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Microsoft Blasted Over Severe Azure Stack Delay
Microsoft reveals big Azure Stack changes, will only sell platform through certified hardware partners such as HPE, Dell and Lenovo
Microsoft Launches Surface As A Service Options for Partners
Redmond also unveils Windows 10 Enterprise subscription packages as Windows Server 2016 gets launch date
Salesforce Enhances Shield Security With BYOK for Regulated Industries
The update to Salesforce Shield provides a set of integrated security services that lets companies use their own encryption keys with Shield.
Microsoft Scoops GE’s Predix IoT Platform Into Azure
Microsoft continues Azure IoT partnerships, muscles in on General Electric's industrial IoT platform
European Union Officially Adopts Privacy Shield Data Protection Framework
Safe Harbour 2.0 gets green light from member states, comes into force immediately
Trust Cloud And Reap Profits, Finds Google-Backed Study
Google-sponsored Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) research finds businesses with a higher trust in cloud computing find profit boost
Cross Channel: Dust Settles On Brexit As Cloud Spending Continues
Companies find positives in Brexit and AVG gets snapped up by Avast
Google Buys Anvato For Cloud Platform Video Services
Google ramps up OTT video efforts, picks up customers such as NBC, Fox sports and CBS
British Software Vendors Could Lose AWS Business After Brexit
AWS Marketplace is now accepting software sellers based in the EU, but AWS doesn’t know how Brexit will affect UK companies
Brexit Won’t Stop Amazon Building Its AWS UK Data Centres
AWS still won't give official launch date, but it is understood UK data centres will open between November and February
Public Cloud Spending Almost Double That Of Private Cloud
IDC cloud tracker: Boost comes as IT infrastructure spending for non-cloud deployments falls again
E-Shelter Offers Up Managed Ubuntu OpenStack Through Canonical
Ubuntu funnels Hosted BootStack through e-shelter data centres for end to end private cloud management
IBM SoftLayer Now Ubuntu Certified Cloud Partner
SoftLayer customers can now use certified Ubuntu Linux images in latest move from ongoing IBM Canonical partnerships
Office 365 Outage Causes Email Backup
A Microsoft Office 365 outage caused undeliverable emails to pile up in outboxes for some customers in the U.S.
Cisco, IBM To ‘Infuse’ Watson Into Cloud Collaboration Tools
Take a slice of cloud collaboration tools, add a dash of Watson, simmer gently for enhanced productivity
Box Shuttle Wants To Take The Pain Out Of Cloud Migration
Box wants more people on its cloud platform, so it's going to help them with Box Shuttle
Dropbox Adds In-App Scanning And Office Document Creation To Mobile Apps
Dropbox says new features will make businesses more secure, productive and collaborative as it continues push to get more customers
Cloud Adoption Now ‘Woven Into Fabric’ Of All Verticals
UK customers also prefer Amazon Web Services over Microsoft Azure in latest HyTrust cloud report
CloudFlare Suffers Major European Outage
Telia outage takes down CloudFlare - Internet users complain Slack, Reddit and other sites unavailable
Microsoft’s Cloud to Track Legalized Marijuana Sales
Microsoft teams with Kind Financial to help government agencies track the legalized cannabis industry in their jurisdictions.
Oracle Revenues Fall But Cloud Growth Continues
Larry Ellison applauds "hyper-growth" in SaaS and PaaS divisions, as cloud grows almost 50 percent
Microsoft’s Project Bletchley Adds Middleware To Azure Blockchain
Project Bletchley to extend use of Blockchains using middleware and cryptlets for open cloud platforms
G-Cloud Dream Is ‘Dying’, Claims Founding Adopter
Early G-Cloud adopter claims framework is dying, and slams “pitiful returns”, buyer attitudes and broken app store
Samsung Buys Cloud Provider Joyent To Boost IoT, Connected Car Business
Samsung enters cloud market to give gravity to its expanding cloud software and services platforms
Criminal Marketplace Offers Cheap Server Access For Global Cyber-Attacks
Fancy a DDoS attack? Cybercrime marketplace offers access to compromised third party servers for just £4.23
GDPR: Just 4 Percent Of UK Businesses Understand Data Regulation Impact
Survey finds majority of UK small business don't have a clue about the implications GDPR could have for them
Microsoft Offers Minecraft Education Edition To Schools And Teachers
Minecraft beta opens up so the game can help teachers and students explore ways to build and design a world
Infosec 2016: ICO – GDPR Not The Only Option If Brexit Happens
Infosec 2016: Information Commissioner’s Office could be happy with data regulations like Australia or New Zealand enforce if Britain leaves the EU
CoreOS Launches Torus Project for Cloud-Native Storage
While there are already multiple distributed storage systems, Torus aims to be cloud-native and integrate closely with Kubernetes.