Managed Azure gaining conversation frequency with managed hosters
Summary: More feedback from managed hosters around managed third party cloud. More than one provider has told us that the uptick in interest for managed Azure is significant and meaningful. The...
View ArticleDatum, Attenda introduce direct connectivity to massive-scale clouds
Summary: Datum Datacentres launched the Datum Cloud Connect service providing direct connectivity to AWS Direct Connect (via the AWS EU West region) and Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute (via the Azure...
View ArticleInterxion launches Office 365 private connections
Summary: Interxion launched Azure ExpressRoute for Office 365 through its Cloud Connect platform, enabling customers to build private connections to Office 365 through Azure ExpressRoute.
View ArticleHOSTING names new CEO; shares growth, managed cloud data points
Summary: HOSTING has moved co-founder Joel Daly into the CEO position, replacing co-founder Art Zeile as he leaves the company. Details: Daly was HOSTING’s EVP of sales. To fill that opening, HOSTING...
View ArticleMicrosoft earnings data points speak to cloud uptake directions
Summary: Three interesting data points from Microsoft’s earnings. First, customers that consume both Azure and Office 365 tend to purchase much larger quantities of Azure than a typical customer. In...
View ArticleDigital Fortress accesses line of credit
Summary: Digital Fortress, based in Seattle, received a line of credit worth $8.75m from Wellington Financial LP and will target product development. Digital Fortress operates 63k sqft of space in the...
View ArticleRackspace reveals public cloud growth projections; re-aligning resources
Summary: On its earnings call, Rackspace noted that public cloud growth is expected to slow in 2016. Rackspace also confirmed that it would shift engineering and marketing resources away from public...
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Rackspace reports 4Q15 results; managed third party shaping future
Summary: Rackspace reported steady 4Q15 results that were in line with its current growth trajectory. Details: Revenue came in at $522.8m, up 10.6% y/y and 2.7% q/q. On a constant currency basis,...
View ArticlePulsant creates new position to drive Azure integration
Summary: Pulsant named Dr Stuart Neilsen-Marsh to the new position of Microsoft Cloud product leader. Neilsen-Marsh will further the integration of Pulsant’s cloud services with Azure and Azure Stack....
View ArticleEpicor to run ERP platform on Azure in Asia-pacific
Summary: Epicor will run its SaaS-based ERP software on Microsoft Azure in the Asia-pacific markets of Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong through Azure’s Singapore-based data centre. China is also on...
View ArticleAzure to go live in Canada; Office 365 too
Summary: Media reports indicate Microsoft Azure will go live in Canada-based data centres in 2Q16. Office 365 will follow shortly. In other Canadian developments, TD Bank is said to have moved 98k...
View ArticleHPE launches machine learning as a service; hosted on Azure
Summary: HPE launched its HavenOnDemand platform, dubbing it ‘machine learning as a service’. The platform was moved over to Microsoft Azure in January, and all APIs and services are hosted on Azure....
View ArticleBulletproof releases 1HFY16 results; strong growth in managed cloud,...
Summary: Australian cloud provider Bulletproof released its results for the six-months ended December 31 2015 (1HFY16). Revenues were up 89.5% h/h to A$21.6m ($16.4m), with managed cloud revenues...
View ArticleSome quick Azure cloud data points
Summary: Microsoft is confirming that over 40% of Azure is coming from ISVs and startups. It is adding 120k new customer subscriptions per month. Azure is running 1.4m SQL databases.
View ArticleNintex grows in Asia-pacific with Microsoft Azure Japan
Summary: Workflow automation software company Nintex will deploy and operate its platform within the Microsoft Azure Japan data centre to support increased adoption in Asia-pacific, and improve...
View ArticleOneNeck adds managed Azure to portfolio; private cloud role increasingly clear
Summary: OneNeck rolled out a managed Azure cloud infrastructure service as it joined the Microsoft CSP program. Notably, in outlining what its portfolio will look like, it emphasized the private cloud...
View ArticleToyota to host analytics, data science on Azure cloud
Summary: Toyota spun out a new company called Toyota Connected, a data science hub to be based in Plano, Texas, and it will use Azure as its infrastructure platform.
View ArticleBMW running mobility app on Azure
Summary: BMW is using Microsoft Azure to power its Open Mobility Cloud. One application based on the service is the newly launched BMW Connected app. The core service is ‘journey management’ but the...
View ArticleHostway rolls out managed Magento hosting service
Summary: Hostway rolled out a new managed hosting service for the Magento e-commerce platform. The service runs on Azure-based infrastructure in Hostway data centres and handles both infrastructure and...
View ArticleMicrosoft data centres opening in Germany in June
Summary: Media reports indicate Microsoft will open its two data centres in Germany in June, with an immediate launch of Azure and other services including Office 365 and Power BI coming in September...
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