Cloud provider stories - Page 2
Cloudian extends AWS alliance, bringing greater storage options to businesses
Wed, 9th Jun 2021
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colocation
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hyperscale
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cloud services
Cloudian's HyperStore achieves AWS Outposts Ready status, enabling on-premises Amazon S3-compatible storage for latency-sensitive use cases in various sectors.
BlackRock and Snowflake enter partnership, look to serve investment management market
Tue, 23rd Feb 2021
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big data
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bi
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martech
BlackRock and Snowflake partner to deliver a next-generation investment management solution with the launch of Aladdin Data Cloud.
Accenture acquires Olikka, looks to become leading AWS and Azure cloud provider
Tue, 1st Dec 2020
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cloud services
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digital transformation
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microsoft
The acquisition extends Accenture’s AWS and Microsoft Azure capabilities, as well as its broader cloud capabilities across Australia and New Zealand.
Revealed: COVID-19's impact on internet disruptions
Wed, 5th Aug 2020
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disruption
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digital disruption
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outage
Global internet disruptions have surged by 63% during the COVID-19 pandemic, with ISPs particularly affected, according to a report by ThousandEyes.
OVHcloud launches managed web hosting in APAC
Wed, 1st Jul 2020
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ddos
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managed services
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partner programmes
The global cloud provider offers a turnkey solution for resellers and partners in response to the rising demand for digitisation in businesses.
Cloudscene launches Google Cloud connectivity map
Tue, 1st Oct 2019
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
The Cloud Pathfinder app is designed for enterprises that wish to instantly find service poviders that deliver connectivity to Google Cloud’s global nodes.
3 ways cloud & colocation providers can use renewables
Wed, 15th May 2019
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cloud services
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colocation
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data centre maintenance / management
Schneider Electric’s John Powers discusses the renewable revolution that is underway and how providers can jump on board.
Cloud providers increasingly jumping into gaming market
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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microsoft
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cloud services
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gaming
Aa number of major cloud service providers are uniquely placed to capitalise on the lucrative cloud gaming market.
SoftwareONE invests in APAC with cloud provider acquisition
Wed, 27th Feb 2019
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cloud services
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multi-cloud
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cloud provider
The Swiss company has reached an agreement to acquire cloud transformation company RightCloud for an undisclosed amount.
Big cloud providers continue to squeeze out smaller players
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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cloud services
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microsoft
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hyperscale
Last year saw almost manic growth in revenue for cloud providers as businesses continue to seek the benefits the services can provide.
AWS and Azure spending big bucks on data centres to get ahead
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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cloud services
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microsoft
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managed services
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.
Hyperscale data centres surging globally, 132 more on the way
Thu, 10th Jan 2019
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microsoft
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colocation
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hyperscale
Hyperscale data centres surge as digital demand grows; over 130 in pipeline.
More pie for me: Alibaba Cloud’s aggressive EMEA expansion
Sat, 24th Nov 2018
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ddos
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colocation
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cloud services
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.
Service providers must act now to stay relevant in a cloud-first world
Thu, 23rd Aug 2018
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cloud services
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managed services
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partner programmes
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.
South Africa overtakes other nations in leapfrog up cloud curve
Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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digital transformation
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cloud services
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iaas
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.
Dimension Data becomes single cloud provider for Ultrafast Fibre
Tue, 18th Apr 2017
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cloud services
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ultrafast fibre
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dimension data
Ultrafast Fibre says it's seeing improved security and flexibility and reduced costs after selecting Dimension Data as its single cloud provider.
CloudEthernet Forum to fight cloud fragmentation
Mon, 2nd Jun 2014
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virtualisation
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bi
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cloud services
Every cloud provider has its own technologies, its own buzzwords, its own APIs – and that’s a challenge for enterprises.
Four things you didn’t know about SAS IT
Thu, 21st Feb 2013
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cloud services
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dr
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outsourcing
We sit down with SAS IT's CEO Phil Martin to understand the local cloud service provider.
Kroll survey reveals cloud growth
Wed, 22nd Aug 2012
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virtualisation
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storage
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data protection
Kroll Ontrack has revealed a surge in cloud storage and virtualisation adoption, but a shortage of proactive protocols in data protection.
HDS Makes Play for clouds
Fri, 1st Jul 2011
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storage
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it infrastructure
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cto
Hitachi Data Systems says it is ‘making a major channel play’ with the launch of the first products in a portfolio of converged data centre solutions designed to automate, accelerate and simplify cloud adoption.
Cisco launches partners into the cloud
Mon, 7th Mar 2011
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cisco
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cloud provider
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ndi
Partner Summit used to unveil new channel initiatives aimed at helping partners monetise the cloud.