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AWS Pitches UK Data Centres And Security Automation To Regulated Industries
AWS is stressing the security, privacy and compliance of its cloud services to target late adopters in regulated industries
Microsoft Open Sources Azure Container Service Engine With Kubernetes
Also adds Kubernetes to its Azure Container Service among other updates to ACS
Google Cloud Platform Expands In Asia With New Japan Data Centres
Google Cloud Platform expands into Asia with new region in Tokyo Japan as it prepares for worldwide expansion in 2017
How Multi-Vendor Cloud & Donation Platform Help Comic Relief Cope With Red Nose Day Surge
Comic Relief CTO Zenon Hannick explains how downtime on Red Nose Day could cost charity tens of millions of pounds and how its IT is set up to avoid that
HPE: Hype Around Cloud And Digital Transformation Is ‘Coming Home’
INTERVIEW: As more companies undergo digital transformation strategies the y hype behind cloud becomes a reality
CenturyLink Sells Data Centre Network For £1.7bn
CenturyLink shifts 57 data centres, including 5 in the UK, to fund acquisition of Level3 Communications
Trireme Open-Source Security Project Debuts for Kubernetes, Docker
Network isolation isn't the only way to secure application containers anymore, so Aporeto unveils a new security model for containers running in Docker or as part of Kubernetes cluster
Microsoft Says It Has Fixed Yet Another Office 365 Outage
Connectivity issues affect Office 365 access across Europe, despite rising Brexit prices for Microsoft cloud services
Cisco Touts UCS-S Data Centre Alternative To Public Cloud
Also launches new kit to secure endpoints, and beefs with Cisco ONE software with improved security
Microsoft Open Sources Its Future Cloud Hardware Design
Microsoft's open source dalliance continues with news of the Project Olympus cloud hardware design via Open Compute Project
IT Life: Sandor Palfy, LogMeIn CTO
Sandor Palfy talks the cloud, laments Apple's elimination of the headphone jack and dreams of a Caribbean island
Microsoft Positions ‘Responsible’ AI At Centre Of Digital Transformation Vision
FUTURE DECODED: Microsoft describes how 'respectful', 'trusted' AI and cloud infrastructure can change every business responsibly
Researcher Warns On Privacy Risks Of Web Bluetooth Spec
Upcoming API aims to let websites access your kettle, smartphone and heart rate monitor
IoT Drives Data Centre Efficiency With Schneider Electric’s Cloud-Connected StruxureOn
Connecting the IoT with the cloud in data centres could make server operation more efficient and manageable
Microsoft Lambasts UK Organisations’ Digital Caution
British businesses and public-sector organisations need to cast aside concerns about digital tech and be more aggressive, Microsoft says
Big Four Of AWS, Google, IBM & Microsoft Azure Continue To Dominate Cloud
New research suggests the big four have no intention of letting cloud lead slip
Self-Assembling AI Data Centre Software Boosts Server Efficiency And Saves Energy
Researchers at University of Lancaster’s Data Science Institute have created REx, a smart self-assembling software system aimed for use in data centres
Amazon Profit Growth Disappoints Despite Cloud Strength
Shares in Amazon slump over less than expected profits, despite continuing strength of its AWS division
IBM, OpenPower Foundation Make Push Into Europe
At the first OpenPower Summit on the continent, the group unveiled new projects and offerings based on the open architecture
How Walmart Is Embracing the Open-Source OpenStack Model
Walmart wasn't always an open-source advocate, but now it's one of the biggest consumers of open-source and is actively building a culture that fosters it
OpenStack Summit Emphasizes Security, Interoperability
Securing OpenStack clouds will be a prevailing theme at the summit in Barcelona this year
OpenStack-Related Revenues Set To Rise By A Third Thanks To Private Cloud Growth
New research sees OpenStack growth with purpose-built private clouds
Banks Are ‘Hoarding’ Bitcoin To Pay Attackers
British financial institutions are reportedly looking into buying up stocks of bitcoin that could be used to pay off denial-of-service attackers
AWS Adds Support For Microsoft Windows Server 2016 On EC2 Cloud
Four guises of Windows Server 2016 will be available on top of Amazon’s cloud infrastructure
Dell EMC Says ‘Everyone’ Will Move To Hybrid Cloud. But Will They Really?
DELL EMC WORLD 2016: Dell made a huge show about hybrid cloud and how it and EMC can power business change. But does its strategy hold up to scrutiny?
Michael Dell: Only Combined Dell EMC Can Deliver True Digital Transformation
DELL EMC WORLD 2016: Michael Dell says the newly-merged Dell EMC can drive the data centre, workplace and security components of business change
VMware: The Term ‘Virtualisation’ Will Die Out
VMware's EMEA CTO Joe Baguley talks Dell acquisition, startup prospects and what IT buzzwords will die out
Freedom And Control: The Heart Of VMware’s Hybrid Cloud Strategy
VMWORLD 2016: Digital transformation is as big as the industrial revolution and VMware is at the centre of it, says CEO Pat Gelsinger
Dell EMC World 2016: The Show That Outgrew Austin
DELL EMC WORLD 2016: Dell and EMC have so much to say that annual conference will move to Las Vegas next year. But what can we expect at Austin send off?