public cloud
SOC modernisation and and the role of XDR
SOC modernisation and and the role of XDR
Security operations remain challenging
16 Mar 2023
Building for success with off-premises private cloud
Building for success with off-premises private cloud
Leveraging co-location facilities to execute your cloud strategy
10 Mar 2023
Continuously modernise storage
Continuously modernise storage
Modernise data storage to accelerate operations and digital business initiatives
28 Feb 2023
Microsoft announces new tools to help CSPs go cloud native![Microsoft Azure logo on a black background through a magnifying glass](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Microsoft announces new tools to help CSPs go cloud native
Telcos stand to benefit from a number of AI and ML tools on Azure, which seek to boost rollout and network stability
27 Feb 2023
What is AWS EC2?![Several groups of orange files connected on a concept of a circuit board](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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What is AWS EC2?
Released in 2006, the iconic cloud service offers developers secure and scalable computing capacity
23 Feb 2023
Modernise or “find yourself on the wrong side of the digital divide”, urges expert![A sad technician wrapped in server cables assesses a server in a data centre with dismay](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Modernise or “find yourself on the wrong side of the digital divide”, urges expert
Firms can make use of hybrid cloud and microservices to ease off reliance on outdated systems, but they must act quickly
17 Feb 2023
Podcast transcript: Weathering the cloud slowdown![The IT Pro Podcast logo with subheading 'Transcript' and the episode title 'Weathering the cloud slowdown’](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Podcast transcript: Weathering the cloud slowdown
Read the full transcript for this episode of the IT Pro Podcast
17 Feb 2023
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The IT Pro Podcast: Weathering the cloud slowdown
Businesses that don’t balance cost-cutting with cloud investment could face a difficult road ahead
17 Feb 2023
Cloud growth experiencing ‘slowdown’ amid rising economic disruption![Cloud computing mockup image](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Cloud growth experiencing ‘slowdown’ amid rising economic disruption
Decreased revenue growth rates for hyperscalers such as AWS have given rise to concerns of a cloud market ‘slowdown’
24 Jan 2023
Suncorp signs three-year Azure deal to complete multi-cloud migration by 2024![Suncorp logo on a cement wall with a woman walking in front of it holding shopping bags](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Suncorp signs three-year Azure deal to complete multi-cloud migration by 2024
The financial services firm seeks to wind down its on-prem data centres and wants 90% of its workloads in the cloud by the end of the year
24 Jan 2023
TD Synnex grows its Google Cloud offering in nearly 60 countries![Person travelling upwards to the cloud](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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TD Synnex grows its Google Cloud offering in nearly 60 countries
The expansion will provide “excellent scalability and services” to more organisations across Europe, Latin America, and Asia, the aggregator says
20 Dec 2022
Public cloud market expected to surpass $1 trillion in value by 2026![An image of a blue cloud made up of jigsaw parts to illustrate hybrid cloud](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Public cloud market expected to surpass $1 trillion in value by 2026
Forrester warned that while growth predictions remain strong, increased competition could impact larger providers
15 Dec 2022
Microsoft's EU Data Boundary will begin staggered rollout in January 2023![View of a Microsoft building](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Microsoft's EU Data Boundary will begin staggered rollout in January 2023
Public sector and commercial customers will be the first to benefit when the rollout begins on 1 January across all of Microsoft's core services
15 Dec 2022
Google Docs integrates leading programming languages for slicker presentations![A phone bearing the Google Docs logo sits on a dimly-lit laptop keyboard](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Google Docs integrates leading programming languages for slicker presentations
The collaboration app will soon allow for better code sharing between teams, with in-tool formatting for a number of languages
15 Dec 2022
Can't choose between public and private cloud? You don't have to with IaaS
Can't choose between public and private cloud? You don't have to with IaaS
Enjoy a cloud-like experience with on-premises infrastructure
9 Dec 2022
Google brings no-code machine learning to Sheets with SimpleML![A CGI owl holds a conical flask containing green liquid stands next to the words 'Simple ML for Sheets'](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Google brings no-code machine learning to Sheets with SimpleML
Businesses looking to automate their Google workspaces could benefit from the tool which requires no programming experience and is now in beta
8 Dec 2022
How to build a multi-cloud strategy to meet your business goals
How to build a multi-cloud strategy to meet your business goals
Having a clear multi-cloud strategy is key to harnessing the potential of cloud
5 Dec 2022
AWS Supply Chain: Cloud giant's new app locates bottlenecks and suggests fixes![AWS CEO Adam Selipsky, standing on the keynote stage at AWS re:Invent in front of the words "AWS re:Invent"](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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AWS Supply Chain: Cloud giant's new app locates bottlenecks and suggests fixes
The cloud giant's new cloud-based application aims to offer firms unified supply chain oversight, with pre-trained aggregation models
30 Nov 2022
AWS plans to be 'water positive' by 2030![A hand holds a phone bearing the AWS logo, while the Amazon logo shows in the background](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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AWS plans to be 'water positive' by 2030
A number of projects will seek to improve groundwater replenishment, efficiency, and overall sustainability
28 Nov 2022
Singapore's government cloud saves country 50% in hosting costs![A view of Singapore's skyline at night](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Singapore's government cloud saves country 50% in hosting costs
The country is developing new systems on its cloud which has helped it to improve the time it takes to complete projects as well as giving employees k…
16 Nov 2022
Gartner: Public cloud spending to reach nearly $600 billion by 2023![A white piggy bank sits on a reflective surface while clouds in the shape of dollar signs float in the sky behind it](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Gartner: Public cloud spending to reach nearly $600 billion by 2023
However, it could decrease if overall IT budgets shrink due to inflationary pressures
1 Nov 2022
Microsoft bolsters cloud focus with new Cloud Partner Program![The Microsoft sign outside its headquarters](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Microsoft bolsters cloud focus with new Cloud Partner Program
Rebrand scraps silver and gold tier system in favour of six cloud-aligned industry designations
6 Oct 2022