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Qlik launches London and Frankfurt cloud regions

Duncan MacRae — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:35:37 +0000

Qlik has launched its new cloud regions in London, UK, and Frankfurt, Germany, enhancing its continued commitment to support growing demand for cloud adoption and innovation in EMEA and around the world. Specifically, these new regions support organisations with UK- and Germany-based footprints that require alignment with region-specific data privacy laws and data locality requirements... Read more »

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Debunking the top myths about cloud-based physical security

Fin Strathern — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:05:21 +0000

Over the years, cloud-based physical security technology has been increasing in power and popularity as many businesses have begun to favour the cloud over on-premises systems. According to cloud security company Thales, 90% of companies worldwide use the cloud. The cloud is essential to data management for most businesses and there are many reasons why. ... Read more »

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93% of IT industry to adopt cloud tech within five years

Duncan MacRae — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:57:42 +0000

The majority of businesses (93%) are adopting a hybrid of cloud and on-premise solutions, or migrating fully to the cloud within five years. This is according to a Hornetsecurity hybrid cloud adoption survey of 900+ IT professionals primarily based in Europe and North America and Europe. Half of respondents (51%) reported that they will be... Read more »

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IBM launches modernisation centre to support hybrid cloud adoption

Fin Strathern — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:56:20 +0000

Tech giant IBM has unveiled the IBM Z and Cloud Modernisation Centre, describing it as a “digital front door to training, resources, and ecosystem partners” to accelerate hybrid cloud adoption. The centre promises to modernise clients’ applications, data, and processes through the value of open hybrid cloud architecture. Clients will be given insights on maintaining... Read more »

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ThoughtSpot passes $4bn valuation after $100m Series F funding

Fin Strathern — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:29:58 +0000

ThoughtSpot, a cloud data analytics start-up, has raised $100 million (£74m) in Series F funding to reach a new valuation of $4.2 billion (£3.1bn). This latest valuation is more than double the company’s previous valuation of $1.95 billion (£1.45bn) two years ago after its Series E round. In the years between, ThoughtSpot underwent a major... Read more »

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Why ‘experience’ is at the top of the agenda for UK businesses moving to the cloud

Duncan MacRae — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:15:00 +0000

In the grand scheme of history, the cloud is still novel – the term ‘cloud computing’ has only been included in the Oxford English dictionary since June 2012. In the world of technology, the cloud is considered ubiquitous! Yet, while Amazon’s release of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) in 2006 marked the advent of the infrastructure-as-a-service... Read more »

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Atos and IBM partner to accelerate cloud migration in finance sector

Fin Strathern — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 17:40:00 +0000

Atos and IBM, two key players in digital transformation and professional services, have partnered to help boost cloud migration for banks and insurance companies. The partnership will focus around a new “Atos Cloud Centre of Excellence”. The centre’s goal will be to increase security and regulatory compliance for financial services companies that are moving their... Read more »

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UK government advises firms to use cloud to reduce carbon emissions

Fin Strathern — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:10:14 +0000

UK businesses are being told to accelerate cloud adoption in an upscaled effort to tackle climate change, the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has advised. The recommendation is part of a series of steps that businesses are being told to consider to help curb their carbon emissions by making changes... Read more »

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Bank of England warns that banks are overly reliant on cloud

Fin Strathern — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:18:57 +0000

The Bank of England is calling for increased powers to oversee the banking and finance sector’s switch to cloud computing. Its concerns stem from cloud adoption making systems more secretive and concentrating sensitive data in the hands of a select few tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft. The central bank has said it will need... Read more »

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