Cloud provider news stories

For many years, “cloud” has been thought of as a destination which has led to a misguided strategy that sees an enterprise trying to shift all its applications to a single cloud provider – regardless of the specific needs and nuances of each individual workload.

Overall, 80% of enterprises said they are so frustrated with their existing provider, they are actively looking to replace them within the next twelve months.

Johnson Controls has announced an industry-first hyperscale data center platform intended to assist cloud providers in meeting ambitious sustainability goals.

The company states customers can utilise the portal to discover a broad set of validated data, analytics, and AI tools and integrate them with their Databricks lakehouse across multiple cloud providers.

“We’re enhancing our alliance with the number one cloud provider in A/NZ, providing AWS Outposts customers with vital technology that combines secure, exabyte-scalable storage with data sovereignty requirements."

BlackRock and Snowflake have entered into a strategic partnership with the shared intention of delivering a next-generation solution for the investment management industry.

The acquisition extends Accenture’s AWS and Microsoft Azure capabilities, as well as its broader cloud capabilities across Australia and New Zealand.

"We saw outages spike to unprecedented levels -- especially among internet service providers who seem to have been more vulnerable to disruptions than cloud providers.”

The global cloud provider offers a turnkey solution for resellers and partners in response to the rising demand for digitisation in businesses.

The Cloud Pathfinder app is designed for enterprises that wish to instantly find service poviders that deliver connectivity to Google Cloud’s global nodes.

Schneider Electric’s John Powers discusses the renewable revolution that is underway and how providers can jump on board.

Aa number of major cloud service providers are uniquely placed to capitalise on the lucrative cloud gaming market.

The Swiss company has reached an agreement to acquire cloud transformation company RightCloud for an undisclosed amount.

Last year saw almost manic growth in revenue for cloud providers as businesses continue to seek the benefits the services can provide.

A new report from Canalys has revealed what the world’s two largest cloud providers have been up to – and they’ve certainly been busy.

The relentless demand for more data has seen a spike both in the size and number of hyperscale data centres.

After elbowing its way into the EMEA market last month, the Chinese cloud provider has now unveiled the full extent of its product portfolio for the region.

Gartner says if the majority of providers don't act now, in five year's time 75 percent of today's IT service providers will become irrelevant.

The country may have been late to the party when it came to cloud strategies, but the Routed MD says this has resulted in some positives.