibility, and the cloud presents itself as a place where failure can and eventually […]

June 25, 2018

2017 was a ‘pivotal’ year in expanding public cloud service adoption according to IDC – with spending growth remaining at a constant level despite the overall market tripling in size. The figures, which come from the analyst firm’s latest Worldwide […]

June 25, 2018

Cloud-based solutions have never been more popular than ever. Proponents and opponents have their reasons to keep debates fuelled, but small to mid-sized businesses shouldn’t ignore the security benefits cloud can offer. HIGHER STANDARDS Implementing cloud-based solutions for your business […]

June 22, 2018

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has total geographic dominance in public cloud – but while Microsoft and Google secure second and third place through most of the globe, Alibaba is a clear second in APAC. This is the key finding from […]

June 21, 2018

Rackspace announced that it has partnered with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to launch the industry’s first Private Cloud-as-a-Service (PCaaS) powered by VMware, with pay per use infrastructure. This solution is an expansion of Rackspace’s industry-leading managed private cloud portfolio, designed […]

June 20, 2018

HPE has launched a new consumption-based hybrid cloud-as-a-service offering, designed to help customers manage costs and reduce complexity within their hybrid IT infrastructure deployments. Offered under the company’s IT-as-a-service umbrella brand GreenLake, HPE GreenLake Hybrid Cloud is a managed service […]

June 20, 2018

A typical data center costs $18.5 million per year to operate, estimates the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Technology Engagement Center. The U.S. government operates more than 12,000 data centers, according to the most recent reports from government agencies to the […]