Mark Hurd said too much choice has produced complex and costly data centers that should be replaced by cloud systems
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Cisco Promises More Agile, Predictive Networks
More responsive and agile networks on the way as Cisco touts new 'intent-based networking' features
Intel Buoyed By Data Centre & IoT Despite Spectre & Meltdown
Mostly positive results for chip giant as data centre success helps revenue growth, as profitability dips
Welsh NHS Computers Back Online After IT Outage
Chaos for doctors and nurses in Wales this week, as IT failure hits at least half of GP services
Intel Confirms Newer Chips Impacted By Spectre, Meltdown Patches
Chip giant admits patches will cause reboot problems for newer chips and clarifies likely performance impact
AWS Reaches 50 Availability Zones With London Launch
AWS opens third zone in London as it expand global footprint and promises greater reliability
AWS Opens Fourth EU Cloud Region In France
AWS EU (Paris) will serve French organsiations as Amazon expands cloud presence
AWS To Launch Second China Region
AWS China (Ningxia) is cloud firm's second Chinese region
Google Plans Hong Kong GCP Region For 2018
Google to open sixth data centre in Asia Pacific, this time in Hong Kong
HPE InfoSight AI Is ‘First Step’ To Fully Autonomous Data Centre
HPE InfoSight can predict issues and take automatic responses
How AMD Wants To Provide ‘Supercomputing For All’
AMD and partners announce availability of new systems powered by high-end CPUs and GPUs to accelerate the use of supercomputing in smaller data centers
Irish PM Backs £760m Apple Athenry Data Centre As Cook Declines To Commit
Irish Prime Minister says Apple has not given firm commitment to new data centre but Dublin will do everything it can following local objections
Microsoft Ends ‘Gag Order’ Lawsuit Against US Government
Microsoft said the US Department of Justice has changed its policy in the use of data search warrants accompanied gag orders, ending the need for the case
VIRTUS Plans Two New London Data Centres
VIRTUS says fifth and sixth London data centres will establish it as leader in capital colocation
AWS Diary: Amazon To Open Middle Eastern Region In Bahrain
AWS NEWS: Amazon adds per-second billing and will open new data centres in Bahrain to serve Middle East
Microsoft Azure Diary: Azure Confidential Computing Encrypts Data In Use
AZURE NEWS: Microsoft's new security features are a 'first' for the public cloud
New Citrix Cloud Region Will Serve EU Customers
Citrix wants to support European cloud customers with local data centres
Western Digital To Acquire Flash Tegile Systems
Data centre flash move as WD announces intention to acquire Tegile Systems
VMware Cloud On Amazon Web Services Is Now Live
VMWORLD 2017: Surprise bedfellows make good of promise to deliver VMware cloud services across AWS infrastructure
Power Up: How Data Centres Support The Growth Of Online Gaming
IN DEPTH: The world of online gaming is a complex and extensive one and cloud infrastructure has a bigger role to play than ever before
Apple To Build £1bn Data Centre In Iowa
Apple will build new data centre in Iowa to power its services, and gets a nice little bonus from state authorities
Microsoft Takes On AI Challenge With Project Brainwave
Redmond's deep learning acceleration board is said to deliver real-time artificial intelligence
Google Titan Security Chip Looks To Protect GCP Data Centre Hardware
Titan Security chip is size of stud earring and is already installed on thousands of servers within Google data centres
Cisco Buys Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software Firm Springpath For £250m
Cisco continues expansion into software with acquisition, becoming latest tech giant to invest in HCI
Tech Quiz: Data Centres
What do you know about the data centres that power the web and our applications?
‘World’s Largest’ Data Centre Set To Be Built In Norway
The Kolos facility inside the Arctic Circle would scale up to a massive 6.46 million square feet and draw more than 1,000 MW of power
Microsoft Azure Targets Australian Government With Two New Regions Down Under
Two new Azure regions will open in in Australia in 2018, promising the highest level of security for government data
Microsoft Brings Power Of Virtual Machines To UK Data Centres
Three new VMs give UK Azure users the power to process more data than ever
Cloud Provider OVH Opens Shop In London With New Data Centre
The company is expanding rapidly to meet the global demand for cloud services
IBM Boosts Cloud Footprint With London, US And Australia Data Centres
IBM ups its cloud infrastructure investments on the back of disappointing second quarter