Dell launches new backup and recovery services that straddle the cloud and the client

Dell has announced a programme of new data protection initiatives to protect systems, apps and data that straddle private premise computers and the cloud. There are four main strands to…

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IBM Adds New Cloud Data Services To Bluemix

IBM announced that is has added over 25 new service to its Cloud Data Services portfolio for developers and data scientists that help to move, analyze and build data in…

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Salesforce quarterly figures prove cloud industry resistant to IT downturn

Salesforce’s latest quarterly figures have reversed the conventional logic of valuing cloud company stock, according to stock markets reaction. Before the cloud giant’s latest figures were released, many Wall Street…

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IBM’s Transition To The Cloud Platform And Cognitive Computing Solutions

IBM's PartnerWorld 2016 in Orlando, Florida was packed with over 1,400 IBM partners from 82 countries. The conference covered a wide breadth of topics, and each of the topics fit…

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CIOs, stop dreaming about total cloud control

CIOs have a tough job these days. They have to adopt cloud computing and, at the same time, not give up control over their systems' processes and data. Many CIOs…

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IDC Study: Software-Defined Networking Fuels the Growth of Cloud and IoT

Research firm IDC predicts that the global market for Software-Defined Networking (SDN) for the organization and cloud service provider segments will grow annually by 89 percent from 960 million dollars…

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Organisations are aggressively adopting cloud – but can’t find the right security roadmap

90% of users polled in the LinkedIn Information Security group claim they are either very or moderately concerned about public cloud security. The survey, sponsored by CloudPassage, aimed to give…

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Amazon, Google Boost Cloud Security Efforts

Security is often tapped as a top barrier to cloud adoption in multiple surveys that attempt to assess cloud usage. Cloud giants like Amazon have heard these concerns loud and…

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The white space between hand-crafted and automated approaches to the cloud

The journey to the cloud will be faster for some than others. For startups, the decision is easy, they are “cloud first”. They have low overheads and can test products…

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How performance requirements can prove a stumbling block for cloud transformation

As businesses look to cloud for faster, more flexible growth, they confront significant challenges from a legacy application base that has varying levels of cloud suitability. Some applications have specific…

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