Standard Bank offloads Joburg data centre to Africa Data Centres as it...
Summary: Africa Data Centres (ADC) agreed to buy a Johannesburg data centre from Standard Bank. Built in 2010, the 65k sqm site has two buildings with up to eight 1.5k sqm modules each. It is not...
View ArticleCentriLogic acquires ObjectSharp; application layer and entire cloud journey
Summary: Toronto-based MSP CentriLogic acquired ObjectSharp. Also based in Toronto, ObjectSharp is a cloud consultancy, application services and cloud native development shop focused on the Microsoft...
View ArticleDoD report upholds JEDI award to Microsoft
Summary: The inspector general of the Department of Defense released a report upholding the decision to award the JEDI contract to Microsoft over Amazon. It found no evidence of improper influence on...
View ArticleMicrosoft partners with NBA; running on Azure
Summary: Microsoft and the National Basketball Association signed a multi-year agreement to create an Azure-based platform that will stream live and on-demand game broadcasts and other content, and...
View ArticleZoom picks Oracle Cloud to support rapid expansion; upset win result of...
Summary: Zoom deployed on Oracle Cloud in order to accommodate rapidly growing cloud infrastructure requirements amid its explosive growth. The growth is scaling so fast that Zoom is seeing over 300m...
View ArticleAWS, Microsoft Teams to be used in first ever remote NFL Draft
Summary: The NFL Draft was held remotely this year using technology from AWS and Microsoft. AWS helped power over 100 live stream feeds during the three-day event. Microsoft developed a dedicated...
View ArticleNew Azure confidential computing service launches
Summary: Microsoft launched new Azure DCsv2-series VMs to enable applications that protect data while it is being processed – aka confidential computing. The infrastructure is available in three...
View ArticleCoca-Cola selects Microsoft for cloud, collaboration, AI tools; virus impact
Summary: The Coca-Cola Company will standardise its business operations on Microsoft Azure, and use Dynamics 365 and Microsoft 365 services, under a five-year deal signed with Microsoft. A contract of...
View ArticleTelehouse America, KDDI America team up
Summary: Telehouse America and KDDI America, both owned by Japan’s KDDI, are collaborating to become a single provider of colocation, cloud and connectivity services for enterprises. The move seems to...
View ArticleFlexential launches managed third party cloud, container services
Summary: Flexential launched managed third party cloud services. This service will support both the AWS and Azure clouds. Flexential also introduced managed container orchestration services for both...
View ArticleMore challenges to JEDI contract award
Summary: Amazon filed another challenge to the Department of Defense’s JEDI cloud contract awarded to Microsoft. Details of the protest, which has been submitted directly to the DoD, have not been...
View ArticleMicrosoft to add New Zealand to cloud footprint
Summary: Microsoft confirmed plans to build a cloud infrastructure region in New Zealand. The infrastructure will support Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics 365 services. The post Microsoft to add New...
View ArticleMicrosoft plans new data centre, investment in Poland
Summary: Microsoft plans to invest $1b in Poland over seven years to boost digital transformation in the country and seed a technology hub. Central to Microsoft’s plans is to build its first Poland...
View ArticleAzure VMware Solutions aims to ease migration from on-premise
Summary: Microsoft updated its Azure VMware Solutions feature, launched a year ago, so users can migrate their existing on-premise VMware apps to Azure without any re-architecting. The new feature is...
View ArticleColt offering optimised IP access to Microsoft Azure
Summary: Colt added optimised Internet connectivity to its range of options for reaching Microsoft‘s cloud. That means Colt customers now have three means of accessing the platform: through...
View ArticleMicrosoft 1Q20 cloud results impacted by cloud growth amid pandemic
Summary: Microsoft reported its 3Q20FY results, which revealed dynamics about the cloud infrastructure business impacting both the top and bottom lines. Details: An exact number for cloud...
View ArticleMicrosoft investing in Italy; data centre, cloud adoption
Summary: Microsoft confirmed a $1.5b five-year investment plan for Italy. It is similar in scope to Microsoft’s plans for Poland: build a data centre for a new cloud region (the region will be Milan)...
View ArticleMicrosoft Cloud for Healthcare is its first industry-specific cloud
Summary: One of the interesting new products introduced at Microsoft’s annual (but virtual) Build conference was its first industry-specific cloud offering, Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, which is...
View ArticleMicrosoft previews Kubernetes-enabled Azure Arc
Summary: At its Build 2020 developer conference, Microsoft previewed Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes. The idea is to use Azure Arc to connect and configure any Kubernetes cluster across multiple data...
View ArticleCologix spins up ExpressRoute node in Minneapolis
Summary: Cologix brought online a Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute node in Minneapolis, MN at its 511 11th Avenue South facility. The cloud on-ramp allows end users to access private and direct...
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