Cloud Management

Google To Acquire Wiz For $32bn In Cloud Security Mega-DealGoogle To Acquire Wiz For $32bn In Cloud Security Mega-Deal

Google To Acquire Wiz For $32bn In Cloud Security Mega-Deal

Google to acquire cloud security start-up Wiz for $32bn, its largest acquisition to date as it faces off against cloud…

1 week ago
Apple To Appeal UK Government Backdoor Order On FridayApple To Appeal UK Government Backdoor Order On Friday

Apple To Appeal UK Government Backdoor Order On Friday

MPs demand secret High Court hearing be held in public, after government had ordered a backdoor to Apple iCloud

2 weeks ago
Google Starts Layoffs In Cloud, HR UnitsGoogle Starts Layoffs In Cloud, HR Units

Google Starts Layoffs In Cloud, HR Units

'Buyouts' offered to staff in Google's human relations unit in US, after reported layoffs in Cloud division earlier this week

4 weeks ago
Apple Withdraws Advanced Data Protection For UK, After Government OrderApple Withdraws Advanced Data Protection For UK, After Government Order

Apple Withdraws Advanced Data Protection For UK, After Government Order

Apple removes advanced data protection tool from the UK, after British government order to provide backdoor encryption access

1 month ago
Microsoft Shares Sink After Cloud Unit Misses ProjectionsMicrosoft Shares Sink After Cloud Unit Misses Projections

Microsoft Shares Sink After Cloud Unit Misses Projections

Microsoft's shares drop in after-hours trading after company says capacity constraints for AI cloud business to continue for months

2 months ago
Microsoft Confirms Job Cuts Based On PerformanceMicrosoft Confirms Job Cuts Based On Performance

Microsoft Confirms Job Cuts Based On Performance

Software and cloud giant Microsoft confirms it is cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments, based on performance

3 months ago
UK Investigates IBM’s Planned $6.4bn HashiCorp AcquisitionUK Investigates IBM’s Planned $6.4bn HashiCorp Acquisition

UK Investigates IBM’s Planned $6.4bn HashiCorp Acquisition

UK competition watchdog launches Phase 1 inquiry into IBM's planned acquisition of cloud service provider HashiCorp

3 months ago
IT Glitch Disrupts Morrisons Christmas ShoppingIT Glitch Disrupts Morrisons Christmas Shopping

IT Glitch Disrupts Morrisons Christmas Shopping

Morrisons offers discounts after glitch causes promotions to not be applied for card holders, as online orders also delayed

3 months ago
CMA Delays Cloud Computing Report Until 2025CMA Delays Cloud Computing Report Until 2025

CMA Delays Cloud Computing Report Until 2025

UK competition regulator slightly delays its provisional report on the cloud computing sector and whether “behavioural” remedies are required

4 months ago
Microsoft Faces £1 Billion Lawsuit For Alleged OverchargingMicrosoft Faces £1 Billion Lawsuit For Alleged Overcharging

Microsoft Faces £1 Billion Lawsuit For Alleged Overcharging

Lawsuit filed in London against Microsoft alleges customers using rival cloud services, have to pay more to licence Windows Server

4 months ago
UK’s CMA Readies Cloud Sector “Behavioural” Remedies – ReportUK’s CMA Readies Cloud Sector “Behavioural” Remedies – Report

UK’s CMA Readies Cloud Sector “Behavioural” Remedies – Report

Targetting AWS, Microsoft? British competition regulator soon to announce “behavioural” remedies for cloud sector

4 months ago
FTC Plans Investigation Into Microsoft Cloud Business – ReportFTC Plans Investigation Into Microsoft Cloud Business – Report

FTC Plans Investigation Into Microsoft Cloud Business – Report

Microsoft's cloud business practices are reportedly facing a potential anti-competitive investigation by the FTC

4 months ago
Blackstone To Invest €7.5 Billion For Data Centres In SpainBlackstone To Invest €7.5 Billion For Data Centres In Spain

Blackstone To Invest €7.5 Billion For Data Centres In Spain

Investment giant Blackstone to invest billions of dollars for data centres in north eastern Spain, after huge UK investment

5 months ago
Oracle To Invest $6.5 Billion In Malaysia To Expand Public Cloud RegionOracle To Invest $6.5 Billion In Malaysia To Expand Public Cloud Region

Oracle To Invest $6.5 Billion In Malaysia To Expand Public Cloud Region

Another huge investment into Asia to expand data centre and cloud reach, as Oracle pledges $6.5 billion for Malaysia

6 months ago

Google To Invest $1 Billion For Data Centre In Thailand

Google to build a new data centre in Thailand as part of $1 billion investment, amid intense cloud and AI…

6 months ago

US Moves To Facilitate AI Chip Shipments To Middle East

US Department of Commerce introduces rule to make it easier for Middle East data centres to obtain key AI chip…

6 months ago

Cisco Confirms Second Round Of Major Job Cuts In 2024

Second round of layoffs in 2024, as Cisco confirms it will axe a further 7 percent of its workforce or…

7 months ago

Alphabet Q2 Beats Expectations, But Shares Dip

Despite share buyback and positive Q2 results, Alphabet's share price falls over YouTube slowdown and margin declines

8 months ago

Meta Releases Open Source Llama 3.1 AI Model

Release of latest AI model, Llama 405B, offers improved reasoning capabilities especially for math and coding

8 months ago

Microsoft Outage Impacts Airlines, Media, Banks & Businesses Globally

IT outage causes major disruptions around the world, after Crowdstrike update allegedly triggers Microsoft outages

8 months ago

Alphabet Walks Away From HubSpot Deal

Not interested. Alphabet reportedly opts not to make an offer for HubSpot to bolster CRM and cloud position

9 months ago

Keepler, Databricks Partner To Develop Intelligent Data Platforms

Alliance formed between Keepler and Databricks to accelerate development of intelligent data platforms for businesses

9 months ago

Salesforce Shareholders Reject CEO Marc Benioff’s Compensation Plan

Compensation packages for Salesforce's top executives are rejected by shareholders and investors, despite backing from the board

9 months ago

Alibaba Cloud To Shut Down Australia, India Data Centres

Alibaba Cloud, China's biggest cloud provider, to shut down Australia, India data centres as it prioritises other markets

9 months ago

AI, Cloud Skills Gap Is Accelerating Training, Upskilling For Firms

SoftwareOne research finds cloud and AI skills gaps are accelerating retraining and upskilling efforts for nearly all UK businesses

9 months ago

Microsoft President Grilled By US Lawmakers After China, Russia Hacks

Microsoft's Brad Smith answer questions from US lawmakers about hacks of US governmental systems by China, Russia

10 months ago

CIOs Admit AI Is Investment Priority, Just Ahead Of Security, Cloud

Challenges to enterprise growth ambitions include geopolitical issues, inflation and economic uncertainty, Expereo's IDC report finds

10 months ago

UK Regulator Declines To Investigate Microsoft’s Mistral AI Deal

Weeks after seeking feedback on Microsoft's partnership with Mistral AI, UK regulator says it does not qualify for investigation

10 months ago