Cloud industry shaken by European Safe Harbour rulingq
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled the Safe Harbour agreement between Europe and the US, which provides blanket permission for data transfer between the two, is…
Advancing the cloud in South East Asia
Today is the first day of Cloud South East Asiain Kuala Lumpur, and the attendance alone testifies to the enthusiasm and curiosity around cloud development in the region in general…
AWS: examine fine print in data transfer legislation
In a week that has seen the European Court of Justice rule that the Safe Harbour agreement on data transfer as invalid, the significance of data transfer legislation in South East…
Accenture enhances its Cloud Platform
Business consulting firm Accenture had released an enhanced version of its Accenture Cloud Platform, designed to improve its ability to help with the governance and control of cloud applications. Accenture…
IBM augments Watson with new cognitive business consulting arm
Enterprise tech giant IBM has announced the creation of IBM Cognitive Business Solutions, a consulting practice designed to help businesses get into the cognitive computing game. IBM continues to invest…
Developing a winning hybrid cloud strategy
The 2015 BCN Annual Industry Survey revealed two thirds of enterprises plan to implement multiple cloud services over the next 18 months, but adopting a hybrid cloud strategy can…
BT discusses its interests in South East Asia
Nothing better reflects the way the Cloud is changing the traditional parameters of telecom operators than BT’s presence at this morning’s Cloud South East Asia keynotes in Kuala Lumpur. Thanaraj…
Forecasting Cloud’s Place in the Internet of Things
Data is no longer contained within the walls of a data center. Devices or “things” need to share data with the same quality of service whether they are in…
Dell said to be considering EMC acquisition
Computing giant Dell is in advanced talks to buy storage company EMC according to a WSJ report, citing the inevitable people familiar with the matter. A full acquisition seems unlikely…
Amazon Web Services makes aggressive customer acquisition play
At its Amazon re:Invent event Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a number of products and initiatives designed to make it easier for potential customers to move their business to the…