Cloud Computing provides competitive advantage

IBM has announced that organizations gaining competitive advantage through high cloud adoption are reporting almost double the revenue growth and nearly 2.5 times higher gross profit growth than peer companies that are more cautious about cloud computing, from a recent survey conducted with more than 800 business decision makers and users worldwide.

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Heavy Clouds need optimising for ISV growth

The shift away from on premise towards cloud computing continues unabated. Yet while the business reasons for handing over this non-core activity to a third party add up, is the financial model really as compelling as promised? In reality, with upwards of 80% of UK hosted providers still using outdated technology to deliver their so-called cloud deployments, the business case is being supported by plummeting communications costs – not the smart use of innovative, cloud optimised...

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Oracle buys BigMachines

Oracle has entered into an agreement to acquire BigMachines, a leading cloud-based Configure, Price and Quote (CPQ) solution provider.

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Organisations should plan for the infinite data centre

The increasing business demands on IT mean that data centre managers must plan to increase their organisation’s computing and storage capacity at a considerable rate in the coming years, according to Gartner, Inc. Organisations that plan well can adjust to rapid growth in computing capacity without requiring more data centre floor space, cooling or power and realise a substantial competitive advantage over their rivals.

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Interoute launches a year’s free cloud hosting for startups

Interoute Jump StartUp provides startups with free Interoute Virtual Data Centre for one year.

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Amazon expands AWS Direct Connect inside Equinix

Equinix leverages AWS Direct Connect to provide its customers with flexible, private access to the cloud.

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Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) has launched its latest data centre in Japan – Inzai 3, which...
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Six Degrees Group (6DG), a converged technology infrastructure provider, has raised £13,690...
Allied Telesis predicts that management, security and optimization of infrastructures will be the...
Critical infrastructure and technical services specialist, Sudlows, has opened a new office in the...
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Australian fish farm undergoes IT upgrade by investing in edge infrastructure

Australian fism farming company Tassal looked at harnessing IT to make its business of growing salmon more sustainable and cost-effective. It invested in an integrated IT solution powered by Vertiv and Dell EMC for its business in Tasmania.

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