Gartner thinks that in two years' time, security benefits of cloud computing will outweigh cost benefits in main driver for government agencies to move to the cloud
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Microsoft Pledges £700m Of Cloud For ‘Public Good’
Microsoft will aid up to 70,000 non-profit organisations and researchers with three-year Azure public cloud effort as part of Nadella's Microsoft Philanthropies strategy
Unisys Brings ‘Stealth’ Enterprise Security To AWS Cloud
Unisys Stealth delivers micro-segmentation on the Amazon Web Services Cloud for improved security and management, lower costs and faster results
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OpenText Forges ‘Safe Harbour’ European Data Zone For EU Customers
One data zone to rule them all, and in the darkness bind...three data centres to keep data-concerned Euro customers happy with OpenText's cloud services
Vendors Sell More Public Cloud Than Private Cloud Infrastructure
Latest IDC figures point to continued faith in public cloud as sales grow 25.9 percent in the third quarter of 2015
Microsoft Slashes Azure Costs, Slams AWS Instances
Azure drops Dv2 VM costs by up to 17 percent
AMD Launches 64-Bit ARM Chip For Data Centres
Opteron A1100 SoC series is a "key milestone" for establishing ARM in the data centre, says AMD
Cisco Launches Cloud Monitoring Software
Cisco SaaS shadow IT snooper will track down which unsolicited cloud services employees are using
Yandex Data Centres To Supply Hot Water To Finnish City
The city of Mäntsälä looks to reduce C02 emissions by up to 40 percent by heating its water with Russian data centres
Seagate Fires Back At HGST With 10TB Helium Hard Drive For Data Centres
Seagate catches up with the helium competition with announcement of data centre helium hard drive that incorporates seven platters and 14 heads
IT Life: NetSuite Asks ‘Why Not Cloud?’
Mark Woodhams, EMEA MD for NetSuite, talks us through cloud, Bill Gates, and Apple fandom
Amazon Web Services Announces Canadian Region
AWS will launch a cloud region in Canada in 2016, powered almost entirely by renewable hydro power
Data Centre Firm Interxion Leaks Customer Data
The security breach enabled unauthorised access to Interxion's customer and prospect contact details
Southend-on-Sea Council Plans £1.5m Data Centre
Local borough council scouts for provider to build hybrid cloud data centre to serve as Digital Strategy catalyst
Why Is Amazon Web Services Ignoring Canada?
As AWS continues its worldwide expansion, Canadians ask why their country being spurned by Amazon's cloud division
Citrix Sells CloudPlatform And CloudPortal To Accelerite
Sale of Citrix's CloudStack products to make more room for firm's core offerings
Tableau Opens First European Data Centre In Ireland
Dublin data centre "underscores" Tableau's European commitment to cloud analytics, says firm
Microsoft’s Azure Blockchain-As-A-Service Ecosystem Expands
The new year means new updates to Microsoft's blockchain effort, including a larger roster of Azure Blockchain-as-a-Service supporters
Google Hits Back At Amazon’s Cloud Price Cuts
AWS "can't match" Google on cloud costs, says search giant in blog post firing back at Amazon's 51st price reduction
Filthy Data Centres Are Becoming A Major Problem
Make sure you keep your bits clean, says data centre healthcare provider, or run the risk of power outages and data loss
Public Cloud Grew Faster Than Both Private And Hybrid Cloud In 2015
Total cloud revenues hit $110bn, growing 28 percent annually
AWS Powers Up Korean Data Centres As Fifth Asia Pacific Region Goes Live
AWS extends cloud reach to Korea to serve customers with lower latency and infrastructure support with Seoul data centres
Security Not A Top Motivator In Moving To The Cloud
Favourite reason for cloud migration amongst UK businesses is cost reduction. Does the cloud have UK companies still running scared?
Verizon Has Started Selling Off Its 48 US Data Centres – Report
Verizon Communications Inc starts auction process for its North American data centres as it looks to focus on core business, sources say
HSBC Says Online Banking Glitch ‘Not A Cyber-Attack’
HSBC Chief Operating Officer John Hackett claims problems due to “complex technical issue”
HSBC Customers Angry At Ongoing Online Banking Problems
HSBC customers suffer from further online problems, with services running at a “reduced capacity”
AWS WorkMail Email And Calendar Service Moves Into General Availability
WorkMail email service goes public with future updates including a single Global Address Book and email journaling feature
Accenture Scoops Up Dutch Cloud Team CRMWaypoint
Acquisition will go to strengthen Accenture’s ‘Cloud First’ agenda and Salesforce powers
Christmas Floods Take Out Vodafone Data Centre In Leeds
Unprecedented flooding meant Vodafone engineers couldn’t access site following use of back-up batteries