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OpenStack Summit Goes Big On NFV And Telcos

Blog: I’ve not seen one Stetson yet, but the Red Hat fedoras are aplenty

Box: It Makes No Sense For Us To Build Data Centres When IBM Can Do It At Scale

IBM says only a few major players can deliver cloud scale and help other tech firms focus on their product, not hardware

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Box Zones Lets Customers Store Data In Europe In AWS, IBM Data Centres

Box Zones will launch in May, finally letting users store data in Ireland, Germany, Japan and Singapore, boosting privacy and performance

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Amazon Promotes Andy Jassy To CEO Of Amazon Web Services

'Recognition' of performance sees CEO title given to head of Amazon Web Servives Andy Jassy as cloud division reaps revenue

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Microsoft Officially Launches Azure Service Fabric

Build 2016 - Azure Functions goes into preview as AWS Lambda rival, Azure IoT Starter Kits ready for purchase

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Google Cloud Platform Launches Full On Assault At AWS

Google's NEXT: Google launches plethora of cloud services to aid monitoring, machine learning and interoperability ahead of data centre expansion

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Google Set For Massive Cloud Expansion With 12 New Data Centres

Google reveals plans for 12 new data centres in bid to catch up with Amazon Web Services - the first two will hit Tokyo and Oregon this year

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UK Lagging In Terms Of Data Centres, But Cloud Giant Expansions Will Change That

UK plays host to less than 5 percent of world's major cloud data centres, but expansions from AWS, Google, and Microsoft will boost the region in 2016

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GoDaddy Launches Cloud Servers And Cloud Applications

New cloud services from GoDaddy looks to entice developers and IT pros to its pay as you go cloud platform

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Apple Signs Cloud Services Deal With Google

Google scores major win over Amazon Web Services with $600m Apple deal

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MWC 2016: Ericsson And AWS Enter Cloud Partnership For Telcos

Ericsson says AWS deal and cloud initatives can make telcos more efficient and productive by boosting agility and reducing data centre footprint

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Verizon Customers Have Two Months To Evacuate Public Cloud

Verizon Communications will be shutting down its public cloud service on April 12

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Quiz Of The Week: Cloud In 2016

How much do you know about cloud computing? Take our quiz to find out!

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Netflix Completes Eight-Year Cloud Migration And Shuts Down Last Data Centre

Netflix started the move to AWS in 2008 after a database corruption trashed its DVD-as-a-Service platform

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Not Another Amazon Web Services Is Winning Public Cloud Article

RightScale's State of the Cloud 2016 report lays bare AWS dominance but shows hope for Azure

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Amazon Web Services Launches Two Video Game Development Platforms

AWS Lumberyard and Amazon GameLift target professional developers and include VR headset and Twitch integration

Cloud

Box KeySafe Lets Users Manage Encryption Keys Without Dedicated Hardware

Box hopes KeySafe will encourage regulated firms of all sizes to adopt the cloud

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Apple, Amazon And Google Data Centres Use Far More Coal Than Everyone Thinks

Web giants are underestimating their data centre coal usage by 30 percent because of “obsolete” data tools

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Amazon Web Services Achieves £5.6bn In Sales In 2015

Amazon Web Services now on £7bn annual run rate as fourth quarter revenues reach £1.7bn

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Does China’s AliCloud Pose A Real Threat To Amazon Web Services?

With its latest investment, Alibaba pushes AliCloud's global cloud ambitions even further, but can it take on global cloud competitors outside of China?