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Azure Customers Can Post Their Hard Drives To Microsoft For Cloud Uploads
Microsoft rolls out multiple Azure updates for customers in the UK
Docker Opens Ups Container Platform With LinuxKit And Moby Project
At DockerCon 17, Docker announces a pair of new projects to help developers and organisations build their own container-optimized Linux platforms
AWS Makes Amazon Lex And Redshift Spectrum Available For Developers
Feel the power of conversational deep learning algorithms and unstructured data analysis
HERE Puts Eggs In AWS Basket To Expand Connected Car Services
HERE will be collecting sensor data from cars to provide traffic information, all running on the AWS platform
IBM Touts ‘Robust Performance’, Cloud And Watson As Sales Fall
Big Blue's 'transformation' continues to be work in progress as revenue and profits fall once again
Oracle Partners With Docker To Boost App Development And Deployment
Coders can now place images of Oracle products in Docker to increase the pace of developing, testing and deploying apps
UK SMBs Fined £900,000 For Using Unlicensed Software
Damages and legalisation costs for companies caught with unlicensed software increasing year-on-year
Poll: Do You Think Cloud Strategies Are More Mature?
Silicon 360: Do you agree with our cloud panel on the evolution of the cloud?
VIRTUS Plans Fourth London Data Centre Amid Rising Cloud Demands
The new data centre will be located close to VIRTUS' existing facility in Slough
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (14 April)
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Silicon 360: Gumtree UK CTO – Cloud Was Easier For Us But We Still Had Challenges
Gumtree UK CTO Bas Anneveld tells our Silicon 360 panel why it used the cloud and what challenges it faced to support developers
Silicon 360: Are Cloud Strategies Maturing?
Do organisations have a better understanding about how and why they should move to the cloud? Our industry panel investigates
Silicon 360: How A 12 Year Old Used Containers For Minecraft
Roger Ian Dickinson from Cisco explains how one boy's desire to run Minecraft servers more efficiently is the same as many organisations' cloud journeys
Huawei Enters Public Cloud Arena
Huawei says 'it's time to strengthen our public cloud offering,' but faces stiff competition from market leaders
Brexit ‘Forces’ Government To Automatically Renew Massive IT Contracts
The civil service has reportedly been forced to push the renegotiation of IT contracts down its list of priorities, meaning expensive renewals
OneLogin: Enterprises Will Be Dragged ‘Kicking And Screaming’ To The Cloud
OneLogin CEO says enterprises need to stop 'sticking their heads in the sand' when it comes to cloud
Elastic Brings Search And Analytics To Google Cloud Platform
The complete Elastic stack will now be available on GCP with Google's latest cloud partnership
Tech Quiz Of The Week (7 April 2017)
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Box Joins BT’s Cloud Of Clouds
BT and Box will work together in a number of areas as cloud of clouds expands
Tech Quiz: Cloud In 2017
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Cloud In 2017
The world of the cloud is growing larger with each passing year. But how much to you know about the cloud in 2017?
Canonical Ends Linux Smartphone Ambition, Looks To IoT And Cloud
Canonical ends phone and convergence shell Unity, and concentrates on the cloud and IoT
US Masters Uses IBM Watson To Automatically Detect ‘Exciting’ Golf Highlights
IBM Watson will analyse thousands of hours of golf highlights to find the most exciting video and package them for broadcasters and social media
Google Touts Speedy Custom AI Chips That Trounce GPUs And CPUs
Chip boast – Google claims its own AI chips remove the need to increase the number of its data centres
Google Updates Kubernetes Cloud Container Management Capabilities
Google's Container Optimized OS and Kubernetes 1.6 are intended to make it easier for enterprises to run container workloads
Microsoft Claims IaaS Crown In Europe To Close Gap On AWS
AWS is still out in front globally, but pressure from Azure increases as cloud adoption boom continues
Canonical Rolls Out Kernel Too Boost Ubuntu On AWS Performance
AWS and Canonical partner-up to get produce the tuned kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS