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…

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…

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…

Sixth-sensors: The future of the Internet of Things and the connected business

An IT admin walks in to his cabin and instantly knows something is wrong. He does not even have to look at his dashboard to identify the problem. Instead, he…

Mirantis, CoreOS deliver Kubernetes on OpenStack

Pure-play OpenStack vendor Mirantis has teamed with CoreOS to integrate its distribution of the open source cloud software with Tectonic, CoreOS’ commercial Kubernetes distribution. Tectonic blends Kubernetes, an open source…

Seagate buys Dot Hill to bolster cloud cred

Seagate announced plans to acquire storage software and hardware vendor Dot Hill Systems for $694m, which the company said would help bolster its cloud portfolio of products. Dot Hill specialises…

Thames Tideway Tunnel taps Accenture in NetSuite deal

Thames Tideway Tunnel, the project company set up to manage London’s “super-sewer” overflow reduction project, has deployed NetSuite’s cloud-based ERP platform in a bid to reduce costs and drive flexibility…

Intel, BlueData partner on big data following $20m funding round

Hadoop specialist BlueData announced a strategic collaboration with Intel this week after the chip company’s venture capital arm helped lead a $20m funding round for the startup. BlueData offers a…

Dell tells VMworld how it simplified the cloud

Dell claims it will demystify the cloud for enterprise buyers with a raft of new products and services, which it unveiled at VMworld in San Francisco. A new release of…

Cloud strategy still tentative for many UK corporations – study

IT managers and CIOs should not feel they’ve missed the boat as the majority of enterprises have only just started their cloud journey, according to a new enterprise study. If…