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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
Cross Channel: Support Firm Struggles And Cloud Storage Changes
All the latest news from the world of the channel, including blanked reseller growth
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
Ocado Mixes AWS & Google Cloud Because Retailers Fear Amazon Having Their Data
Online retailer Ocado uses a mix of AWS and GCP for its cloud needs so that retail customers of its own Smart Platform aren't deterred by rival Amazon
Amazon Profit Growth Disappoints Despite Cloud Strength
Shares in Amazon slump over less than expected profits, despite continuing strength of its AWS division
Google Parent Alphabet Reaps Advertising Rewards
Strong quarter for Google's parent powered by advertising strength, YouTube and other services
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
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: Tech Will Move From Consumption To Creation In Next Decade
Microsoft plans to marry software and hardware to help democratise technology and help people do more
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
Government Digital Service Faces NAO Review Over ‘Failures’
The spending watchdog is to probe GDS following 'senior management failures' over a Defra project last year
OpenStack Summit Emphasizes Security, Interoperability
Securing OpenStack clouds will be a prevailing theme at the summit in Barcelona this year
Spotify Wants Google To Improve Cloud Platform After Going All-In On GCP
Spotify decided to go all-in with Google Cloud Platform but it still wants billing improvements and thinks AWS has some advantages for larger businesses
Poll: Are You On A Journey To Hybrid Cloud?
SPONSORED POLL: Michael Dell thinks 'everyone' is on a journey to hybrid cloud. But are you?
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