Microsoft previews new managed Kubernetes service
Summary: Microsoft rolled out a preview of a managed Kubernetes service that builds on the Kubernetes support already provided through Azure Container Service (ACS). Microsoft is putting more emphasis...
View ArticleHostway extends managed third party cloud to AWS
Summary: Hostway rolled out its managed AWS service. It had already been supporting Azure’s public cloud. Hostway is using technology developed by China and Korea-based Bespin Global to enable...
View ArticleChevron names Microsoft Azure as primary cloud provider
Summary: It seems Microsoft’s recent acquisition of a Chevron data centre in Texas wasn’t just about real estate. Chevron named Microsoft as its primary cloud provider under a seven-year agreement that...
View ArticleMicrosoft and SAP using each other’s cloud solutions
Summary: Microsoft and SAP expanded their partnership and will use each other’s services and bet further on cloud. The SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, a private cloud service, and SAP Ariba will run on the...
View ArticleScaleGrid adds shared hosting for MongoDB
Summary: ScaleGrid is a Palo Alto-based provider of MongoDB database hosting and management services. It runs its infrastructure on AWS and recently added shared hosting clusters for MongoDB to its...
View ArticleAdept4 reports preliminary FY17 results; strong growth driven by recurring...
Summary: UK managed service provider Adept4 released its preliminary results for the year ended September 30, 2017. Details: Revenues more than doubled from £4.9m to £10.3, with organic growth of 7%,...
View ArticleCloudian now supporting hybrid cloud storage through single management view
Summary: The latest release of Cloudian’s HyperStore storage allows customers to manage cloud-based and on-premise storage assets through a common API, so they can search for and move data across...
View ArticleCodero moves into managed third party cloud
Summary: Codero disclosed that it has secured AWS and Azure certifications that will allow it to offer managed third party cloud services. The new service line marks a pivot for the provider, which has...
View ArticleAtmosera partners with iTrellis; application layer, re-platforming
Summary: Atmosera partnered up with iTrellis, a Seattle-based integrator and development shop. ITrellis will help Atmosera’s managed Azure customers re-factor their applications for transition to cloud...
View ArticleUmbrella in NZ adds Azure Stack, third party cloud to portfolio
Summary: Umbrellar in New Zealand, a SMB hoster that claims 85k customers about 250k domains under management, will expand its portfolio with the additions of managed Azure Stack and Office 365. It...
View ArticleMicrosoft rolls out new Azure VMs in the UK
Summary: Building on the launch of three new VMs last summer, Microsoft introduced two more VMs in the UK, targeting the very high and low ends of the market. The M-Series VMs are designed for heavy...
View ArticleMicrosoft data point on Azure/open source
Summary: Microsoft revealed that over 40% of VMs in Azure are Linux-based, a number that continues to grow. The post Microsoft data point on Azure/open source appeared first on Structure Research |...
View ArticleSystemsUp implements Azure Site Recovery for UK housing association
Summary: UK housing association GreenSquare moved its DR to Azure Site Recovery (ASR). Originally planning to relocate its secondary DR data centre to another provider, GreenSquare instead decided on a...
View ArticleEY using Azure and Azure Stack on global basis
Summary: Global accounting firm EY is using Azure to run a global auditing system, but in Russia is running it in Azure Stack to comply with local regulation. An good example of how Azure’s different...
View ArticleUK’s Daisy Group said to be up for sale
Summary: Media reports indicate that the UK’s Daisy Group will put itself up for sale as soon as March with a price tag of over £1b. The company de-listed after a £500m investor buyout in 2014, and has...
View ArticleWokingham saves £2m in nine months with Azure-hosted solution
Summary: Wokingham Borough Council in southern England claims to have saved £2m in nine months through the use of Unit4’s Business World solution hosted on Microsoft Azure. Savings are expected to rise...
View ArticleSmithfield Foods using Azure, AWS, Virtustream and Equinix for hybrid cloud
Summary: Based in Virginia, Smithfield Foods is the world’s largest pork producer and processor with $15b in revenue, 50k employees globally and 45 plants in the US alone. It began trialling public...
View ArticleApple’s iCloud adds Google Cloud for storage; a win for Google, but how much...
Summary: Apple’s iCloud storage service has used third party public clouds – AWS and Azure – for storage and it appears that it has now added Google to its multi-cloud strategy. Details: The...
View ArticleUKCloud launches Microsoft Azure Stack for secure public sector workloads
Summary: UKCloud, formerly Skyscape Cloud, launched Microsoft Azure Stack provided through its UKCloud platform, which provides direct connectivity to all government networks. The UK Public Sector...
View ArticleBeyond.pl and Microsoft collaborate to bring Azure, Stack to Poland
Summary: Polish data centre operator Beyond.pl signed an agreement with Microsoft to offer select Azure services in Poland as well as jointly offer Azure Stack with Microsoft. Beyond.pl’s Data Center 2...
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