TASER switches clouds; moves from AWS to Azure
Summary: US-based TASER will move its cloud services from AWS to Azure so it can offer the ‘most secure and compliant cloud capability’ to customers. The company, whose product range comprises smart...
View ArticleCosentry to offer managed Office 365, Azure
Summary: Cosentry joined the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider program. The company will now offer managed Office 365 Services and managed Azure Services. This is a telling proof point that the...
View ArticleHostway partners with 5nine Software for Azure security
Summary: Hostway and 5nine Software formed an alliance which has two main deal points. First, Hostway will offer its customers 5nine’s Security as a Service (SECaaS) solution for Windows Azure Pack,...
View ArticleSingleHop introduces new server management tool; solving challenges, creating...
Summary: SingleHop introduced a new software-as-a-service tool called AI that enables administrators to manage, monitor and patch servers wherever they reside: in SingleHop data centres, on-premise,...
View ArticleHP to resell Azure public cloud as it re-positions around managed services
Summary: HP confirmed plans to resell the Azure public cloud infrastructure service starting in 2016. Details: HP is a close partner with Microsoft and is not yet supporting AWS that we know of. Not...
View ArticleClaranet launches direct connect service for AWS, Azure
Summary: Claranet in the UK launched its Cloud Connect platform that connects customers to AWS and Azure via Claranet’s private MPLS network, removing the need to transmit data over the public Internet...
View ArticleOffice 365, Azure experiences performance issues in Europe, UK
Summary: Media reports indicate Office 365 and Azure had some issues in Europe and the services were inaccessible to users for a short period of time on December 3. It seems that there was an Active...
View ArticleTELUS to launch hybrid cloud infrastructure with Azure
Summary: Canada’s TELUS will launch a hybrid cloud service with technology building blocks from Microsoft and Cisco. The TELUS Hybrid Cloud will be commercially available in 1Q16 and will combine...
View ArticleGetronics provides cloud infrastructure, Azure for RAC
Summary: Getronics won a five-year contract with UK motoring services firm RAC, having worked with the company since 2011. The new contract will include IaaS, DRaaS and managed Microsoft Azure cloud...
View ArticleLinkBermuda picks BT Ireland for data centre; BT network for cloud connectivity
Summary: LinkBermuda selected BT Ireland as its data centre partner. The two companies will provide data centre, network and infrastructure services to LinkBermuda’s global customer base, initially...
View ArticleMicrosoft moving forward with Azure, Office 365 down under
Summary: A little over a year since Microsoft unveiled its two Azure data centres in Australia, the next wave of partners in its CSP program have been disclosed. They include: Buttonwood Cloud...
View ArticleQBE uses Azure cloud for test and development in Australia
Summary: Australia-based insurer QBE is using Azure in Australia for its test and development environments. Because of regulatory issues, QBE chooses to move all the data back to its own data centres...
View ArticleBT deploying Riverbed for application acceleration; software-defined networks
Summary: BT will deploy virtual instances of Riverbed’s SteelHead application accelerator at its business hubs in Europe, North America and Asia, in all locations where it has direct links to major...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office 365, Azure Active Directory issues
Summary: Microsoft’s Office 365 service recently went down in the UK and Europe, while an issue with Azure Active Directory affected customers accessing Azure services that use or have dependencies on...
View ArticleGoogle testing CDN service for Google Cloud; also an edge hosting play?
Summary: The new Google Cloud CDN service has gone into alpha testing and users can apply to test the service. The CDN is essentially a must-have when it comes to competing in cloud but there could...
View ArticleRackspace stock reactions to AWS, Azure price cuts misunderstand competitive...
Summary: Last week, we saw Rackspace’s stock drop in response to price cutting from Amazon Web Services. We saw the same happen again when Azure, ostensibly to keep pace with AWS, introduced price cuts...
View ArticleViaWest to offer managed Azure; Shaw opens Calgary data centre
Summary: ViaWest began to piece together its managed third party cloud strategy with the introduction of a new managed Azure service. ViaWest operates in tandem with Shaw business infrastructure...
View ArticleNissan smart car functions run on Microsoft Azure cloud
Summary: A nice win for Azure as all Nissan LEAF models and Infiniti models in Europe will have the Connect Telematics Systems (CTS) powered by Microsoft Azure’s cloud infrastructure. Nissan is doing...
View ArticleManaged third party cloud data points on uptake
Summary: ViaWest is the latest to move into managed third party cloud – for Azure – and we just spoke to another US-based mixed colocation and managed hosting provider that is figuring out its strategy...
View ArticleCompuCom to manage third party cloud; building services strategy
Summary: We had a chance to speak with CompuCom about its latest partnerships and product developments. At the top of the list is a managed AWS service set to debut early in 2016. Details: CompuCom is...
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