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Typo Set In Motion Chain Of Events That Shut Down AWS S3 Cloud
ANALYSIS: The causes of the massive Amazon Web Services outages that knocked as many as 150,000 websites offline went way beyond a typo in a server command
IBM Opens Commercial Access To Quantum Computing
IBM has become the first company to begin building a commercial programme around early-stage general-purpose quantum computers
Docker Touts Enterprise Edition For Corporate Container Deployments
As Cisco forms strategic alliance with Docker to deliver container capabilities for the data centre and cloud infrastructure.
Microsoft Releases Azure Blueprint To Support UK Government Security Practices
Microsoft announces Azure Blueprint in line with government security practices and Yammer integration with Office 365 Groups
Amazon Reveals Human Error Was Behind S3 Service Outage
Human error revealed to be behind S3 outage as Amazon promises to make changes and learn from the event
Microsoft Azure Stack Offers Pay-As-You-Use Pricing Model
Delayed Azure Stack now enters third and final technical preview before official launch later this year
GoDaddy DNS Outage Knocks Customer Websites Offline
The Internet domain registrar and web hosting company appears to be fixing the issues
Microsoft Demand For HPE Data Centre Servers Wanes – Report
Bad news for HPE. Microsoft is reportedly choosing lower-cost commodity manufacturers for its cloud servers
Recent Cloud Issues Show Security Can Fail Dramatically
CloudBleed and TicketBleed showed how cloud services, while usually more secure, can fail significantly. Will they turn off companies to the cloud?
AWS Outage Demonstrates Need For Redundancy Even In The Cloud
ANALYSIS: AWS Outage demonstrates importance of building redundancy into your critical cloud apps even when your service provider is reliable
MoD Eases Data Management Headaches With Linkspace
Government G-cloud success as MoD utilises Linkspace to manage data mountains surrounding military deployments
Northern Powerhouse Gets aql Data Centre Boost To Power Digital Future
New data centre will play a key role in providing digital infrastructure to support Northern Powerhouse
Amazon S3 Cloud Outage Impacts High Profile Websites
A number of well known websites impacted after a partial failure of Amazon's cloud hosting platform
Smart Stuffed Toys Leak Data On 800,000 Users
The CloudPets user database was stored unprotected online, and weak passwords meant hackers could access stored children's messages
MWC 2017: SAP Builds-Out Cloud Platform To Embrace Bimodal IT
The database giant adds an iOS app and Internet of Things services into its expanded cloud platform
HSBC Customers Left Frustrated After Internet Banking Outage
Issues lasted for approximately 4-5 hours, with London Birmingham and Manchester being among the most heavily-affected areas
Cross Channel: Ingram Micro, Digital Transformation Demands And Dell EMC
All the news from the world of the IT channel, including Ingram Micro's move into cloud security and Dell EMC's changes to service provider support
Whitman Says HPE ‘On Right Track’ Despite Server, Network And Storage Revenue Slump
Declining sales in key business divisions don't bode well for HPE post-split
CloudFlare Server Bug Sees Sensitive Customer Data Exposed As Plain Text
Google's Project Zero alerts the content delivery network firm to the flaw
Microsoft Adds Azure Search Added For UK Cloud Customers
Developers can now build advanced search capabilities without search expertise, thanks to new Azure service
OpenStack Ocata Improves Cloud Usability And Federation
The new release comes with better container services integration, improved cloud federation and an enhanced dashboard
Lenovo Launches Cloud Service Tailored For Taking SAP HANA Off Premise In China
Chinese enterprises will be able to migrate their HANA deployments to the cloud
Data Centre Colocation Activity Hits Record High In Europe
Amsterdam passes the 50MW mark and Paris shows seven-fold increase from 2015 total
Google Cloud Platform Packs Nvidia GPUs For Deep Learning Algorithms
Developers will be able to work on machine learning without needing expensive hardware
Google’s Kubernetes Available On Microsoft Azure Container Service
Microsoft also announces preview of Windows Server Containers with Kubernetes and DC/OS 1.8.8 update
Q&A: Weathering The Storm With Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery
Don't let adverse weather conditions impact your business continuity
Microsoft Azure Links With India E-Commerce Giant Flipkart
Microsoft is to supply Flipkart with cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence services in a win over cloud rivals
Amazon To Add 5,000 Staff In UK This Year
The company plans to hire more than 15,000 staff across Europe by the end of 2017
Cross Channel: IBM IoT lab, Security Skills Shortage And Veeam’s $200M Giveaway
All the news from the world of the IT channel, including the opening of Avnet and IBM's IoT lab and Veeam's $200M cloud giveaway