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
20 Dec 2024
Government review of denied datacentre builds sees Iver project get green light
The government has granted the developers of a proposed datacentre in Iver, Buckinghamshire, permission to press ahead with the project after the local council blocked the plans on Green Belt protection grounds Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 Dec 2024
Challenging the cloud giants: Is a new era of competition on the horizon?
With the dominant hold that Amazon and Microsoft has on the global cloud market under scrutiny by regulators across the world, could 2025 usher in a new era of cloud competition? 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
18 Feb 2021
Why technology leaders must drive post-Covid agenda
IT has shown its worth during the pandemic and in 2021, Accenture believes business leaders will need to apply IT more strategically 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
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
04 Feb 2021
SolarWinds chases multiple leads in breach investigation
Investigators at SolarWinds are exploring multiple theories as to how the company’s systems were compromised 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Malwarebytes also hit by SolarWinds attackers
The nation state group that attacked SolarWinds in December got inside Malwarebytes by exploiting privileged access to its Microsoft Office 365 tenant, the firm reveals 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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Feature
19 Jan 2021
Five key benefits of AWS, Azure and Google Cloud file storage
The big three offer cloud file storage that can ease hybrid cloud operations, with consistency between cloud and on-premise as well as greater enterprise application compatibility 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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Feature
12 Jan 2021
Cloud DR from the Big Three: Who’s best at what?
We look at cloud disaster recovery from AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google to see which is best for provision of turnkey solutions, breadth of portfolio and modular building blocks 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
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News
08 Jan 2021
AstraZeneca combines public cloud with NetApp to aid Covid-19 vaccine development and roll-out
AstraZeneca’s global infrastructure services director Scott Hunter lifts the lid on the cloud and datacentre setup underpinning its efforts to bring its co-developed Covid-19 vaccine to the masses Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Jan 2021
Five key points about cloud vs in-house disaster recovery
The cloud is well suited as a disaster recovery failover option. The key questions are about what you should keep on-site and what goes to the cloud. We look at five key points to consider Continue Reading
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News
03 Jan 2021
Covid-19’s impact on the retail supply chain
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed gaps in the ability of retailers to mitigate supply chain imbalances Continue Reading
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News
30 Dec 2020
Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2020 Continue Reading
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News
29 Dec 2020
Top 10 cloud stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cloud stories of 2020 Continue Reading
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News
24 Dec 2020
Top 10 Downtime Upload podcasts of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Downtime Upload podcasts of 2020 Continue Reading
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News
23 Dec 2020
Top 10 cloud storage stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cloud storage stories of 2020 Continue Reading
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News
22 Dec 2020
Top 10 end-user computing stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 end-user computing stories of 2020 Continue Reading
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News
20 Dec 2020
THKD taps SAP and Azure to improve patient experience
Malaysian healthcare group THKD is deploying new SAP systems and plans to tap Azure’s cloud infrastructure to enhance patient experience Continue Reading
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News
14 Dec 2020
CIO interview: Why IATA is banking on cloud to help the airline industry weather the Covid-19 crisis
The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the International Air Transport Association to re-evaluate its IT investment priorities as the aviation industry shifts its focus away from business growth to business survival Continue Reading
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News
14 Dec 2020
Post-pandemic: Looking at the long-term legacy of Covid-19 on enterprise cloud adoption rates
The onset of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020 is known to have had a big impact on the pace and scale of enterprise cloud adoption this year, but will the effect be temporary or permanent? Continue Reading
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Opinion
14 Dec 2020
Defining a cloud journey to deliver business outcomes
Here are six steps to ensuring a journey to cloud is focused on delivering business outcomes Continue Reading
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News
10 Dec 2020
Amazon goes public with record-breaking renewable energy generation plans
Online retail giant Amazon has followed up earlier pledges to do more as a global organisation to tackle climate change by going public with plans to add a further 26 solar and wind farms to its portfolio Continue Reading
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News
10 Dec 2020
Arm to downsize global datacentre footprint through AWS cloud collaboration
British semi-conductor maker Arm has committed to shrinking the size of its global datacentre estate by 45%, and plans to do so by moving some of its core chip design workloads to the AWS cloud Continue Reading
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News
10 Dec 2020
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust embarks on Cisco and Cohesity-based datacentre revamp
NHS Foundation Trust opens up about the work its done to streamline and centralise its server estate with the help of Cisco's hyperconverged technologies Continue Reading
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News
09 Dec 2020
Global media brand ViacomCBS makes AWS preferred cloud partner
Amazon Web Services is continuing to build its customer base in the media and entertainment sector, with ViacomCBS declaring the firm to be its preferred cloud provider partner Continue Reading
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News
09 Dec 2020
Thomson Reuters completes large-scale migration of mission-critical workloads to the AWS cloud
Thomson Reuters confirms completion of large-scale AWS migration, and outlines the work it is doing to ramp up its use of machine learning within its organisation Continue Reading
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News
09 Dec 2020
There’s no going back to pre-pandemic security approaches
The cyber security world will probably never return to its pre-pandemic state, and different approaches to security will come to the fore in 2021 Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Dec 2020
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
09 Dec 2020
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2021
The Asia-Pacific region will continue to be a cradle for technology innovation in the new year, whether it is 5G services, artificial intelligence, cloud computing or cyber security Continue Reading
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News
08 Dec 2020
BMW Group embarks on data-driven supply chain revamp with AWS
BMW Group is forging even closer ties with AWS by enlisting its help to refine its supply chain and manufacturing processes, as well as train up its staff in cloud technologies Continue Reading
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News
08 Dec 2020
The National Institute for Health Research on connecting through cloud to fight Covid-19
As the research arm for the NHS, the National Institute for Health Research has played a key role in coordinating efforts to find treatments, diagnostics and vaccines for Covid-19 during the pandemic, with the help of Google Cloud Continue Reading
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News
07 Dec 2020
Media giant MGM signs multi-year deal with AWS to revamp its supply chain processes
AWS lands multi-year cloud deal with US media giant MGM that will see it assist the firm with revamping its supply chain and content distribution processes Continue Reading
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News
06 Dec 2020
China lags US in computer vision
China trails the US in the field of computer vision despite making inroads in computing and research, new report finds Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Dec 2020
The end is nigh: Are datacentre operators prepared for a potential no-deal Brexit?
Datacentre operations are resilient and forward-thinking by nature, yet pitfalls and cost impacts are looming large with a potential no-deal Brexit on the horizon Continue Reading
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News
01 Dec 2020
Aviation startup goes ‘all-in’ on AWS to make its supersonic jet plans take flight
Boom Supersonic sets sights on making commercial supersonic air travel a reality for passengers again, and is leaning on Amazon Web Services to support its efforts Continue Reading
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News
01 Dec 2020
Work in progress: Gaia-X project sets out path to create cross-continent data infrastructure
The Gaia-X project's annual summit gave attendees a sneak peek at how its efforts to create an open, cross-continent, next-generation data infrastructure are progressing Continue Reading
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Podcast
01 Dec 2020
The channel in the pandemic, datacentres for investors – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Simon Quicke joins Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna to discuss how the IT channel has fared in the pandemic, how datacentres have evolved as investment assets, STEM education for children, and data strategy at Guide Dogs Continue Reading
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News
01 Dec 2020
Zoom signs multi-year preferred cloud provider deal with AWS
Video-conferencing platform provider Zoom is forging even closer ties with long-standing cloud partner Amazon Web Services, prompting questions about where this leaves its technology tie-up with Oracle Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Dec 2020
A safe bet: How Covid-19 is fuelling investor interest in the datacentre industry
With demand for cloud and colocation capacity soaring on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic, datacentres are looking like an increasingly attractive bet for the investor community. Computer Weekly finds out why Continue Reading
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News
01 Dec 2020
What it takes for APAC firms to ride out the pandemic
Whether businesses will recover from the Covid-19 pandemic will depend on how they leverage technology to innovate, create new business models and build digital trust Continue Reading
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News
30 Nov 2020
IT Priorities: APAC enterprises readying recovery budget
Enterprises in Asia-Pacific are investing in cloud and other key technologies to not only survive but thrive in the post-pandemic world Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Nov 2020
IP surveillance: The storage it needs, on-premise and in the cloud
Surveillance is changing, with the evolution from simple streams of sequential images to the application of AI to video, as well as an increasing move to use of the cloud Continue Reading
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News
26 Nov 2020
AWS outage: Downtime incident blights users of one of Amazon’s major US datacentre regions
Public cloud giant suffers prolonged service outage due to fault originating in one of its major US datacentre regions Continue Reading
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News
24 Nov 2020
Orange Business Services strikes global partnership with AWS to accelerate enterprise cloud take-up
Orange Business Services has followed up its earlier partnerships with Microsoft and Google by signing a similar deal with Amazon Web Services, geared towards supporting its clients’ public cloud migration plans Continue Reading
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News
20 Nov 2020
Claritas taps AI to enhance medical images
A Singapore startup has developed a cloud-based medical imaging platform to enhance the quality and accessibility of radiology images for doctors and patients Continue Reading
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News
19 Nov 2020
Gaia-X: Inside the bid to create an open, next-gen data infrastructure for European enterprises
The Gaia-X project is billed as a push to create an open, cross-continent, next-generation data infrastructure “by Europe and for Europe”, but why is it needed? Continue Reading
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News
18 Nov 2020
Nokia Software embarks on ‘carbon negative’ datacentre revamp push with HPE Greenlake
Global telecoms giant Nokia Software opens up about the work it is doing to improve the environmental friendliness of the R&D datacentres underpinning its 5G innovation Continue Reading
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News
18 Nov 2020
ZSL uses Google Cloud and machine learning to protect endangered species from poachers
The Zoological Society of London opens up about the work it has done with the Google Cloud team to protect endangered species from poachers Continue Reading
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News
17 Nov 2020
Covid-19: Pandemic-induced surge in public cloud spend predicted to run until 2024
Gartner’s latest worldwide public cloud market spend forecast suggests the acceleration in off-premise adoption seen since the start of the pandemic is set to last for a long time yet Continue Reading
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News
16 Nov 2020
Atos debuts OneCloud initiative to help accelerate enterprise migrations to sustainable cloud setups
French IT services company Atos launches ‘one-stop shop’ service for enterprises that want to speed up their cloud migrations in a sustainable way Continue Reading
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News
12 Nov 2020
IT Priorities 2020: Budgets rejigged to support 2021 recovery
IT has been essential in helping organisations remain operational. IT chiefs are now considering the IT to drive a sustained business recovery Continue Reading
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News
11 Nov 2020
Standard Chartered embarks on five-year personalised banking push with AWS
Financial services giant is forging even deeper ties with AWS as part of its push to roll out more personalised banking experiences to customers in 60 countries Continue Reading
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News
11 Nov 2020
What businesses can learn from GovTech’s digital strategy
Modernising its infrastructure and putting digital at its core has given Singapore’s Government Technology Agency the agility it needs to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading
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News
11 Nov 2020
Microsoft consumer cloud outage blights Outlook.com and OneDrive users
Users of several of Microsoft's core consumer cloud services left struggling to log in, with software giant remaining tight-lipped for now over the cause of the issues Continue Reading
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News
10 Nov 2020
Leaky AWS S3 bucket once again at centre of data breach
Prestige Software exposed millions of records after failing to pay attention to the security of its cloud instances Continue Reading
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News
10 Nov 2020
Google and OVHcloud to bring co-built cloud services to European enterprises
Google and OVHcloud are embarking on a technology tie-up that will see the two firms bring a hosted private cloud service to market in Europe Continue Reading
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News
09 Nov 2020
IT Priorities 2020: Covid-19 accelerates cloud investments by UK IT leaders
The updated 2020 IT Priorities Survey from Computer Weekly and TechTarget shines a light on how the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has reshaped IT leaders’ technology investment plans Continue Reading
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News
05 Nov 2020
Multi-year migration of BBC Online to the cloud 'nearing completion', broadcaster confirms
The BBC's head of architecture within its Design and Engineering team lifts the lid on the work the broadcaster has done to migrate its BBC Online infrastructure assets to the cloud Continue Reading
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News
03 Nov 2020
OVHcloud doubles down on sustainability with carbon reduction pledges
OVHcloud emerges as the latest cloud provider to reinforce its commitment to ensuring the growth of its business does not come at the expense of the environment Continue Reading
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News
03 Nov 2020
AWS signs three-year UK government cloud deal to help SMEs win more public sector business
Public cloud giant becomes latest provider to sign MoU with UK government focused on delivering cost savings to public sector cloud buyers, while seeking to support them with skilling up on off-premise technologies Continue Reading
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News
01 Nov 2020
How Snowflake is charting its growth in APAC
The cloud data warehouse supplier set foot in Asia-Pacific just three years ago and has started to gain traction among large enterprises in Singapore, India and Southeast Asia Continue Reading
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News
30 Oct 2020
CISOs more confident in identity practice after pandemic shock
Identity practice and management has become a critical element of cyber security strategies to support remote workers Continue Reading
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News
30 Oct 2020
Amazon posts 'better than expected' Q3 results as Covid-19 pandemic continues to drive sales up
Online retail giant Amazon has enjoyed a bumper third quarter, as demand for its goods and services continues to soar as the pandemic forces people to stay home Continue Reading
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News
30 Oct 2020
Cloud infrastructure services market growth soars in Q3 as Covid-19 fuels online demand
Latest quarterly market tracker data from Synergy Research Group reveals the impact the pandemic is having on the fortunes of the runners and riders in the cloud infrastructure services market Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2020
Covid-19: Tech investments tipped by business leaders as key to UK post-pandemic recovery
Respondents to Advanced Software’s fifth annual investment trends survey reveal how the pandemic will shape their business spending priorities over the next 12 months Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2020
Microsoft to open cloud region in Taiwan
Microsoft’s cloud datacentre region in Taiwan will first provide access to Azure, followed by Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform later Continue Reading
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News
27 Oct 2020
Commvault launches Metallic backup service in Europe
Backup giant adds backup as a service, with cloud-to-cloud backup and e-discovery functionality that can work across on-site datacentres and the AWS and Azure clouds Continue Reading
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News
27 Oct 2020
Ikea on how Google Cloud has helped it cope with Covid-induced shifts in customer demand
Ikea Retail CDO Barbara Martin Coppola tells us how cloud technologies have helped the company adapt to the rapid changes in consumer behaviour brought about by the pandemic Continue Reading
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E-Zine
27 Oct 2020
Pet project: How Pets at Home cares for customers with data analytics
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the chief data officer of Pets at Home, about using data analytics to care for customers. British Airways had its GDPR fine reduced to just £20m – we ask what this means for data protection regulation. And we look at GPT3, the language prediction tool that could revolutionise AI. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
26 Oct 2020
Chatbots will not replace call centre agents
Chatbots have not lived up to their promises and are better poised to support call centre agents in the blended realm of customer service and employee collaboration, says a regional Avaya executive Continue Reading
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News
26 Oct 2020
Oracle expands UK datacentre footprint with new private and public sector-focused cloud regions
Software giant Oracle is making good on its pledge to expand its global datacentre presence, with two new regions in the UK Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2020
UK sees surge in IT outsourcing contracts
Transformation projects drive IaaS growth, but SaaS declines. Some sectors are renegotiating and restructuring contracts to reduce costs Continue Reading
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E-Zine
20 Oct 2020
Why is IBM splitting in two and what does it mean for CIOs?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, IBM is splitting in two, hiving off its services business to focus on hybrid cloud – we examine what it means for CIOs. Our new buyer’s guide looks at how intelligent workload management can cut cloud complexity. And we analyse how getting backup right can help tackle ransomware threats. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2020
The IBM business split: Big Blue places biggest bet yet on hybrid cloud
IBM has placed its biggest bet yet on hybrid cloud, by setting outs plans to hive off its managed infrastructure services arm, so it can throw its full weight behind tapping into the enterprise's demand for off-premise services Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2020
How Tokopedia is streamlining incident management
Indonesian e-commerce giant Tokopedia has improved incident management and developer productivity using a cloud-based incident management tool Continue Reading
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News
14 Oct 2020
Nokia signs five-year deal with Google Cloud to support its datacentre shutdown plans
Telco giant Nokia is pursuing a cloud-first strategy that will see it shutter datacentres across the globe in a bid to cut costs and boost innovation Continue Reading
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News
14 Oct 2020
ServiceNow to roll out Now platform on Azure
ServiceNow introduces Azure-linked offering to cater to the needs of organisations in regulated industries that have strict data sovereignty and security requirements Continue Reading