Microsoft to open cloud data centres in Paris, France
Summary: Maybe not too coincidentally, Microsoft confirmed it would open cloud infrastructure locations – Azure, Office 365 – in Paris, France, shortly after AWS announced. Microsoft discloses $3b...
View ArticleEquinix, Arrow launch NetApp-based hybrid cloud enablement service
Summary: Equinix partnered with Arrow Electronics to launch a pre-configured hybrid cloud enablement offering built on NetApp. Exclusive to Arrow, the solution combines the NetApp private...
View ArticleOneNeck enables direct connect service to Azure
Summary: OneNeck brought to market a direct connection service for Microsoft Azure, enabled by Microsoft ExpressRoute. The service is available in OneNeck data centres in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa,...
View ArticleCogeco Peer1 enables ExpressRoute for Azure
Summary: Cogeco Peer1 confirmed the availability of ExpressRoute direct connections to Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics CRM services in Canada-based data centres. This should be of particular...
View ArticleQube deploys Epsilon’s CloudLX for cloud connectivity
Summary: London-based managed hoster Qube Managed Services will use a white label version of Epsilon’s Cloud Link Exchange (CLoudLX) cloud connectivity platform to provide direct connectivity to cloud...
View ArticleNTT Com expands Multi-Cloud Connect in the US, Asia on the horizon
Summary: NTT Com is expanding its Multi-Cloud Connect services in the US. By the end of October it will have connected to Microsoft Azure and Office 365 on both the east and west coasts, and to NTT...
View ArticleEnsono launches managed hyperscale cloud services
Summary: Ensono (formerly Acxiom IT) launched a range of managed third party cloud services optimised for AWS and Azure, managed by the Ensono M.O. hybrid IT service management platform. The new...
View ArticleNGD launches Cloud Gateway for Azure ExpressRoute
Summary: The UK’s Next Generation Data (NGD) launched its NGD Cloud Gateway service for Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute, providing a direct private connection to Azure. The company said it was...
View ArticleMicrosoft expands Azure Government with dedicated cloud regions
Summary: Microsoft set up two specific cloud regions for its Azure Government service: US Gov Virginia and US Gov Iowa. It plans to launch two further regions for the service, South West (Arizona) and...
View ArticleAWS EC2 to support Windows Server 2016
Summary: AWS will provide global support for four versions of Microsoft’s Windows Server 2016 on its Elastic Compute 2 (EC2) cloud. Windows Server 2016 includes Azure file systems, containers and...
View ArticleAdobe signs up to Microsoft Azure
Summary: Microsoft recently confirmed another cloud win for Azure. Adobe is making Azure the underlying cloud platform for its three core services: Adobe Marketing Cloud, Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe...
View ArticleRiverbed app performance tools in Azure gov marketplace
Summary: Riverbed’s application and network performance capabilities have been made available in the Azure government cloud marketplace. Riverbed’s tools are optimized for the enhanced security,...
View ArticlePamlico Capital takes stake in cloud integrator/consulting firm
Summary: Pamlico Capital acquired a stake in 10th Magnitude, a Chicago-based integrator with managed application and cloud consulting capabilities and a focus on Azure. The company disclosed a...
View ArticleAssureSign opens Canada data centres
Summary: Electronic signature company AssureSign opened its first international data centres to enable companies in Canada and elsewhere to store their data outside the US. Its esignature SaaS solution...
View ArticleUK small biz lender moves to Azure, managed third party model
Summary: UK-based small business lender Folk2Folk moved to Azure and will use Rackspace to manage it. It had previously done things in-house and used a third party to handle the DR aspect. It moved a...
View ArticleMicrosoft results boosted by strong cloud performance
Summary: Microsoft released its 1QFY17 results, which included some interesting data points. A big one was Azure compute usage, which more than doubled y/y. Meanwhile, Office 365 commercial revenue...
View ArticleBritish Telecom enables hybrid cloud access with Azure
Summary: BT will launch the BT Compute for Microsoft Azure service in 4Q16, enabling customers to order Microsoft Azure services alongside BT’s own cloud offerings through its Compute Management System...
View ArticleZerto new release opens with Azure support
Summary: Zerto opened its Zerto Virtual Replication Version 5.0 for beta users, with added support for Microsoft Azure. Other features of the new release include an extension of the Journal from 14 to...
View ArticleAzure N-Series instances powered by NVIDIA-based GPUs
Summary: Microsoft will roll out Azure N-Series cloud instances next month equipped with NVIDIA-based GPUs for higher processing performance. Like Google, Azure is looking to enable high-performance...
View ArticleLeaseWeb joins Microsoft partner network
Summary: LeaseWeb became a Microsoft partner and will build a range of hosting services enabled by the Microsoft technology stack.
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