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Box Joins BT’s Cloud Of Clouds
BT and Box will work together in a number of areas as cloud of clouds expands
Tech Quiz: Cloud In 2017
Do you know the cloud? If yes, then put your knowledge to the test with the Silicon cloud in 2017 quiz!
Cloud In 2017
The world of the cloud is growing larger with each passing year. But how much to you know about the cloud in 2017?
US Masters Uses IBM Watson To Automatically Detect ‘Exciting’ Golf Highlights
IBM Watson will analyse thousands of hours of golf highlights to find the most exciting video and package them for broadcasters and social media
Google Touts Speedy Custom AI Chips That Trounce GPUs And CPUs
Chip boast – Google claims its own AI chips remove the need to increase the number of its data centres
Canonical Rolls Out Kernel Too Boost Ubuntu On AWS Performance
AWS and Canonical partner-up to get produce the tuned kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Silicon 360: Meet The Cloud Panel
Meet the panel for the Silicon 360 event
Box: We Want To Be The Glue For ‘Unavoidable’ Digital Transformation
Box CEO Aaron Levie discusses its role in digital transformation and how AI can help businesses manage content and become GDPR compliant
Silicon 360: Breaking Down The Barriers To Cloud
EVENT: Our first Silicon 360 event will bring together the world of tech to discuss the final frontiers in cloud and the path to digital transformation
VMware Offloads vCloud Air Business To French Hosting Provider OVH
VMware hands over the reins to OVH, but 'close partnership' will continue
AWS Readies Sweden Move As Part Of Nordics Push
New region will reduce latency and satisfy data sovereignty requirements for local customers
Extreme Networks Buys Brocade Data Centre Business
Data centre networking move sees Extreme buy data centre networking unit, as Brocade breakup continues
Datapipe: Businesses Aren’t Prepared For Brexit, But Don’t Expect Big Changes
We quiz Stewart Smythe, managing director at Datapipe Europe, about the potential impact of Brexit on UK-based businesses
Team Sky Doctor Thought Dropbox Was Hard To Use And ‘Insecure’
Sir Bradley Wiggins' medical records were not uploaded to Dropbox because former doctor had usability and security concerns, a parliamentary inquiry hears
Microsoft Previews Azure VM Backup Pre-Checks
Azure will now evaluate cloud virtual machine backups for configuration problems that may cause them to fail
ONS Opens Data Science Campus In Newport
The ONS is to use data from mobile phones, satellites and search engines to give a more accurate picture of the economy
Box Adds 100,000 Students And Staff At Five UK Universities
Box says platform can help students share content and work together on assignments
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (24th March 2017)
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Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (24th March 2017)
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IBM Tells Customers That ‘Cloud Native’ Is The Future
ANALYSIS: IBM tells customers at InterConnect that "Cloud Native" applications that are designed and optimized to run in the cloud are in their future
Huawei And Canonical Partner To Simplify Cloud Network Management
Joint platform simplifies the management of data centre networks in enterprise and telecom clouds
Cloud Expo Europe: Oracle UK Cloud Head Outlines Strategy For Digital Transformation
VIDEO: John Abel head of technology and cloud at Oracle UK and Ireland explains Oracles approach to the cloud
Microsoft Azure Outage Knocks Out Skype, Office 365, Outlook & Xbox Live
The outage demonstrates the shortcomings to moving completely to the cloud
Bringing Your Data Home: Why Cloud Giants Are Building UK Data Centres
IN DEPTH: Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle are all investing in UK data centres. Why? And who are the other players?
Germany Raises Cyber-Attack Warning Level Ahead Of Elections
Germany's cyber-security bureau said it has moved to a position of heightened readiness as the autumn's federal elections near
DFS Embraces Rackspace, Cloud And Virtualisation To Drive Digital Transformation And Suck-Up Sales
INTERVIEW: DFS discusses how Rackspace partnership helps it cope with sale demand and how mobile, VR and AR are the future of sofa buying
ICO: Councils ‘Have Work To Do’ Ahead Of GDPR
'Concerning' shortcomings include the lack of mandatory data protection training at many local authorities, the ICO said
IBM And Red Hat Join Forces To Drive OpenStack And Hybrid Cloud
IBM will become a certified provider of Red Hat’s cloud products and services on its private cloud
IBM And Wanda Agree To Bring Watson And Cloud Services To China
IBM continues its China push with Wanda Technology - bringing AI, cloud, Blockchain and Watson