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Box And IBM Enter Major Cloud Partnership To Integrate Services
Box and IBM will integrate content, security and analytics tools and work together on creation of new services
Oracle In Cloud Offensive As New Offerings Look To Compete With Amazon
Cloud storage amongst 24 new cloud offerings as Oracle makes incursions into competitor territory
Deutsche Telekom Takes On Amazon, Google, With Huawei Cloud Deal
German network looks to more than double its cloud revenues in next few years
Microsoft Acquires £9m Application Management Startup BlueStripe
BlueStripe sucked into Microsoft as firm looks to boost cloud application services portfolio
Cisco Targets Cloud Rivals With Intercloud Alliance Expansion
Intercloud project scoops up partners to dish out Cisco cloud en masse
Microsoft: Azure Stack Is The “Holy Grail” Of Cloud Environments
TechWeekEurope quizzes Microsoft's Chris Van Wesep on the company's latest Azure game plan
IBM Intros Cloud Services For Designing Chips For Mobile, Wearables
IBM's High Performance Services for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) help small and midsize businesses and startups design chips faster
Alibaba’s Cloud Division Ramps Up Partner Program To Global Scale
Alibaba's Aliyun cloud service goes global, announces partnerships with Equinix, Intel and more
Quiz Of The Week: The Wonderful World Of Cloud
How much do you know about cloud computing? Take our quiz here to see if you know your Stacks from your data centres!
Ex-Microsoft Strategist Launches UK-Focused InstaCloud
InstaCloud launches in UK to provide SMEs with private cloud needs without "big-business" price tag
Service Providers ‘Failing’ To Help Firms Migrate To The Cloud
Cloud Industry Forum poll finds UK IT bods are scratching their heads at migration complexity
How To Secure An OpenStack Cloud
Providing security in OpenStack is not as easy as simply deploying a firewall and enabling antivirus. Many additional controls need to be deployed
EMC Splashes $1.2 Billion On Virtustream For Hybrid Cloud Rush
EMC and Virtustream in all-cash deal for five-year-old private cloud frontrunner
Microsoft Enables DLP On OneDrive for Business File Syncing
The new data loss prevention capability helps organizations keep better tabs on their cloud files, preventing damaging leaks of sensitive information
IBM Boosts Cyber Defence With Threat-Sharing Initiative
It's good to talk - IBM initiative aims to help companies share their cyber security experiences
Salesforce Revamps Community Cloud Following Profit Results
Salesforce adds smart analytics and Google Drive compatibility to Community Cloud platform
Rackspace And CERN Team Up For OpenStack Cloud Experiments
Rackspace uses thousands of global scientists as guinea pigs for new OpenStack cloud technologies
IBM Wants OpenStack To Hit The Mainstream With Integration Services
IBM has released a tray of services that allow customers to work with OpenStack across its hybrid cloud - including public and private
How AWS Plans To Deal With This Year’s Leap Second
AWS attempts to spread a whole extra second across its servers over a period of 24 hours to minimise UTC disruption
Google Cloud Continues Moore’s Law Price Cuts
VM prices cut by up to 30 percent, “it’s easy to see why we’re leading the industry in price/performance”, shouts Google Cloud
Mirantis Signs Up Citrix, VMware To OpenStack-Ready Partner Program
Mirantis now boasts 47 technology partners, all of them able to deliver OpenStack out-of-the-box
Two Arrested Over Naked Selfies App
Two men behind an app that trawls through private photo albums looking for naked selfies face prison sentences
Alibaba Eyes Global Expansion With E-Commerce And Cloud
Jack Ma wants to sell $1 trillion of marketplace goods by 2020, with new Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang aiming for absolute globalisation
AWS Educate Looks To Prepare The Next Generation Cloud Workforce
AWS educational program for teachers will inject cloud framework into the curriculum
Alibaba Stakes Middle East Cloud Claim
Aliyun, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba, has struck a deal in Dubai with Meraas to offer cloud services to private companies and government institutions
IBM Now Offers ‘Flexible’ Hybrid Cloud Software Licensing
IBM will now let its customers transfer their paid-for software between machines
Microsoft Not Interested In Salesforce Takeover
He is just not that into you! Microsoft and SAP deny interest in Salesforce.com acquisition
Cisco Partners With Airbus For Cybersecurity, IoT, Cloud
Cisco makes play in defence, security and satellite communication market with Airbus partnership
Google Reveals Cloud Bigtable Database
Google opens up its NoSQL database to large enterprises dealing with massive data workloads