Zoom and Five9 back out of $14.7bn acquisition deal
Video conferencing giant Zoom has abandoned its bid to buy cloud software provider Five9 as part of a $14.7 billion (£10.8bn) deal announced in July. The colla... Read more.
US Supreme Court throws out Oracle’s JEDI contract challenge
The US Supreme Court has dismissed Oracle’s challenge to how the Pentagon awarded its now-cancelled $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cl... Read more.
EDM Council brings together top cloud providers for data framework
Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, IBM and Microsoft have joined forces with the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Council – a multi-industry trade association... Read more.
Google Cloud cuts its marketplace revenue shares from 20% to 3%
Google Cloud is considerably reducing the amount of revenue it takes from third-party software sales on its cloud marketplace. The platform’s percentage reven... Read more.
University of Lincoln launches cloud computing degree with Microsoft
The University of Lincoln (UoL) has launched a first-of-its-kind cloud computing course to support the development of digital skills. Created as part of a share... Read more.
Amazon Web Services to build first New Zealand data centre by 2024
Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to launch its first data centre region in New Zealand by 2024. Part of a NZ$7.5 billion (£3.9bn) investment strategy in the cou... Read more.
OVHcloud seeking €400m in Euronext IPO before year’s end
Cloud storage provider OVHcloud is looking to raise €400 million (£343m) in a Paris IPO that would bring its valuation close to €4 billion. The French firm... Read more.
Atos and IBM partner to accelerate cloud migration in finance sector
Atos and IBM, two key players in digital transformation and professional services, have partnered to help boost cloud migration for banks and insurance companie... Read more.
Ransomware mitigation sees focus from AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Ransomware mitigation strategies have become an increasingly important aspect of major cloud providers’ offering following the pandemic. In recent weeks, Amaz... Read more.
T-Systems and Google Cloud to deliver public sector cloud for Germany
Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems has unveiled plans to build a ‘sovereign cloud’ for German enterprises and its public sector alongside Google Cloud. T... Read more.