90% of IT buyers have bought tech their infrastructure can’t support

Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG), a specialist in data storage technology and services, in partnership with Wakefield Research, has released a new report identifying the obstacles organisations across industries face in today’s digital economy while on the path to modernisation, and the investment priorities they are focused on to support business growth.

The new report, “IT Leader Insights: The State of IT Modernization Priorities and Challenges Amid Economic Headwinds,” reveals...

24 May 2023 | Infrastructure

Jotelulu raises €4M to help IT companies easily deliver cloud services to SMEs

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Jotelulu, a platform that helps transform IT companies into cloud service providers, has closed €4 million in a Series A round of investment.

Adara Ventures, a European deep tech funds, led the round, with participation from US-based fund G2A Investment Partners and previous investors Fundación Bankinter and Big Sur Ventures, who are committed to supporting Jotelulu in this next stage of growth.

With this new round of financing, Jotelulu is focused on...

22 May 2023 | Cloud Computing

AWS to put $13 billion into India cloud infrastructure by 2030

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced plans to invest 1,05,600 crores (US $12.7 billion) into the Indian cloud infrastructure market by 2030 to meet growing customer demand in the country.

The investment, announced at the AWS Summit in Mumbai, is planned to be for India’s data centre infrastructure and will support more than 130,000 full-time equivalent jobs in Indian businesses each year, ranging from construction and engineering, to telecoms.

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22 May 2023 | AWS

Informatica deepens partnership with Google Cloud

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Informatica, an enterprise cloud data management specialist, has launched its Intelligent Master Data Management Software-as-a-Service (Intelligent MDM) natively on Google Cloud, and its comprehensive Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) on Google Cloud in Europe.

Jitesh Ghai, chief product officer at Informatica, said: “A key ingredient in Informatica’s secret sauce is the breadth and depth of our strategic partnerships, and we couldn’t be more pleased to expand our...

16 May 2023 | Companies

Snowflake opens UK office amid strong momentum across EMEA

Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, is opening a new UK office and Customer Experience Centre (CEC) in London, providing the ultimate workplace experience to employees and an area for collaboration with prospective clients.

This coincides with the company’s impressive growth following a successful fiscal 2023, which saw the company continue to shift the EMEA sales team to a vertical-focused model, drive wider customer adoption and consumption in the region, deliver developments...

16 May 2023 | Cloud Computing

Cloud professionals ‘overly attached to password-based security’

Most cloud professionals remain overly attached to the use of passwords despite their inherent security vulnerabilities, value as a target for threat actors, and widespread frustrations around password hygiene requirements. 

This is one of the key findings from research conducted by Beyond Identity, a provider of passwordless, phishing-resistant MFA.

The survey of more than 150 cloud industry professionals was conducted at the recent Cloud Expo Europe event and...

15 May 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

Cyber Security & Cloud Congress North America Begins in Just a Few Days

Cybersecurity & Cloud Congress North America

[SANTA CLARA, CA, May 10, 2023] – The Cyber Security & Cloud Congress North America (part of TechEx) is scheduled to take place on May 17-18 at the prestigious Santa Clara Convention Centre in California.

This technology event brings together industry experts, thought leaders and innovative companies to explore the latest advancements, challenges, and opportunities in the realm of cybersecurity and cloud computing. As the digital landscape continues to evolve rapidly,...

11 May 2023 | Cyber Security & Cloud Expo

Virgin Media and Amdocs’ Vubiquity expand collaboration in UK

Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has revealed that its Vubiquity platform has been selected to continue to provide Virgin Media’s customers with Electronic Sell Through (EST) and Transactional Video on Demand (TVOD) content across different devices.

The deal represents an expansion of the decade-long relationship between Amdocs’ Vubiquity and Virgin Media UK.

Vubiquity, a technology-led media services provider, holds...

11 May 2023 | Cloud Computing

IT and security pros face increased workload due to hybrid/virtual work adoption

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Ivanti, the provider of the Ivanti Neurons automation platform that discovers, manages, secures, and services IT assets from cloud to edge, has announced the results of its 2023 Report: Elevating the Future of Everywhere Work.

Ivanti collaborated with ‘Future of Work’ experts and surveyed 8,400 office workers, IT professionals and C-level executives across the globe to understand attitudes, expectations and challenges facing future-looking organisations and their employees....

9 May 2023 | Cloud Computing