Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
Find out what is PaaS, what PaaS is used for, what companies are using PaaS, and the vendors offering products that fall under this category of cloud services.
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News
19 Nov 2024
Nationwide Building Society backs HPE GreenLake for hybrid cloud push
Nationwide Building Society's digital transformation efforts are continuing apace, with the company enlisting the help of HPE GreenLake to meet its hybrid cloud goals Continue Reading
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News
18 Nov 2024
AWS widening scope of MFA programme after early success
AWS reports strong take-up of multi-factor authentication among customers since making it compulsory for root users earlier this year, and plans to expand the scope of its IAM programme in spring 2025 Continue Reading
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News
04 May 2021
Vodafone and Google Cloud expand big data platform collaboration with new six-year deal
Vodafone and Google Cloud have signed a six-year deal to build on their efforts to create a big data platform that will help the telco deliver a more personalised service to businesses and consumers across the world Continue Reading
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News
04 May 2021
How Transport for NSW is tapping machine learning
Transport agency in New South Wales taps machine learning to restore public confidence in the state’s transportation network amid the pandemic Continue Reading
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News
03 May 2021
New standard to simplify IoT device onboarding
Fido Alliance’s device onboarding protocol will automate the process of connecting internet-of-things devices to device management platforms while improving security Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2021
Amazon posts profit and revenue growth as Q1 results highlight impact of Covid-19 on its business
Online retail giant and its cloud arm have benefited from Covid-19-induced changes to consumer and enterprise buying patterns Continue Reading
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News
29 Apr 2021
Public sector organisations ‘in the dark’ about where their data is, suggests UKCloud survey
Response to a poll of public sector IT and business leaders suggests few have any idea if their data is stored in the cloud or on-premise, claims UKCloud Continue Reading
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News
29 Apr 2021
Walt Disney Company confirms AWS as preferred cloud partner for Disney+ streaming service
Company lifts the veil on the cloud tech powering the global expansion of its popular Disney+ streaming service Continue Reading
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News
29 Apr 2021
JEDI cloud contract: US court refuses to dismiss Amazon’s ‘political interference’ allegations
The long-running JEDI cloud contract row rumbles on as US Court of Federal Claims refuses to dismiss Amazon’s allegations that the Trump administration interfered with contract’s outcome Continue Reading
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News
28 Apr 2021
Red Hat eyes edge computing workloads
Open-source juggernaut has enriched its enterprise Linux and OpenShift offerings to support edge computing workloads better Continue Reading
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News
27 Apr 2021
Startup targets PC gamers to build decentralised supercomputer
US-based Salad Technologies has been tapping up PC gamers to donate their surplus capacity for cryptocurrency mining for several years now, but it is now turning its attention to diversifying its workloads Continue Reading
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News
27 Apr 2021
Wipro and Google Cloud deepen partnership
Wipro earns application development specialisation from Google Cloud following an earlier move to migrate SAP workloads to Google Cloud Platform Continue Reading
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News
27 Apr 2021
Papa John’s embarks on ‘multi-phase’ move to Google Cloud
Papa John’s International has set out plans to shutter its datacentres and revamp its customer experience to include a move towards real-time tracking data for its deliveries Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2021
How Toffs is seizing Asia’s CDN market
Toffs Technologies is eyeing second- and third-tier cities in Asia as it bolsters its infrastructure and experiments with the use of home networks as content delivery networks Continue Reading
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News
22 Apr 2021
Ireland’s datacentre industry launches pro-pollinator plan to boost bee population
Host In Ireland leads efforts to encourage datacentre operators to help boost biodiversity at their sites by making them more hospitable to bees and other pollinators Continue Reading
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News
21 Apr 2021
How AWS is supporting Asia’s battle with Covid-19
Public sector organisations and startups across the region have been tapping AWS cloud services to speed up and enable a range of pandemic-related initiatives Continue Reading
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News
21 Apr 2021
Anti-food-waste app Karma taps up Google Cloud to power global expansion plans
Swedish startup Karma is on a mission to help consumers and businesses across the globe fight food waste, and it has enlisted the Google Cloud Platform to help it achieve its goal Continue Reading
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News
21 Apr 2021
UK government renews cloud discount pricing MoU with Microsoft
Three-year deal ensures eligible public sector organisations can continue to access discounted pricing on a range of the tech giant's cloud software and infrastructure offerings Continue Reading
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News
20 Apr 2021
Microsoft to open Malaysia cloud region
Microsoft’s new cloud region located in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area is part of a broader move to expand its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading
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News
20 Apr 2021
Inside a Microsoft Azure datacentre: Cloud giant invites users on server farm virtual tour
Software giant wants to give users a ‘tangible view’ of the inner workings of its public cloud through a newly launched virtual tour experience Continue Reading
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E-Zine
20 Apr 2021
Shop and go – will Amazon’s cashless ‘just walk out’ store work?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, Amazon has opened its first ‘just walk out’ grocery store in the UK, but is it the right time to hit the high street? We examine the human and technical issues around email security. And we analyse Microsoft’s $19bn purchase of voice recognition supplier Nuance. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
19 Apr 2021
Uptime Institute: Networking issues to overtake power problems as main cause of datacentre outages
The Uptime Institute's third annual datacentre outage analysis report suggests downturn in number of downtime incidents over the past 12 months due to the pandemic, with networking issues fast-emerging as main source of technical difficulties Continue Reading
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News
19 Apr 2021
Closing the cloud skills gap could bring more women back to the global labour force, claims AWS
Could the provision of cloud skills programmes help reverse the decline in the number of women in the global labour force? Continue Reading
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News
19 Apr 2021
Online storage startup GoodCloud seeks to shake up file sync and share market for charities
Third-sector-focused online storage startup GoodCloud has set its sights on disrupting the file sync and share market by making the technology far more accessible for charities and their volunteers Continue Reading
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News
19 Apr 2021
Informatica streamlines APAC operations amid growing cloud business
Informatica has consolidated its operations in four key Asia-Pacific markets in a move that will enable it to better meet the demand for cloud-based data management software Continue Reading
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News
16 Apr 2021
Teradata eyes cloud opportunity in APAC
The data warehouse software supplier has been positioning itself to capture the region’s cloud opportunities through not only R&D, but also efforts to support enterprises in their cloud journey Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2021
Google launches multimillion-dollar cloud tech push to boost Covid-19 vaccine distribution
Tech giant Google is ploughing millions of dollars into initiatives to bolster the availability of Covid-19 vaccines and make it easier for people to access information about immunisation programmes Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2021
VMware CTO: The days of enterprises going ‘all-in’ on one public cloud provider ‘are dead’
VMware-hosted panel debate about enterprise public cloud adoption trends charts the apparent demise of CIOs plotting large-scale, multi-year moves to a single supplier’s public cloud environment Continue Reading
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News
12 Apr 2021
AWS debuts next phase of $20m push to provide cloud tools to Covid-19 research teams
With the pandemic now into its second year, public cloud giant AWS has unveiled the next phase of its bid to provide research organisations with access to the cloud resources they need to fight back against coronavirus Continue Reading
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News
12 Apr 2021
Tencent Cloud opens Indonesia datacentre
Tencent’s Indonesian datacentre is expected to reduce network latency for local enterprises while providing backbone access for Indonesian and global internet service providers Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Apr 2021
Five ways to boost systems utilisation in the datacentre
Datacentre operators are always looking for ways to cut costs and improve the efficiency of their facilities. Here we ask the experts for their top five tips for reducing the operating costs of running a server farm Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2021
HMRC signs reworked, three-year public cloud deal with AWS worth £94m
HMRC has ripped up and replaced its deal with AWS several months after signing it to tap into cost-savings on Amazon cloud services via the One Government Value Agreement Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2021
IBM Cloud for Financial Services goes on general release
IBM Cloud’s push to provide sector-specific public cloud services to financial services firms enters a new phase Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2021
Inside Microsoft’s industry cloud strategy
Microsoft dives deeper into its industry cloud strategy and what it means for enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2021
VMware to ease hybrid cloud deployments
VMware is combining VMware Cloud Foundation and its Tanzu portfolio into a single software stack to simplify hybrid and multicloud deployment and management Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: Recognising APAC’s top industry leaders
The region’s top industry innovators were recognised for their digital transformation efforts to tap new business opportunities, improve efficiencies and solve pressing issues Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: How DBS is transforming credit processes
DBS Bank’s credit architecture programme has digitised and reimagined credit processes through a unified platform that has improved the productivity and efficiency of its credit teams Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: Flybuys cranks up cloud for service efficiency
Australia’s biggest loyalty platform takes 12-month journey towards the cloud, slashing time to deliver customised offers to less than 45 minutes, among other outcomes Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2021
CW Innovation Awards: Bharat Petroleum refines operations with a digital nerve centre
Bharat Petroleum has developed a digital nerve centre powered by the internet of things and artificial intelligence technologies to monitor the journey of its products Continue Reading
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News
26 Mar 2021
From private to public: Amadeus on working with Microsoft to change up its cloud strategy
Amadeus and Microsoft have joined forces to help accelerate the travel technology firm’s move to the public cloud – but why now? Continue Reading
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News
24 Mar 2021
Tableau chief Adam Selipsky to succeed Andy Jassy as CEO of AWS
AWS CEO confirms in an email to staff that Selipsky will be returning to the Amazon fold to lead the cloud company Continue Reading
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News
23 Mar 2021
Scottish government embarks on green datacentre investment push
The Scottish government is on a mission to position Scotland as a green datacentre hub as part of a push to boost the country's economy and achieve its net-zero emissions goal by 2045 Continue Reading
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News
22 Mar 2021
Singtel and Optus partner AWS on telco edge
Singtel and Optus are supporting AWS Outposts in their telco edge platforms that will enable enterprises to use AWS services for on-premise 5G applications Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2021
AWS rolls out clean energy initiative in Singapore
62MW solar project expected to generate 80,000MWh of clean energy a year, enough to power more than 10,000 homes Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2021
PagerDuty expands European datacentre presence with help from AWS
Company is expanding its datacentre presence within Europe through its longstanding technology partnership with Amazon Web Services Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2021
Google Cloud shares carbon-free datacentre energy usage stats with users
Public cloud giant publishes details of its Carbon Free Energy Percentage metric that it hopes companies will use to inform their decisions about where best to run their workloads for sustainability reasons Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2021
Microsoft cloud users hit by global outage linked to Azure Active Directory issue
Microsoft claims to have resolved a global outage that left users of various services within its cloud portfolio unable to access their business apps and platforms overnight Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2021
ST Engineering teams up with Google Cloud
Singapore’s ST Engineering and Google Cloud will explore offering secure cloud services for organisations in regulated industries Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2021
Tableau Software opens UK cloud region in London
Data visualisation software provider launches London region for Tableau Online users to access locally hosted version of its cloud platform Continue Reading
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11 Mar 2021
OVHcloud datacentre fire: Efforts underway to bring affected cloud customers back online
OVHcloud confirms it is has reserved capacity at other datacentres, and is preparing to ramp up in-house production of its servers to bring its customers back online as soon as possible Continue Reading
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News
11 Mar 2021
APAC cloud spending up by over 38% in 2020
Public cloud infrastructure services made up the lion’s share of cloud spending last year as APAC organisations strive to modernise their IT infrastructure amid the pandemic, study finds Continue Reading
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10 Mar 2021
OVHcloud confirms no casualties following fire at Strasbourg datacentre campus
Local media reports suggest websites across Europe have gone offline in the wake of the blaze at OVHcloud’s datacentre campus in Strasbourg, France Continue Reading
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Podcast
09 Mar 2021
Hybrid working, diversity progress – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss hybrid working, progress in diversity and data in healthcare Continue Reading
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News
08 Mar 2021
Google Cloud makes inroads in Southeast Asia
Number three public cloud supplier has made inroads into Southeast Asian enterprises such as Indonesia’s Salim Group and is assessing opportunities for new cloud regions Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Mar 2021
Hyper-converged infrastructure: Why software-defined everything might not work for all datacentres
Choosing the right converged infrastructure in the first instance can pivot on a trade-off between security and agility requirements Continue Reading
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News
03 Mar 2021
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella backs decentralised clouds to power hybrid working
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sets out his vision for how the world of work, and the IT underpinning it, will need to change to become more flexible and decentralised once the Covid-19 pandemic is over Continue Reading
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News
03 Mar 2021
HPE results show demand for remote data and consumption model
As businesses prepare for the return to the office, HPE expects many of its customers will continue to need remote working and advanced analytics Continue Reading
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News
03 Mar 2021
IBM eyes hybrid cloud opportunity in ASEAN
The hybrid cloud message is resonating among Southeast Asian enterprises that are looking to modernise their applications and systems, says IBM’s general manager for the region Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2021
PGA Tour teams up with AWS to improve fan engagement during tournaments
PGA Tour selects Amazon Web Services as its official cloud service partner as it sets about revamping tournament viewing experience for golf fans Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2021
CBRE predicts 2021 will be record-breaking year for European colocation demand
Latest quarterly market tracker report from CBRE paints a positive picture of how the growth of the European colocation market is set to proceed in the years to come Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2021
How SAP is riding the rising tide of cloud
SAP’s newly minted president for Asia-Pacific and Japan talks up the company’s cloud traction and what is being done to ease the transition to S/4 Hana Continue Reading
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News
26 Feb 2021
Amsterdam to open environmental talks with datacentres
City authorities and datacentre operators will open dialogue about sustainable datacentre industry expansion in the Dutch capital Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2021
Microsoft builds industry-specific clouds for financial services and manufacturing firms
Software giant follows up launch of industry-specific cloud offerings for retail and healthcare organisations with a commitment to do the same for non-profits, manufacturing and financial services firms Continue Reading
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News
23 Feb 2021
BBVA teams up with Google Cloud for IT security strategy revamp
Spanish bank banking giant BBVA is forging even closer ties with long-standing technology partner Google Cloud to bolster the security posture of its IT infrastructure Continue Reading
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News
23 Feb 2021
How GeoSpock is supercharging geospatial analytics
Company’s GeoSpock DB is aimed at optimising queries of large volumes of geospatial data with scale and speed Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2021
Google Cloud partners Tata Communications in India
Tata Communications will offer managed services for Google Cloud that will include cloud architecture planning and workload migration Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2021
Defra to lead creation of cloud-focused IT sustainability standard for use across government
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs continues its work to help government departments clean up their IT supply chains by creating a ‘cloud sustainability’ workstream Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2021
Wellcome Sanger Institute embarks on cost-saving energy efficiency drive at Cambridge datacentre
The Wellcome Sanger Institute has enlisted the help of long-standing tech partner EfficiencyIT to oversee a revamp of its datacentres’ energy monitoring and management systems Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2021
Cancer Council NSW fixes data silos in integration move
The Cancer Council in New South Wales has integrated its core systems to eliminate data silos and improve productivity Continue Reading
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News
10 Feb 2021
Oracle fleshes out hybrid cloud and edge computing strategy with Roving Edge Infrastructure devices
Database software giant Oracle continues to build out its hybrid cloud product and services strategy, with a focus on helping enterprises build out edge compute environments for low-connectivity-requiring workloads Continue Reading
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News
10 Feb 2021
£2bn Zero Carbon Delivery Framework goes live to help public sector datacentres go green
A four-year, £2bn procurement framework geared towards helping public sector organisations decarbonise their operations has gone-live Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2021
Oracle claims major win in Australian public sector
Australian Data Centres will deploy Oracle’s Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer to host cloud services for the federal government Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2021
Big data platform to speed up DNA analysis
Belgium’s Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre has developed a big data platform that can analyse DNA data up to 16 times faster than current techniques Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2021
Singapore tops cloud adoption in ASEAN
Nearly nine in 10 organisations in Singapore are using cloud services, but cost and security concerns remain Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2021
IBM and Microsoft close the gap to mainstream quantum computing
Recent developments from IBM and Microsoft suggest that cloud-based enterprise computing may become mainstream in just a few years Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2021
AWS and Telstra team up on 5G
Australia’s Telstra will explore a range of AWS’s edge computing offerings that can be integrated into its 5G network to speed up the performance of 5G applications Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2021
Google grows cloud sales as parent’s profits top $40bn
Alphabet announces massive overall profits and increased Google cloud sales Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2021
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to step down as e-commerce giant celebrates first-ever $100bn revenue quarter
Bezos confirms he is stepping down as Amazon CEO and will take on the role of executive chairman, as company posts record-breaking fourth-quarter results Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2021
Tata Communications grows IoT footprint
India’s Tata Communications has been shoring up its IoT capabilities through a handful of acquisitions and partnerships with telcos Continue Reading
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News
02 Feb 2021
Ford makes Google preferred cloud partner for next-generation connected car push
The Ford Motor Company has gone public with details of the next phase of its ongoing connected car push, which involves a newly struck six-year tech collaboration with Google Continue Reading
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News
02 Feb 2021
Microsoft and Singtel team up on 5G via Azure Stack
Microsoft Azure customers in Singapore will soon be able to use Singtel’s 5G infrastructure to power 5G applications through the telco’s edge computing platform Continue Reading
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News
02 Feb 2021
Financial services giants form EU-focused coalition to boost sector’s public cloud adoption pace
A dozen or so European financial institutions have joined forces to stimulate the pace of public cloud adoption in the sector Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2021
Indian firms see growing value of data
Half of Indian IT leaders see a permanent increase in value of data as their organisations come under threat from mounting cyber attacks amid the pandemic Continue Reading
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News
29 Jan 2021
IBM, Apple and Accenture join MIT cross-industry climate change-tackling consortium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s cross-industry push to tackle climate change has attracted some big names from the world of tech, including Apple, IBM, Accenture and Verizon Continue Reading
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News
28 Jan 2021
TCS rings in the new year on a roll
India’s Tata Consultancy Services recorded one of its strongest third-quarter earnings and grew its brand value amid a global pandemic Continue Reading
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News
27 Jan 2021
Mimecast breach was work of SolarWinds attackers
Mimecast’s investigation into a January 2021 breach of its systems turns up evidence that the culprit was the same group that targeted SolarWinds in December Continue Reading
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News
27 Jan 2021
Hyperscale datacentre market growth soared in 2020 on back of Amazon and Google buildouts
Latest market tracker data from Synergy Research Group highlights how demand for hyperscale datacentre capacity held firm during 2020 Continue Reading
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News
27 Jan 2021
Latest Microsoft results show strength in Teams and Azure
Microsoft reports 50% growth in Azure and integration between Teams and ServiceNow, Workday and Salesforce Continue Reading
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News
26 Jan 2021
Uptime Institute report highlights recruitment issues blighting global datacentre industry
First-of-its-kind research into recruitment challenges facing the datacentre industry calls for action to avert a skills crisis developing in the future Continue Reading
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News
26 Jan 2021
IBM and Telefónica double down on tech partnership in enterprise hybrid cloud push
IBM and Telefónica are continuing to pool their resources to help accelerate the pace of hybrid cloud adoption in the enterprise Continue Reading
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News
25 Jan 2021
Inside Grab’s DevOps practices
A senior software engineer at Grab offers a peek into the DevOps practices at one of Southeast Asia’s technology unicorns Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2021
Serverless: Weighing up the pros and cons for enterprises
The concept of serverless computing has been gaining traction within enterprises for several years now, but what is it and how do CIOs know if it is the right fit for their applications? Continue Reading
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News
21 Jan 2021
Microsoft teams up with UK startup to minimise impact of climate change by aviation industry
Cambridge-based startup Satavia is tapping into the Microsoft Azure public cloud platform to help aviation industry minimise the impact its activities have on the environment Continue Reading
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News
21 Jan 2021
Cloud and datacentre giants unite to create climate neutral EU datacentre industry by 2030
Major players from the world of public cloud and colocation have joined forces with trade associations from across the continent to create a climate neutral datacentre industry by 2030 Continue Reading
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News
21 Jan 2021
Music publisher BMG taps into Google Cloud to manage and analyse streaming data processes
Berlin-based record label and music publisher BMG is drawing on Google Cloud to revamp its infrastructure to accommodate the music industry's continued shift towards streaming Continue Reading
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News
20 Jan 2021
How Globe Telecom is doubling down on cloud
The largest mobile operator in the Philippines has moved its legacy systems to the cloud and there is more to come as it looks towards deploying cloud radio access networks and cloud-native applications Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2021
European IT providers struggle to capitalise on continent-wide growth in cloud demand
Latest tech market tracking data shows demand for cloud services is rising across the continent, but local IT providers are continuing to lose share to US giants such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google Continue Reading
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News
14 Jan 2021
AWS urges US court to throw out Parler breach of contract lawsuit
Amazon Web Services has responded to news of Parler’s attempt to sue it for breach of contract by filing a lawsuit detailing allegations of the various threats it claims forced it to pull the plug on the stricken social media site Continue Reading
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News
14 Jan 2021
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger to step down and take over as Intel chief
Pat Gelsinger is calling time on his tenure as CEO at VMware to return to take over the leadership reins at ex-employer Intel Continue Reading
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News
13 Jan 2021
Cut off from the cloud: How free speech-touting Parler became a tech industry pariah
Now Amazon, Google and Apple have all cut ties with controversial, free speech-championing social networking site Parler, claims made by its CEO that it will bounce back are starting to ring hollow Continue Reading
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News
12 Jan 2021
Parler sues AWS for anti-trust and breach of contract after Amazon public cloud ban takes it offline
Stricken free speech-championing social media app suggests Amazon’s actions were motivated by a desire to ‘reduce competition’ in the microblogging social media market Continue Reading
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News
11 Jan 2021
AWS, Apple and Google bans prompt pro-Trump Parler app to fall offline
Free speech-championing social media site Parler has gone dark for violating Amazon, Apple and Google's terms of service, in light of reports of the platform's involvement in co-ordinating the attack on Capitol Hill Continue Reading