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Inmarsat teams up with Microsoft to deliver cloud via satellite
Space Technologies

Inmarsat teams up with Microsoft to deliver cloud via satellite

Inmarsat and Microsoft team up to allow Inmarsat's customers to transfer data to Microsoft Azure IoT Central platform.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Feb 2019
Microsoft HoloLens 2 more 'immersive' than ever
AR, VR & Metaverse

Microsoft HoloLens 2 more 'immersive' than ever

The original HoloLens was released in 2016 but since then, mixed reality has come a long way, according to Microsoft's Julia White.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Feb 2019
Rhipe adds email management solution to portfolio
Email Security

Rhipe adds email management solution to portfolio

The cloud-focused distributor has forged a distribution agreement with SMX, a provider of an email management, security and archiving solution.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Feb 2019
How IBM's acquisition of Red Hat could impact your business
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

How IBM's acquisition of Red Hat could impact your business

IBM's USD $34 billion deal to acquire Red Hat aims to boost its hybrid cloud strategy, potentially transforming how businesses manage their cloud environments.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Feb 2019
Why NSP adoption of ECX Fabric is on the rise
Hyperscale

Why NSP adoption of ECX Fabric is on the rise

Equinix reports a surge in NSP adoption of ECX Fabric, driven by the demand for on-demand, private multicloud connectivity from providers like AWS and Azure.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Feb 2019
In ongoing cloud war, Google to acquire data migration specialist
Hyperscale

In ongoing cloud war, Google to acquire data migration specialist

Google is currently behind AWS and Microsoft in the cloud battle, and it would seem this play is an attempt to claw some ground back.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Feb 2019
Veeam achieves backup certification for SAP HANA
Virtualisation

Veeam achieves backup certification for SAP HANA

Veeam Software has launched a certified plugin for SAP HANA, offering customers a backup and recovery solution.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Feb 2019
Raising the stakes: McAfee's predictions for cybersecurity
Distributed Denial of Service

Raising the stakes: McAfee's predictions for cybersecurity

Security teams and solutions will have to contend with synergistic threats, increasingly backed by artificial intelligence to avoid detection.

By David Allott • 4 min read • Tue, 19th Feb 2019
BMC adds IBM Cloud, Watson to Helix solution
Unified Communications

BMC adds IBM Cloud, Watson to Helix solution

BMC Helix with IBM Watson delivers cognitive insights across structured and unstructured federated knowledgebases.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Feb 2019
Symantec acquires zero trust innovator Luminate Security
Cloud Security

Symantec acquires zero trust innovator Luminate Security

Symantec has acquired Luminate Security, enhancing its Integrated Cyber Defense Platform with next-gen Secure Access Cloud tech amid increasing cloud reliance.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Feb 2019
Palo Alto releases new, feature-rich firewall
Firewalls

Palo Alto releases new, feature-rich firewall

Palo Alto is calling it the 'fastest-ever next-generation firewall' with integrated cloud-based DNS Security service to stop attacks.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Feb 2019
IXUP adds 'fuzzy matching' capability to platform
Data Analytics

IXUP adds 'fuzzy matching' capability to platform

Its secure data analytics platform adds this plus other new capabilities for greater business insights and data visualisation.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Feb 2019
Talend announces data loading for Microsoft Azure
Public Cloud

Talend announces data loading for Microsoft Azure

Talend's Stitch Data Loader now supports Azure SQL Data Warehouse, offering a convenient way to import data into a cloud data warehouse in minutes.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Feb 2019
Microsoft launches bot service for healthcare sector
Unified Communications

Microsoft launches bot service for healthcare sector

Microsoft has unleashed a new healthcare bot that provides cloud-based conversational AI to help patients take healthcare into their own hands.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Feb 2019
2018 cloud infrastructure spend exceeds US$80b
Hyperscale

2018 cloud infrastructure spend exceeds US$80b

According to Canalys, spending grew by 46% in 4Q18 and AWS maintained dominance with nearly a third of the total.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Feb 2019
Dell EMC expands multicloud data protection capabilities
Data Protection

Dell EMC expands multicloud data protection capabilities

According to IDC, 92% of organisations have adopted a cloud environment with 64% adopting a multi-cloud approach.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Feb 2019
Channel partners growing in importance for cloud services
Hyperscale

Channel partners growing in importance for cloud services

Canalys analysts say the huge growth in cloud services will be of benefit to channel partners with a number of incentives.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Feb 2019
Big cloud providers continue to squeeze out smaller players
Hyperscale

Big cloud providers continue to squeeze out smaller players

Last year saw almost manic growth in revenue for cloud providers as businesses continue to seek the benefits the services can provide.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Feb 2019

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