99% of firms face challenges due to multiple cloud platforms

Virtually all decision-makers (99%) at enterprise organisations in the UK & Ireland face various challenges arising from having data in multiple clouds.

These include different answers to the same question depending on which cloud the data resides, high costs and slow speeds to obtain insights, and poor accuracy.

These findings were revealed as part of a report by SAS, a specialist in analytics and AI, entitled A Silver Lining from Every Cloud. It looks at the...

9 June 2023 | Cloud Computing

Cloud Repatriation is picking up speed

Massive data growth, rising costs for cloud services, and the need for more flexibility have given hosting data and workloads on-premises new momentum, as Eric Bassier, senior director of products at Quantum, explains.

The benefits of cloud computing, in general, are undisputed. Cloud usage has grown rapidly over the past decade and particularly in the last three years, as the need to modernise IT quickly to enable remote working drove many organisations to the cloud. While some...

7 June 2023 | Cloud Computing

Dell APEX portfolio advancements help customers strengthen multicloud strategies

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Dell Technologies has unveiled new Dell APEX offerings across cloud platforms, public cloud storage software, client devices and compute.

These additions to its as-a-Service and multicloud portfolio spanning data centre to public cloud and client devices could help businesses operate and innovate faster through improved management and mobility of their applications and data wherever they reside.

"Our customers continue to look for a simpler technology experience to...

1 June 2023 | Cloud Computing

Basil Faruqui, BMC: Perfecting cloud strategies, and getting the most out of automation

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BMC delivers industry-leading software solutions for IT automation, orchestration, operations, and service management to help organisations free up time and space as they continue to drive their digital initiatives forward. We work with thousands of customers and partners around the world, including more than 85% of the Forbes Global 50.

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12 May 2023 | Cloud Computing

Why bespoke enterprise-scale solutions will be the lynchpin of business models in the new normal

In the modern era of IT, cloud is driving digital transformation for businesses and enabling the world to adapt to emerging challenges, such as those posed by the global pandemic over the last 18 months.

Enterprises from various sectors have relied on cloud and data centre services to achieve a strong and reliable infrastructure to support the surge in demand from employees and customers. As we look beyond the immediate ramifications of COVID-19 and to a brave new business...

9 March 2022 | Digital Transformation

Modernising and managing multi-cloud systems

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In the past decade, IT professionals have divided between advocates of control and customisation in private clouds versus developers looking for the standardisation and flexibility of public clouds.

A common perception was that the hyperscalers would host all the applications, and the local data centres and private clouds were going to have a residual role. Developers took the lead in public cloud adoption in their effort to improve the customer experience.

Meanwhile,...

14 February 2022 | Data Centres

How JML gained more security and control with private cloud and saved £1.1m

JML is a household name, with a £100m turnover. Known for promoting products via in-store video screens, the retail company is a recognisable presence on the high street and in some of the biggest retailers throughout the UK and Ireland.

The company develops products in a variety of categories and sells them through its website, TV channels, and in retail outlets. In addition to its own products, JML also distributes products from other international direct response television...

27 September 2021 | Private Cloud

Near-term solutions to fill the cloud skills gap

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The fact that a cloud skills gap exists should come as no surprise: given the speed at which technology evolves, it’s almost impossible to expect the recruitment market to keep up with the pace. In fact, the 2020 Challenges in Cloud Transformation survey found that IT talent shortage concerns most corporations, with 86% of respondents believing it will slow down cloud projects.

Similarly, a recent report from AWS found 58% of companies using the cloud would not be able to...

28 July 2021 | Private Cloud

Harmont & Blaine selects IBM Cloud to support its growth in the global markets

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Italian clothing brand Harmont & Blaine has chosen IBM Cloud to modernise its IT infrastructure and support its expansion into international markets, responding more quickly and effectively to its increasingly attentive and demanding clients.

The fashion producer and supplier needed to migrate its technological infrastructure from a traditional IT Managed Services environment to IBM Cloud to modernise its key business processes, such as supply chain, retail management and...

2 June 2021 | Private Cloud

Building trust will be “deciding factor in cloud service provider competition” in 2021

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Spend on cloud infrastructure services by US-based companies grew 29% in Q1 2021 to a record $18.6 billion (£13.10bn), after global cloud spend consolidated in 2020.

Total cloud expenditure in the US increased $4.2bn (£2.96bn) in the past year and $621 million (£437m) in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest Canalys data. Dollar for dollar, annual expansion was the highest in two years, indicating robust demand for cloud services. 

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21 May 2021 | AWS