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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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
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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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
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
22 Nov 2019
England manager Gareth Southgate tells how data analytics and cloud have helped the FA modernise
England football manager tells Google Cloud Next UK conference how the FA is using big data and cloud collaboration tools to change the organisation's culture and improve players’ performances on the pitch Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Opinion
22 Nov 2019
Digital advancement means we're measuring the economy wrong
When accountants work out how much UK business is investing in the future, it's stuck in a world of depreciated assets – ignoring the huge changes brought about by cloud and software as a service Continue Reading
By- Tim Worstall, Adam Smith Institute
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Feature
21 Nov 2019
Beyond the database: Digging deeper into Oracle’s cloud strategy and its bid to conquer AWS
Oracle has plenty of ground to catch up on in the cloud infrastructure space if it is serious about going toe-to-toe with Amazon, so how does it plan to close the gap? Continue Reading
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Opinion
21 Nov 2019
Security Think Tank: Stopping data leaks in the cloud
Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security professionals best work with their teams and cloud providers to resolve the problem? Continue Reading
By- Cath Goulding, Nominet
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Feature
21 Nov 2019
SME disaster recovery made easy with cloud, hybrid and HCI
Disaster recovery is a lot easier for small businesses than it used to be, with use of the cloud, hybrid cloud, physical and virtual appliances, and hyper-converged infrastructure all among the choices on offer Continue Reading
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News
21 Nov 2019
Fashion retailer AllSaints on using Google Cloud to handle online shopping traffic peaks
AllSaints shifts website workloads into Google Cloud to protect against website downtime, as well as embarking on microservices-led push to modernise its infrastructure Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
20 Nov 2019
John Lewis Partnership taps Google Cloud for AI expertise to bolster customer experience
The John Lewis Partnership is building on its earlier forays into the Google Cloud by tapping into its artificial intelligence and machine learning expertise to deliver on its omnichannel business ambitions Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Blog Post
19 Nov 2019
Taking the cloud to the edge of space
In this guest post, Chris Roberts, head of datacentre and cloud at Goonhilly Earth Station, wonders if enterprises are ready to tap into the business opportunities the explosion in data generated ... Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
19 Nov 2019
Businesses still struggling to reap benefits of cloud, study shows
Research by global IT firm Unisys shines a light on reasons why some firms are still struggling to reap the benefits of using cloud Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
18 Nov 2019
Microsoft increases data protection for enterprises following Dutch MoJ audit
Last year’s audit by the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security got the attention of the European Data Protection Supervisor. Now Microsoft has reacted Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
15 Nov 2019
How Slack is going beyond messaging in enterprise play
Deeper integrations with business applications and data residency support are part of Slack’s broader strategy to penetrate deeper into the enterprise Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
14 Nov 2019
Docker restructure sees enterprise platform business sold to open source cloud firm Mirantis
Docker, the company credited with popularising the notion of container technologies, sells off its enterprise arm as part of a wider business restructure Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
13 Nov 2019
Taking responsibility for security in the cloud
From accidental leaks to full-on data breaches, maintaining security across cloud services is becoming a headache for enterprises. What questions should organisations be asking of their cloud service provider and, ultimately, whose responsibility is cloud security anyway? Continue Reading
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Opinion
08 Nov 2019
Security Think Tank: Base cloud security posture on your data footprint
Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security professionals best work with their teams and cloud providers to resolve the problem? Continue Reading
By- Rob Clyde, Isaca
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Opinion
07 Nov 2019
Security Think Tank: Cloud security is a shared responsibility
Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security professionals best work with their teams and cloud providers to resolve the problem? Continue Reading
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Opinion
06 Nov 2019
Security Think Tank: Adapt security posture to your cloud model
Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security professionals best work with their teams and cloud providers to resolve the problem? Continue Reading
By- Maxine Holt, Omdia
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Opinion
05 Nov 2019
Security Think Tank: The cloud needs security by design
Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security professionals best work with their teams and cloud providers to resolve the problem? Continue Reading
By- Simon Persin, Turnkey Consulting
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Podcast
05 Nov 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – episode 35
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team pick over the finale of Channel 4 reality show The Circle, talk General Election tech and find out why enterprises are not prepared to pay a premium for business applications infused with AI Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
05 Nov 2019
Best of VMworld 2019 Europe User Awards: The winners
Find out who won what, including the best of show prize, at the 2019 VMworld Europe User Awards in Barcelona Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Opinion
04 Nov 2019
Security Think Tank: Secure the cloud when negotiating contracts
Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security professionals best work with their teams and cloud providers to resolve the problem? Continue Reading
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Opinion
01 Nov 2019
Security Think Tank: In the cloud, the buck stops with you
Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security professionals best work with their teams and cloud providers to resolve the problem? Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2019
Government review of cloud-first policy concludes guidance should remain unchanged
A review into the continued relevance of the UK government’s six-year-old cloud-first policy has concluded its ‘brand recognition’ is too strong for it to be scrapped, according to GDS Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
31 Oct 2019
JEDI mind tricks: Did White House interference affect the outcome of $10bn US gov cloud contract?
Microsoft's triumph over Amazon Web Services (AWS) in securing a $10bn cloud contract with the US Department of Defense has led to questions being asked about whether White House pressure changed the course of the procurement Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
31 Oct 2019
Digital Realty and Interxion gun for market leader Equinix through colocation mega-merger
The colocation market is continuing to consolidate, with Digital Realty confirming plans to acquire and merge with Europe's second biggest colocation provider, Interxion Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
30 Oct 2019
Overcoming the container security conundrum: What enterprises need to know
Container technologies continue to shake up enterprise IT, but security concerns abound Continue Reading
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News
30 Oct 2019
L'Oréal builds Talend-based data lake in Microsoft Azure to accelerate product R&D
Cosmetics giant L'Oréal reveals details of how it is combining Microsoft cloud technologies with Talend's data integration tools to speed up product development within its organisation Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
28 Oct 2019
AWS 'surprised' over losing out on $10bn US JEDI cloud deal to Microsoft
Microsoft has emerged as the victor in the long-running battle with AWS over who would secure a decade-long cloud contract with the US Department of Defense worth $10bn Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
25 Oct 2019
Cloud leaders invest in datacentres as public clouds expand
Microsoft and Amazon have posted strong results for Q3 2019. Both are investing heavily in cloud infrastructure to support cloud services Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
24 Oct 2019
British Gas powers customer experience with third-party Salesforce app
Its parent company, Centrica, uses Salesforce to support Hive – now British Gas is using a third-party Salesforce app to improve customer experience Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
22 Oct 2019
Assessing the aftermath of Apple’s abortive effort to build its Irish datacentre
The site Apple had earmarked as a prime location for one of its first non-US datacentres is up for sale, but what will become of the site and the community that supported the tech giant through its four-year battle to get the server farm built? Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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22 Oct 2019
Google vs Microsoft: Digging into the public cloud email market duopoly
The public cloud email sector is a veritable two-horse race, with Microsoft and Google being the ones to beat, but it is unlikely ever to become a “winner takes all” market, says Gartner. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Oct 2019
Do non-compete clauses risk stifling cloud innovation?
Non-compete clauses in tech employment contracts are commonplace – and understandably so – but could they be limiting innovation in the public cloud? Continue Reading
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News
16 Oct 2019
Government IT hosting providers fail to provide emissions data
Cloud computing is driving the government’s IT and sustainable tech strategy, but cloud and hosting providers are unable to divulge emissions data Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
15 Oct 2019
OVH rebrand signals renewed push to become Europe’s alternative cloud provider of choice
French public cloud provider OVH has undergone a rebrand and doubled down on its pledge to offer European enterprises an alternative place to store their data Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
14 Oct 2019
Best of VMworld 2019 Europe Awards nominations now open until 25 October
Read the criteria for the Best of VMworld 2019 Europe User Awards and find out how to submit your nomination for this year’s awards Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
14 Oct 2019
PDPC issues cross-border data transfer guidelines for cloud services
Singapore’s data protection watchdog issues advisory guidelines to help businesses and cloud suppliers stay on the right side of the law under the country’s data protection regime Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
08 Oct 2019
All change: How big data could shake up cloud strategies and fuel demand for edge environments
As enterprise data volumes continue to grow and grow, for cost and performance reasons, enterprises might find an all-in approach to public cloud may not be the way forward, according to several NetEvents panellists Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
07 Oct 2019
Interview: BHF on using cloud and big data to improve heart patient outcomes
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has set itself the lofty goal of eradicating the fear of developing heart and circulatory disease by 2030, with the help of cloud, big data and personalisation technologies Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
01 Oct 2019
IR35 reforms will prompt Barclays to re-engage contractors on PAYE terms, 'leaked email' suggests
Barclays is understood to have notified line managers via email on 30 September 2019 of its plans to phase out use of limited company contractors, ahead of the IR35 private sector reforms coming into force in April 2020 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
01 Oct 2019
Locking down the datacentre: A security checklist for IT administrators
As datacentres become increasingy decentralised and the security threats they face increase in number and complexity, IT admins are at risk of becoming overwhelmed as they strive to keep on top of their server farm estates Continue Reading
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News
30 Sep 2019
German police seize darkweb servers from datacentre housed in ex-NATO bunker
Following a lengthy investigation, law enforcers in Germany have raided a datacentre in an ex-NATO bunker that is alleged to have been hosting illicit websites on the dark web Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
25 Sep 2019
UK government reaffirms commitment to using Oracle tech with cloud MoU
Government procurement chiefs in the Crown Commercial Service sign new agreement with database giant aimed at making it easier and cheaper for public sector organisations to use its cloud Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
25 Sep 2019
European enterprises 'waste' £24,000 a day on unused cloud services, says Insight research
The latest Insight Intelligent Technology Index report highlights the economic impacts of wasted cloud resources within European enterprises Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
25 Sep 2019
Atom Bank CTO on ditching its datacentres and moving to the Google Cloud Platform
Atom Bank CTO Rana Bhattacharya describes what is behind the mobile-only challenger bank’s large-scale, cloud-focused reboot of its infrastructure setup Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
24 Sep 2019
Amsterdam new-build datacentre ban is not an ‘attack’ on operators, says government
Dutch Data Center Association says a government official has offered written assurances that the temporary ban on new server farms in two areas of Amsterdam is just designed to spur adoption of sustainable growth habits Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
23 Sep 2019
Walt Disney Studios signs five-year cloud-focused deal with Microsoft Azure
Microsoft added to the host of “innovation partners” that Walt Disney Studios relies upon to ensure its creative teams have access to the latest and greatest technologies Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
20 Sep 2019
Drive for Nordic datacentre transformation
Nordic enterprises looking to spread abroad are outsourcing datacentre IT in cutting-edge ways to gain international advantage Continue Reading
By- Alex Cruickshank
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News
20 Sep 2019
Google pairs ‘record-breaking’ green energy deal with European datacentre expansion commitment
Google CEO Sundar Pichai publicly commits to expanding the company’s datacentre footprint in Europe and gives details of its largest-ever renewable energy purchase Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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E-Zine
19 Sep 2019
CW APAC: Buyer’s guide to human capital management
In this buyer’s guide, focused on human capital management (HCM) in the Asia-Pacific region, we look at the advantages of HCM software in recruitment, the importance of listening to staff and the considerations that should be made when using work algorithms. Continue Reading
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News
19 Sep 2019
Public cloud market set to double in four years
IT departments are accepting that the cloud offers a better way to provision enterprise IT, but CIOs need to beware of lock-ins Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
18 Sep 2019
Singapore Airlines extends use of VMware Workspace One
Singapore’s national carrier is extending the use of Workspace One to more users in a move to enable its workforce to stay productive while on the go Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
17 Sep 2019
Travelex launches fintech platform for B2B customers
Travelex has launched a digital platform that enables businesses to use its services via application programming interfaces Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Podcast
17 Sep 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 30
The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast team returns from its brief summer hiatus to discuss HPE’s hardware refresh processes, the financial services industry’s changing relationship with cloud and a charity that is helping people with chronic illnesses find work in tech Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
16 Sep 2019
DigiPlex to build two green datacentres near Oslo by the end of 2020
Nordic datacentre operator Digiplex has set itself an ambitious target of bringing two new datacentres online near Oslo by the end of 2020 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
12 Sep 2019
How Zendesk plans to crack the enterprise market
Zendesk has been courting enterprises by billing itself as a customer experience software company and is leaning on its design smarts to stand out among bigger rivals Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
12 Sep 2019
Digital Realty expands Docklands datacentre campus by opening Cloud House colocation facility
Colocation giant expands datacentre campus in London’s Docklands and publishes research hinting at the economic benefits it could help to generate Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
12 Sep 2019
Bloomberg will move historic trading data to cloud in support of clients’ machine-learning ambitions
Bloomberg’s CIO for enterprise, Tony McManus, says its clients’ changing attitude to using cloud is changing the way the firm makes its real-time trading data available to the financial services community Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
11 Sep 2019
Fintech Fluidly combines Google’s cloud and AI tech to ease SME cashflow management woes
London-based fintech Fluidly explains how its recent all-in move to the Google Cloud is supporting its continued growth, and delivers new features to customers faster Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
09 Sep 2019
Mutlicloud use rife in financial services sector, suggests YellowDog research
Poll of 200 IT decision makers in the financial services sector highlights how this highly regulated industry continues to warm towards using cloud Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
09 Sep 2019
Green energy developer earmarks Scotland for 'world's first' ocean-powered datacentre
Plans are underway for a hyperscale-focused datacentre to be built in the north of Scotland, which its developers claim would be the first in the world to be powered by tidal energy Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
05 Sep 2019
Cutting the cord: Negotiating cloud contracts with problematic customers
How accountable should cloud firms be for the actions of the customers that use their platforms, and how much thought should they give to aligning themselves with problematic brands before hosting them? Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2019
EasyJet deploys Google’s natural language processing tech to bring voice search to airline app
Airline claims to be the first in the world to offer customers access to voice search capabilities within its mobile app Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
04 Sep 2019
NHS Shared Business Services sets ‘simplified’ public sector cloud procurement framework live
Twenty-four suppliers selected to populate cloud procurement framework, which is geared towards simplifying the purchasing of off-premise services for public sector organisations Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
28 Aug 2019
European colocation market set for another record-breaking year, but London market growth slows
CBRE's quarterly colocation tracker shows the Frankfurt market is leading the way in take-up rates, as London’s 2019 growth rates suffer a hangover Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
28 Aug 2019
IBM and Vodafone offer National Express a smooth ride to hybrid cloud
Coach operator National Express signs eight-year IT modernisation deal with IBM and Vodafone to provide it with a cloud platform to underpin future digital transformation plans Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
27 Aug 2019
Ireland’s power network needs €9bn investment by 2027 to sustain datacentre sector, claims report
Report by the Irish Academy of Engineering highlights how the expansion of Ireland’s datacentre industry has contributed to it becoming the country's biggest source of growth in terms of energy demand Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
27 Aug 2019
Oracle to launch fresh court appeal against US Department of Defense’s $10bn JEDI cloud contract
Database giant has confirmed it will appeal the US Federal Court’s dismissal of its previous legal challenge over JEDI cloud contract Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
23 Aug 2019
Finding a fix for the IT industry's recruitment woes: A datacentre perspective
The datacentre industry is in the midst of a well-documented skills crisis, caused by a mix of sector-specific challenges and some more generalised ones Continue Reading
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23 Aug 2019
GoCo Group backs Microsoft Azure to deliver ‘savings-as-a-service’ customer acquisition strategy
GoCo Group technology director Kieron Nolan explains the firm’s plans to migrate most of its price comparison platforms to the Microsoft Azure cloud in 2020 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
20 Aug 2019
YPO debuts £400m datacentre and cloud framework for local councils and schools
Procurement management organisation YPO has set live a public sector framework designed to support local authorities and educational institutions embrace hybrid cloud Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
20 Aug 2019
Buyers think SD-WAN is too expensive and complicated
Building and maintaining an SD-WAN is perceived as a complicated endeavour, and the industry’s messages are not getting through, says a new report Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
15 Aug 2019
Google staff petition cloud giant against working with US border force agencies
More than 600 Google staff have signed a petition, urging the cloud giant not to participate in a bidding war with its rivals to secure US border agency datacentre consolidation-related contract Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
15 Aug 2019
Google vs Microsoft: Digging into the public cloud email market duopoly
The public cloud email sector is a veritable two-horse race, with Microsoft and Google being the ones to beat, but it is unlikely ever to become a “winner takes all” market, says Gartner Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
13 Aug 2019
Financial services and cloud: Delivering digital transformation in a highly regulated industry
The financial services community has gone from being one of the least likely sectors to adopt cloud to becoming one of its keenest users, as regulator attitudes to using the technology have become more accommodating Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
08 Aug 2019
British Airways resolves IT systems issues that forced it to ground and delay hundreds of flights
British Airways has confirmed the IT system-related technical difficulties that resulted in it having to cancel hundreds of flights have been resolved Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
07 Aug 2019
Rackspace Service Blocks has its roots in APAC
Rackspace’s new managed services model that lets enterprises choose services based on where they are in their cloud adoption journey was conceived in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Feature
07 Aug 2019
Unpicking the datacentre industry’s complicated relationship with climate change
The energy usage habits of datacentres often see the sector labelled as a contributor to climate change, but the situation is far more nuanced than that, it seems Continue Reading
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Answer
07 Aug 2019
What are Google G Suite backup best practices?
Is your Google data protected? Make sure you are backing up G Suite files, because Google doesn't provide the comprehensive protection you'll need to be safe. Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2019
The $10bn question: Why is the US government’s JEDI cloud contract taking so long to award?
The announcement of who has won the US government’s controversial $10bn, decade-long cloud contract is nearly 12 months overdue. So what’s holding it up? Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
07 Aug 2019
BA IT systems failure results in cancelled flights and delays at London airports
British Airways is experiencing unspecified technical difficulties at London Heathrow, London Gatwick and London City airports, prompting it to cancel flights Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Podcast
06 Aug 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – episode 27
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload, Brian McKenna and Caroline Donnelly are joined by Alex Scroxton to weigh up the tech credentials of Boris Johnson’s new cabinet, Huawei’s half-year results, LinkedIn’s cloud migration plans and smart cities Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
06 Aug 2019
Scottish government launches £30m Cloud Services Framework with a 50% SME supplier list
Framework has gone live with 14 suppliers making the cut, who will be on hand to provide public sector organisations in Scotland with access to public, private and hybrid cloud services, as well as colocation capacity Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
01 Aug 2019
Amazon to build second wind power plant in Ireland to support AWS green cloud push
Amazon sets out plans to ramp up availability of green power in Ireland and US, as its push to make its datacentre fleet run in a more sustainable way continues apace Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
01 Aug 2019
Log management: Helping IT admins to achieve infrastructure-wide visibility
When properly configured and deployed, log management tools can unearth a veritable treasure trove of data that IT administrators can use to triage and diagnose problems in enterprise IT infrastructures Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2019
Enterprise-readiness of business cloud services found lacking in Netskope research
Latest analysis of cloud and internet usage trends in the enterprise space by Netskope suggests the majority of the off-premise services businesses use are not fit for purpose from a security and data protection standpoint Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Podcast
31 Jul 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 26
In this special edition of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload, Brian McKenna and Caroline Donnelly are joined by Bill Goodwin and Sebastian Klovig Skelton to dig into the pair's recent run of in-depth investigative articles on Facebook and its privacy practices Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
30 Jul 2019
Google increases presence and investments in Finland
New next-generation datacentre at Hamina and technology training hub in Helsinki illustrate Google’s growing interest in Finland Continue Reading
By- Gerard O'Dwyer
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News
30 Jul 2019
Google bolsters hybrid cloud proposition for enterprises through VMware partnership
VMware-Google hybrid cloud partnership should pave the way for enterprises to run their vSphere-based workloads on the search giant's public cloud platform with greater ease Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
29 Jul 2019
Global IaaS market grew by 31% in 2018 as enterprise demand for public cloud continues to soar
Global IaaS market shows no sign of slowing growth, as its largest participants continue to increase their share at the expense of smaller, more niche competitors Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
26 Jul 2019
Evolution in action: How datacentre hardware is moving to meet tomorrow’s tech challenges
The datacentre industry is in a state of flux, as new and emerging tech trends highlight hardware and performance shortcomings in legacy sites, prompting operators to rethink how they kit out their facilities Continue Reading
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News
26 Jul 2019
AWS growth rate slows in Q2, as Amazon retail's run of quarterly record profit growth ends
Amazon's latest set of results suggest the law of big numbers might be kicking in for its cloud division, while its retail arm grapples with spiralling costs pertaining to the roll-out of its one-day delivery service Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
25 Jul 2019
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn commits to multi-year, all-in move to Azure public cloud
Professional social networking site reveals plans to move all its workloads to the Microsoft public cloud over the next few years Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
25 Jul 2019
HPE and SAP among tech industry backers of UN climate change mitigation campaign
Enterprise tech giants HPE and SAP are among a number of technology firms which have responded to the UN’s calls for corporations to do more to reduce the risk of global warming and cut their emissions Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
24 Jul 2019
Salesforce teams up with Alibaba in foray into China
The cloud applications giant is tapping Alibaba’s footprint in e-commerce and cloud in an effort to expand its business in the Greater China region Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
24 Jul 2019
US Department of Justice launches antitrust probe into dominance of online platform providers
The US Department of Justice has called for an antitrust investigation into how “market-leading” online platform operators in the search, social media and retail space operate Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Blog Post
24 Jul 2019
Why the government's cloud-first policy review should be applauded
In this guest post, HPE UK MD Marc Waters sets out why the government's decision to place its cloud-first policy under review makes sense, as the hybrid IT consumption model continues to take hold ... Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
18 Jul 2019
IBM sees Red Hat as key to hybrid cloud strategy
IBM’s second-quarter 2019 results show a 4.2% decline in revenue, but the supplier is betting big on hybrid cloud and cognitive computing Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
16 Jul 2019
Cambridge Cognition CTO on applying server monitoring principles to suicide prevention
Cambridge Cognition CTO, Ricky Dolphin, discusses why it pays to think outside the box when trying to find technological answers to business and customer problems Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
16 Jul 2019
Dutch authorities temporarily halt datacentre construction
Two local authorities in the Netherlands have put the brakes on datacentre construction to give them time to put policies in place to gain more control over builds Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
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News
15 Jul 2019
Green datacentre goes live in Goonhilly to support AI ambitions of enterprises and academia
Almost a year to the day after it was announced, a renewably-powered datacentre has gone live at Goonhilly Earth Station, as the radio-communications site prepares to position itself as an AI innovation hub Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK