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Google Cloud number one cloud service provider in retail - Canalys
Hyperscale

Google Cloud number one cloud service provider in retail - Canalys

Google Cloud has ranked as the number one cloud service provider to the retail sector, outpacing overall market leader AWS and second-placed Microsoft Azure.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Aug 2020
Origin's decentralised commerce platform hits Google Cloud Marketplace
DataCentre infrastructure

Origin's decentralised commerce platform hits Google Cloud Marketplace

The Dshop eCommerce platform is available on the Google Cloud Marketplace allowing merchants to deploy their own decentralised eCommerce store.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Aug 2020
Thycotic launches Secret Server update designed for cloud-first, remote world
DevOps

Thycotic launches Secret Server update designed for cloud-first, remote world

Thycotic releases latest version of Secret Server with added features for managing multiple cloud instances and remote workers.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Aug 2020
Tanium and Google Cloud bring greater security to distributed IT
Hyperscale

Tanium and Google Cloud bring greater security to distributed IT

Tanium and Google Cloud have expanded their partnership to help organisations with security in the distributed IT era.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2020
Cloud spending surges in Q2 2020 - Canalys
Multi-cloud

Cloud spending surges in Q2 2020 - Canalys

Cloud infrastructure spending reached $34.6bn in Q2 2020, as cloud-based services played a crucial role during lockdown, according to Canalys.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2020
Juniper Networks inspires overarching approach to connected security
Firewalls

Juniper Networks inspires overarching approach to connected security

While Juniper is most well-known for its hardware products such as firewalls, routers, switches, and WiFi access points, these are all security products too.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Jul 2020
Google Cloud and Box announce strategic partnership
Hyperscale

Google Cloud and Box announce strategic partnership

As part of the new partnership, Box will leverage Google Cloud as a key provider for data storage in its international operations.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2020
Google unveils security overhaul across G Suite products
Data Loss Prevention

Google unveils security overhaul across G Suite products

Google has announced 11 new security features across G Suite, to provide stronger security in Gmail, Meet, and Chat.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
Google announces G Suite integrated workplace, new security features
Hybrid & Remote Work

Google announces G Suite integrated workplace, new security features

Google Cloud has announced a new G Suite integrated workspace that combines Gmail, Google Chat and Google Meet.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Mon, 20th Jul 2020
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Radware on multi-cloud deployments
Data Protection

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Radware on multi-cloud deployments

Radware's Yaniv Hoffman discusses the trend of deploying applications in multi-cloud environments. #ITsecurity #technews.

By Nick Forrester • 6 min read • Wed, 15th Jul 2020
Cloud4C appoints Indonesia country leader to grow ASEAN footprint
Partner Programmes

Cloud4C appoints Indonesia country leader to grow ASEAN footprint

Cloud managed service provider company Cloud4C has appointed a new country leader who will focus on growing its footprint in ASEAN and Indonesia.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Jul 2020
Robot-related services powered by cloud computing to soar - research
Robotics

Robot-related services powered by cloud computing to soar - research

Cloud-powered robot services could generate USD $157.8 billion annually by 2030, boosts mobile robotics across verticals, says ABI Research.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Jul 2020
Soul Machines joins WHO to bring better health support and info to global public
Hyperscale

Soul Machines joins WHO to bring better health support and info to global public

Soul Machines joins WHO's AI initiative, launching digital health worker Florence to aid in global tobacco quit.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jul 2020
Google Cloud picks up NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs in alpha
Hyperscale

Google Cloud picks up NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs in alpha

Google Cloud is the first company to offer the new NVIDIA GPU as part of the Accelerator-Optimised VM (A2) instance family.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 10th Jul 2020
Colt extends SD-WAN offering for customers moving to cloud
Network Infrastructure

Colt extends SD-WAN offering for customers moving to cloud

Colt launches multi-cloud access for enterprises via its SD WAN platform, offering improved security, agility, and latency.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2020
Trend Micro ranks number one in Global Hybrid Cloud Security - IDC
DevOps

Trend Micro ranks number one in Global Hybrid Cloud Security - IDC

Trend Micro takes the top spot in the 2019 market share for Hybrid Cloud Workload Security, with a 29.5% share, according to IDC.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2020
Nutanix strengthens Desktop as a Service solution
Desktop-as-a-Service

Nutanix strengthens Desktop as a Service solution

Nutanix strengthens its DaaS solution, Xi Frame, with enhanced security, flexibility, and availability for enterprise customers.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2020
Dell releases PowerScale solution for unstructured data
Storage

Dell releases PowerScale solution for unstructured data

The PowerScale family features all-flash and NVMe nodes and existing Isilon all-flash, hybrid and archive nodes running on OneFS 9.0.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2020
Qlik named Snowflake Data Engineering Partner of the Year
Data Analytics

Qlik named Snowflake Data Engineering Partner of the Year

The award, which recognises Qlik Data Integration, highlights the benefits of the strategic alliance between Qlik and Snowflake.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2020