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cloud management

Multi-cloud ‘over-permissioning’ causing cyber risk headaches for businesses
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Cloud

Multi-cloud ‘over-permissioning’ causing cyber risk headaches for businesses

With multi-cloud environments expanding, businesses are creating too many unused identities that can be abused
29 Mar 2023
How digital workspaces are changing the way we work
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software as a service (SaaS)

How digital workspaces are changing the way we work

The way we work is changing, and the way we manage our IT tools needs to change with it
24 Mar 2023
Short-sighted cloud migrations leave most CIOs trapped in technical debt
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Cloud

Short-sighted cloud migrations leave most CIOs trapped in technical debt

With budgets tightening, CIOs are being forced to tackle technical debt accumulated during the cloud boom period
16 Mar 2023
Unified consoles create a seamless multi-cloud management experience
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Whitepaper

Unified consoles create a seamless multi-cloud management experience

Supporting a more flexible, scalable approach to cloud management
10 Mar 2023
37 Signals to save $7m by abandoning cloud's "grotesque" prices
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Cloud

37 Signals to save $7m by abandoning cloud's "grotesque" prices

The company is repatriating cloud workloads due to exorbitant prices and investing in its own server hardware
22 Feb 2023
Three innovative technologies to address UPS challenges at the edge
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Whitepaper

Three innovative technologies to address UPS challenges at the edge

With increasing focus on edge computing comes added pressure for better uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
7 Feb 2023
Worldwide surveillance industry on the cusp of major cloud acceleration
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cloud storage

Worldwide surveillance industry on the cusp of major cloud acceleration

While a significant portion of surveillance companies still store footage on-prem, the industry’s shift to the cloud is beginning to gather pace
3 Feb 2023
Only 10% of businesses report benefitting from cloud technology
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Cloud

Only 10% of businesses report benefitting from cloud technology

While truly “cloud-powered” companies are among the minority, they are setting a global example on how to effectively transform operations, according …
2 Feb 2023
Microsoft Azure spending notifications unavailable until March
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Cloud

Microsoft Azure spending notifications unavailable until March

Customers have been advised to manually monitor Azure usage and costs until a fix is implemented
2 Feb 2023
BT Group extends Kyndryl deal to migrate legacy mainframe apps to the cloud
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Business strategy

BT Group extends Kyndryl deal to migrate legacy mainframe apps to the cloud

Applications will either be repackaged for cloud environments, dismantled and have their functionality transplanted into other apps, or retired comple…
31 Jan 2023
Surging Kubernetes costs causing “significant impact” for IT professionals
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cloud computing

Surging Kubernetes costs causing “significant impact” for IT professionals

New research shows that rising Kubernetes-related costs are being exacerbated by shifting cloud market trends
10 Jan 2023
Cloud services market to grow 20% by 2029 following pandemic step change
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cloud management

Cloud services market to grow 20% by 2029 following pandemic step change

Organisations are embracing the use of multiple clouds, but formal management is lagging
1 Dec 2022
IT Pro 20/20: Inside Japan's war over digital transformation
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digital transformation

IT Pro 20/20: Inside Japan's war over digital transformation

Issue 32 looks at the problems that can arise when businesses choose to embrace flashy terminology at the expense of simplification
4 Nov 2022
Oracle expands cloud portfolio with Alloy infrastructure platform
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cloud deployment

Oracle expands cloud portfolio with Alloy infrastructure platform

Tech giant opens CloudWorld conference with new flexible cloud deployment platforms
18 Oct 2022
NetSuite champions product ‘Suiteness’, continues international expansion
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Business strategy

NetSuite champions product ‘Suiteness’, continues international expansion

Ease of onboarding and the challenges of international regulatory changes are key to the company’s strategy for the future
30 Sep 2022
NetSuite emphasises importance of full suite adoption, pushes automation
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Business strategy

NetSuite emphasises importance of full suite adoption, pushes automation

The ERP giant is using SuiteWorld to position itself as even more of an end-to-end service provider, attempting to cement its solutions into comprehen…
29 Sep 2022
Three ways manual coding is killing your business productivity
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Whitepaper

Three ways manual coding is killing your business productivity

...and how you can fix it
22 Sep 2022
Majority of CIOs concerned that cloud complexity exceeds human ability
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cloud management

Majority of CIOs concerned that cloud complexity exceeds human ability

Greater observability and rollout of automated systems are also needed to reduce IT team strain and burnout
15 Sep 2022
The key challenges of migrating databases to the cloud
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cloud management

The key challenges of migrating databases to the cloud

Knowing the potential pitfalls could help avoid migration headaches
14 Sep 2022
UK software heavyweight Micro Focus to be acquired by OpenText
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mergers and acquisitions

UK software heavyweight Micro Focus to be acquired by OpenText

The deal, worth $6 billion, is expected to close by the end of Q1 2023 and will shrink the EIM market
26 Aug 2022
Google adds prevalence visualisation, curated threat detection to Chronicle suite
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cloud security

Google adds prevalence visualisation, curated threat detection to Chronicle suite

Security teams will be given content hand-picked by Google experts, as well as greater context and tactic-mapping
18 Aug 2022
N-able unveils Cloud User Hub for Microsoft 365
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cloud management

N-able unveils Cloud User Hub for Microsoft 365

Multi-tenant 365 platform aims to simplify MSP’s cloud management experience and boost productivity
17 Aug 2022
Report estimates £84 billion mid-market opportunity for European IT service providers
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digital transformation

Report estimates £84 billion mid-market opportunity for European IT service providers

Mid-market company spending to increase by 52% by 2026, global management consultancy Oliver Wyman says
22 Jul 2022