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Google’s Made Its Biggest Move Yet For OpenStack Users
Google has worked with Mirantis and Intel to enable OpenStack on Kubernetes
LogMeIn And Citrix GoTo Unit Merge In £1.4 Billion Deal
LogMeIn and Citrix GoTo division announce “transformative merger”
OpenStack Gets Core Infrastructure Initiative Green Light
OpenStack earns CII best practices badge for security, quality, and stability
European Science Community Launches £4.5m Hybrid Cloud Tender
Ten top European research bodies, including the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council, support the tender
Estonia Wants UK ‘Data Embassy’ To Protect Citizen Data Amid Cyberattack Fear
Threat of cyberattacks prompt Estonian officials to investigate possibility of using UK data centres for citizen data
LinkedIn Open Sources Mobile Data Framework
The mobile framework for iOS scales better than Apple's Core Data and speeds up data-intensive apps, LinkedIn says
Dell Rolls Out Flex Pay Hybrid Cloud Options In Europe
Try before you buy, says Dell, as six month hybrid trial gets EMEA support
Blockchain Moving Beyond Finance; Still in Early Stages
Blockchain is attracting huge interest from financial sector - but it's not the only area that can benefit
Cross Channel: YouGov Deploys Pure Storage And Intel Posts Reduced Profit
Also in the channel this week: how Tech Data is ready to hold channel’s hand for IoT
Salesforce Buys Cloud Infrastructure Startup Coolan
Salesforce sips the Open Compute Project Coolan, picks up startup making software for server optimisation
Intel Posts Reduced Profit Amid Data Centre Slowdown
Intel reports a better than expected profit, but hefty cost cutting impacts chipmaker's bottom line
Google Uses DeepMind AI To Slash Data Centre Energy Use
Artificial intelligence platforms predicts power needed for cooling, resulting in 40 percent energy saving
Equinix Admits To Power Failure That Knocked Out BT Internet
Equinix’s Telecity LD8 data centre in London’s Docklands suffers brief outage, in turn affecting BT’s services from LINX
SAP Sees High License Growth, Adds 500 HANA Customers
SAP profit up nine percent, software licenses hit £870 million in Q2
Microsoft Azure Cloud Revenue Grows 102 Percent
Azure growth offsets poor performance in PC and phone market as Microsoft ups pressure on AWS
Boeing Partners With Microsoft For Azure And Cortana
Boeing buys into Cortana, AI and cloud to access big data it can use to streamline passenger experience and reduce flight delays for carriers
IBM Reports Cloud Growth But Profits Fall 30 Percent Overall
Yet another quarterly decline as IBM closes 11 acquisitions in first six months of 2016
Ubuntu Forums Breach Affects Two Million Users
The breach resulted from an unpatched bug, Canonical admits
Iraq Shuts Down Internet In Response To Baghdad Protests
Latest in questionable line of power tactics as Iraqi government turns off internet for nearly four hours
Cross Channel: Dixons Deploys IBM Cloud As Microsoft Launches Surface As A Service
Hybrid is the way forward for electronics retailer as Dixons moves to IBM UK data centres
AWS Buys Cloud9 To Boost Developer Services
Startup Cloud9 specialises in developer tools delivered through cloud
Microsoft Wins Landmark Cloud Case Over Emails Stored In Ireland
Microsoft will not be forced to hand over communications held in servers outside of the United States, a court ruled Thursday
IBM Offers Secure Blockchain Testing Service
Secure business push as Big Blue offers businesses a cloud testing service for secure blockchain networks
Microsoft Blasted Over Severe Azure Stack Delay
Microsoft reveals big Azure Stack changes, will only sell platform through certified hardware partners such as HPE, Dell and Lenovo
Microsoft Launches Surface As A Service Options for Partners
Redmond also unveils Windows 10 Enterprise subscription packages as Windows Server 2016 gets launch date
Salesforce Enhances Shield Security With BYOK for Regulated Industries
The update to Salesforce Shield provides a set of integrated security services that lets companies use their own encryption keys with Shield.
Microsoft Scoops GE’s Predix IoT Platform Into Azure
Microsoft continues Azure IoT partnerships, muscles in on General Electric's industrial IoT platform
European Union Officially Adopts Privacy Shield Data Protection Framework
Safe Harbour 2.0 gets green light from member states, comes into force immediately
Report Highlights Failing Government IT Projects
Several major projects show signs of serious trouble, finds the Infrastructure and Projects Authority