HCLTech and Google Cloud expand partnership on generative AI

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HCLTech, a specialist global technology company, and Google Cloud have expanded their strategic partnership to help enterprises leverage generative artificial intelligence (AI) and develop joint solutions powered by Google Cloud’s generative AI technologies.

HCLTech is actively using Google Cloud’s large language models (LLMs) to develop generative AI capabilities for its clients across three core domains: industries, enterprise functions, innovation and technology...

19 June 2023 | Cloud Computing

UK and Ireland CIOs prioritise cloud investment despite macro headwinds 

Cloud remains a long-term investment priority for 60% of major corporations in the UK and Ireland, despite current macro headwinds and the recent slowing of growth of global cloud providers.

This is according to Tata Consultancy Services’ latest survey of senior business leaders worldwide, ‘Connected Future: How Cloud Drives Business Innovation’.

The global survey of 972 senior executives included 102 respondents from across the UK and Ireland. It reveals that...

15 June 2023 | Cloud Computing

Flexera launches Flexera One Select for IBM

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Flexera, a company that helps organisations maximise business value from their technology investments, has launched Flexera One Select for IBM, a precision edition of Flexera One IT Asset Management (ITAM) designed to simplify and automate IBM-only license reporting.

Flexera’s relationship with IBM aims to enhance the customer experience for license consumption reporting with technology intelligence that drives action. Flexera One Select for IBM is an approved alternative to...

13 June 2023 | Cloud Computing

Kyndryl unveils Cybersecurity Incident Response and Forensics Service

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IT infrastructure services providerm, Kyndryl, has unveiled a Cybersecurity Incident Response and Forensics (CSIRF) service to help customers proactively prepare for and respond to threats by applying the latest threat intelligence and experience from Kyndryl’s deep domain security experts.

The new service helps customers investigate and respond to a detected security incident by leveraging capabilities such as incident triage, incident response, threat intelligence, compliance...

13 June 2023 | Cloud Computing

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

Cisco updates aim to simplify networking and securely connect the world

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Cisco has unveiled its vision for Cisco Networking Cloud, an integrated management platform experience for both on-prem and cloud operating models.

Building a Better Future for Cisco Customers and PartnersManaging networks in today’s era of connecting everyone, everywhere is hard. According to Cisco’s State of Global Innovation report, 85% of IT professionals indicate they value simplicity in their IT systems. Simplicity becomes increasingly important with the advancement of...

7 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

Google Cloud opens new cloud region in Doha

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Google Cloud has announced the opening of its Doha cloud region at an official launch event attended by ministers from the Qatari Cabinet and executives from leading Qatari businesses, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and Qatar Free Zone Authority (QFZ).

The new cloud region will meet growing demand for cloud services in Qatar and the Middle East region and support Qatar's National Vision 2030 that aims to...

31 May 2023 | Cloud Computing

Console Connect and Vultr collaborate to deliver on-demand cloud access worldwide

Console Connect, a Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform, and Vultr, a privately held cloud computing company, have formed a global collaboration that enables businesses to establish their own private, dedicated link between Vultr and the Console Connect platform, improving network security and connectivity for mission-critical applications and workloads.

Today, Vultr is integrated with the Console Connect platform in multiple regions, enabling businesses to directly connect to...

31 May 2023 | Applications