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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison: ‘Amazon’s Cloud Lead Is Over’
ORACLE OPENWORLD: Larry Ellison makes huge claims as Oracle takes aim at AWS with a cloud drive including faster, cheaper infrastructure
Mirantis Acquires TCP Cloud For Continuous Delivery
The Prague company's technology solves the problem of OpenStack infrastructure upgrades, Mirantis claims
Microsoft Office Lens Comes To The Desktop
The mobile scanning app is now available on Windows 10 desktops, tablets and HoloLens
Cross Channel: Public Cloud Growth And Extreme Networks Purchase
All the latest news from the world of the channel, including a major revamp of HPE's UK channel programme
Financial Regulator Publishes Final Cloud Rules
The recommendations approve cloud services but recommend clear policies around where data is held
Public Cloud Market Will Hit $208 Billion In 2016 Says Gartner
Security concerns remain but they cannot stifle cloud adoption
Microsoft Brings App Converter To Windows Store
The company wants to encourage developers to migrate 16 million existing Windows applications to its cross-platform format
Government Plans ‘Active’ Cyber Security Approach
Government plans to show more cyber-security initiative, says head of new National Cyber Security Centre, as NAO describes cabinet IT disarray
Russian Hackers Release US Athletes’ Doping Data
Anti-doping officials confirm hackers accessed sensitive medical records related to Rio 2016
HPE Aruba Gives Mobile and IoT Networks API Flexibility
Mobile First Platform allows the integration of third-party services via APIs and delivers real-time network information.
Councils Support Draft Broadband Comparison Rules
The proposed regulations would force Internet providers to make house-by-house speed estimates available to the public for the first time
Dell, HPE CEOs Debate the Merits of Their Strategies
Michael Dell says scale is necessary in a fast-changing IT world, while Meg Whitman says being smaller and more nimble will win out
Hackers Breach US Government, Sell Attack Source Code
Two linked hackers are selling tools used to breach US government and military networks along with a trove of 33,000 government staff records
MoJ Struggling To Attract ‘Cooler’ Cyber Security Staff
Government is losing top talent because ethical hackers don't want to work for it, writes a senior recruiter
ING Bank Data Centre Taken Offline By Noisy Fire System
Loud noise emitted during a fire drill destroyed dozens of hard disk drives at an ING Bank data centre
DDoS Website ‘Ringleaders’ Arrested In Israel
The two teenagers were arrested after DDoS giant vDOS was hacked and its internal records exposed last week
Harrow Council Integrates Watson AI Into Social Care Pilot
The cognitive technology is to help individuals and carers manage personal health budgets
Amazon CTO: We Were A Technology Company Long Before AWS
Boxworks 2016: Amazon CTO Werner Vogels says Amazon has always been a technology company, just one that happens to do retail really well
IBM Reveals Power8 Linux Servers Aimed At AI and Big Data Workloads
Big Blue's new servers mix Power8 processors with Nvidia's NVLink technology
GDS Aims To Boost Gov.UK Verify Adoption With Local Council Pilot
Government Digital Service will continue to push is government-as-a-platform plans beyond Whitehall but cloud challenges await
Google Snaps Up API Firm Apigee To Boost Cloud Offering
The buy is aimed at boosting enterprise cloud offerings for web and mobile apps, Google says
Dell ‘To Cut At Least 2,000 Jobs’ Post-EMC Buy
Dell Technologies is planning to reduce supply chain, administrative and sales staff following the completion of its £45bn EMC deal
Cross Channel: Skills Gap, Zyxel Moves Into Services And Printer Sales
All the latest news from the IT channel in one handy round-up
Box Adds UI APIs And New Developer Console To App Creation Platform
Boxworks 2016: Box targets large enterprises with its developer platform by making it easier to create custom applications
HPE Slices ‘Non-Core’ Software Assets And Offloads To Micro Focus For £6.6 Billion
HPE enters a second wave of efficiency measures, honing focus on the cloud
Ransomware ‘Nearly Half Of All Cloud Malware’
Nearly half of all malware found in enterprise cloud applications is now ransomware, according to new figures
New Cabinet Office Minister Welcomes Smaller IT Suppliers
New 'Supplier Standard' aims for closer collaboration with industry and better access for smaller businesses
NHS ‘Exemplar’ Trusts To Lead Digital Transformation
Government promises up to £10 million for 12 trusts to further develop digital expertise and pass it on to the rest of the NHS
Google And Box Team Up For Docs Integration And Springboard Search
Boxworks 2016: Google and Box strike up partnership so users can create and edit Docs natively and use Springboard enterprise cloud search