Cost, flexibility driving UK public sector to cloud

A recent survey of over 600 UK decision makers suggests over three quarters (85 per cent) of UK public sector employees are using some form of public cloud services. The…

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Enabling smart cities with IoT

The population of London swells by an additional 10,000 a month, a tendency replicated in cities across the world. To an extent such growth reflects the planet’s burgeoning wider population,…

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Google creates Alphabet to address bloat, heterogeneity

Google has taken the decision to form a new holding company, Alphabet, of which its biggest component will be Google with its internet and cloud services. The move is likely…

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Intermedia gets behind Cloud Industry Forum

Cloud management platform provider Intermedia has joined the Cloud Industry Forum in a bid to boost IT reseller and channel sales. Intermedia’s cloud management platform is aimed at value-added resellers…

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Intel, Wipro join IoT, M2M trade body to boost deployments

Intel and Wipro have this week joined the International M2M Council (IMC), a global trade association set up to represent Internet of Things vendors and service providers and boost volume…

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Hootsuite, IBM strike cloud deal

Hootsuite will deploy its App Directory service on SoftLayer infrastructure, the companies announced this week. The two companies also intend to team up to create a university programme aimed at…

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Infor buys GT Nexus to strengthen manufacturing ERP cloud

Infor said this week it plans to acquire supply chain management cloud software vendor for $675m, a move the company expects will strengthen and broaden the capabilities of its ERP…

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Edge Up Sports taps IBM Watson to give fantasy football a cognitive computing boost

Fantasy football analytics provider Edge Up Sports is partnering with IBM to deploy a Watson-based service that helps users manage the performance of their teams. Edge Up, which will launch…

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Symantec to sell IM business Vertias for $8.9bn

Digital security heavyweight Symantec announced this week it would sell its information management business, Veritas, to a group led by The Carlyle Group together with GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund,…

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The Six Myths of Hybrid IT

Many companies face an ongoing dilemma: How to get the most out of legacy IT equipment and applications (many of which host mission-critical applications like their ERP, accounting/payroll systems, etc.),…

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