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Your Compliance Primer: Beginning Your Journey
The regulations that govern and impact upon a business can be complex and manifold. From protecting personal data to using cloud services responsibly, compliance is a moving target that many enterprises find challenging to hit. Comp ...
Broadcom ‘In Talks’ To Acquire VMware
US chip maker Broadcom reportedly in talks to buy VMware as it seeks to diversify into software, following failed 2018 Qualcomm bid
Spanish Renewable Energy Company Links With Google Cloud
Spanish renewable energy firm Capital Energy in deal with Google Cloud, which also announces unified support for popular Red Hat clone Rocky Linux
Microsoft Faces EU Antitrust Questions Over Cloud Business – Report
European Commission reportedly begins questioning Microsoft customers and rivals about Azure business and licensing deals
Pentagon’s JEDI Contract Successor, JWCC, Delayed Until December
Yet another cloud contract delay. US DoD delays its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract from April until December
EU Watchdog Begins Joint Investigation Into Public Sector Cloud Use
European Data Protection Board announces co-ordinated investigation over the use of cloud-based services by public sector organisations
Sainsbury’s Payroll Disrupted By US Ransomware Attack
Sainsbury's payroll disrupted by ransomware attack on US cloud services provider Ultimate Kronos Group, but promises to pay staff before Christmas
AWS re:Invent: News Roundup From 2021 Conference
Silicon breaks down the noteworthy news announcements and innovations presented by AWS at this week's AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas
Amazon Seeks ‘More Active’ Role In Removing Banned Cloud Content
Amazon reportedly looking to take more active role in removing cloud content that violates terms after Islamic State propaganda found hosted on AWS
Judge Dismisses Amazon’s JEDI Challenge After Project Cancelled
US judge dismisses Amazon's challenge to Pentagon award of $10bn JEDI contract to Microsoft as Defence Department plans new cloud project
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How safe is your cloud?
As the pandemic has continued, the migration to cloud services for the critical business process has accelerated. With more essential systems and their accompanying data now using the cloud, enterprises need to ensure comprehensive and ...
IBM ‘Considering Sale’ Of Watson Health AI Unit
IBM may reportedly sell off Watson Health AI analytics business as it seeks to refocus around more profitable areas such as hybrid cloud
Microsoft Cloud To Help Volkswagen Self-Driving Push
German car maker Volkswagen expands Microsoft partnership to use Azure cloud services to help it develop self-driving cars
Google Outage Affects Offices, Homes Worldwide
Google authentication failure knocks out broad array of services across the world, including Google Cloud, Google Suite, YouTube, Nest and Google Home
Oracle Adds Analytical Processing To MySQL Cloud Service
Oracle adds integrated OLAP feature to new MySQL Cloud Service, integrating OLAP with transaction processing for lower cost and improved performance
Marvell Acquires Inphi For Cloud Push
Consolidation in the chip sector continues with Marvell purchasing Inphi for $10 billion, to deepen cloud data centre and 5G push
Google Discloses Biggest-Ever DDoS Attack
Google says it successfully fended off a 2.5 Tbps denial-of-service attack in 2017, making it the biggest such attack to date
On-Premises vs Cloud – How to Optimise Management of Your Chosen IT Infrastructure
Imagine that you are ready to expand your IT infrastructure territory. Do you keep your server on-premises, collocate with a third-party datacentre or do a complete shift to the cloud? Choosing one over the other requires a careful wei ...
Linux Foundation Planning Kubernetes Security Certification
Linux Foundation and Cloud Native Computing Foundation set to offer certification for Kubernetes security specialists as demand for cloud hardening soars
Cloud computing and WANs: how a vacuum cleaner ruined months of work (and why it’s better to share network maintenance)!
Sandrine Duriaud-Leysens, Marketing Manager Europe et US, Global Cloud Xchange, explains how the network has become almost a convenience and the basic principles are at risk of being forgotten.
Nvidia Builds In-House GPU Supercomputer
Selene supercomputer uses new A100 GPUs and Mellanox InfiniBand interconnects to deliver 1 exaflop, putting it in top 10 performance rankings worldwide
Amazon Records Record 2.3Tbps Denial-Of-Service Attack
Amazon says its AWS Shield mitigated a DDoS attack peaking at 2.3Tbps, far larger than previous assaults, amidst increasing cloud security threats
Agents of Transformation
AppDynamics have launched a COVID-19 edition of its global research ‘The Agents of Transformation.’ The report includes data from interviews with IT professionals - from board-level directors and CIOs, through to senior and mid-level I ...
What’s Next After Digitization?
As businesses continue on their digitization roadmap, many have entered the last stage. Benefits are already becoming measurable and driving enterprise transformation. Silicon UK asks what barriers have been encountered, and what does ...
Study: ‘Cloud-Native’ Development On The Rise
There are now 4.7 million cloud-native developers, with Amazon Web Services a clear favourite for those using cloud-centric technologies
Amazon Vice President Resigns Over Staff Sackings
Tim Bray, a senior engineer with Amazon Web Services, said he 'despised' decisions to fire staff who protested company's Covid-19 measures
Google AI Scheme Targets Banks Overwhelmed By Pandemic
Google Cloud's PPP Lending AI Solution aims to help banks analyse and process loan applications under US government's aid scheme for small businesses
IBM Launches Quantum Programming Challenge
Four years after IBM put its first quantum computing resources online, company opens access to those who want to try out the tech and test their skills
Microsoft Sees Cloud Payoff, But Remains Cautious On Outlook
Azure cloud service revenues grow 59 percent as chief Nadella says company has 'seen two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months'