HPE rolls out managed Azure; Azure Stack enables hybrid
Summary: HPE rolled out a new managed services portfolio for the Microsoft Azure cloud. It comes shortly after HPE confirmed its partnership with Microsoft for Azure Stack that is slated for...
View ArticleRescale runs on IBM Cloud; high performance, multi-cloud
Summary: San Francisco-based Rescale chose to run its SaaS-based deep learning and simulation platform on IBM Cloud. It was drawn to IBM’s high-performance capabilities enabled by NVIDIA GPUs. Rescale...
View ArticleMicrosoft adds, enhances container management features on Azure
Summary: Microsoft rolled out the preview release of Kubernetes 1.4 for the Azure Container Service. Azure now supports the Kubernetes, Docker Swarm and DC/OS container orchestration tools. Also now in...
View ArticleLondon’s Metropolitan Police signs up to Azure
Summary: London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MSP or Met) is using Microsoft Azure to store and review video footage recorded on Body-Worn Video (BMV) cameras developed by Microsoft partner Axon. Some...
View ArticleConnectria rolls out HIPAA-compliant managed cloud
Summary: Connectria introduced capabilities for running HIPAA-compliant workloads on Azure’s cloud. Connectria claims more than 1k customers.
View ArticleMicrosoft expands Azure offering from UK data centres
Summary: Microsoft launched new tools and services to Azure customers in the UK, including ExpressRoute and PSN/N3 Connectivity to enable public sector customers to securely access and manage data....
View ArticleNGD launches private Azure connections
Summary: Wales-based Next Generation Data (NGD) launched the NGD Cloud Gateway for Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute, enabling private network connections into Azure that can be scaled up to 10Gbps....
View ArticleClaranet acquires Brazilian AWS house, first move outside Europe
Summary: Claranet acquired Brazilian managed services provider CredibiliT Tecnologia for an undisclosed amount. Details: Founded in 2009, CredibiliT is headquartered in São Paulo and has 40 employees...
View ArticleMegaport to deploy across EdgeConneX footprint
Summary: Megaport will deploy its SDN-based interconnection solution in all EdgeConneX data centres, giving customers private direct connections to public cloud service providers including AWS and...
View ArticleRackspace with managed Azure win
Summary: UK-based global charity Oxfam will use Rackspace to migrate to the Azure cloud and provide ongoing managed services. Oxfam previously ran its workloads in-house and on a private cloud.
View ArticleTierPoint adds indirect level for managed Azure
Summary: TierPoint added another level to its managed Azure capabilities. It is providing the service on a direct basis and now has certification to deliver this on an indirect basis to channel...
View ArticleTeradata runs on Azure cloud
Summary: Dayton, Ohio-based business analytics provider Teradata is running its Teradata Database on the Azure cloud as it looks to accommodate customers that want to consume analytics in an...
View ArticleMicrosoft launches Office 365 Germany
Summary: Microsoft recently put Office 365 Germany into general availability, with customer data exclusively stored in Germany and strict access and control measures controlled by T-Systems as a ‘data...
View ArticleCitrix acquires application and profile company Unidesk
Summary: Desktop virtualization provider Citrix acquired application and profile management vendor Unidesk. The company will integrate Unidesk’s technology directly into XenApp and XenDesktop. Terms of...
View ArticleLeostream Connection Broker 8.2 now available
Summary: Desktop connection broker vendor Leostream released version 8.2 of its flagship software. New features include Leostream Gateway, which provides remote desktop protocol (RDP) and HTML-5 -based...
View ArticleWorkspot releases DaaS 2.0 on Azure; MSP channel partners
Summary: Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) vendor Workspot introduced Desktop-as-a-Service 2.0 (DaaS 2.0) on Microsoft Azure. Details: Workspot has been in the VDI game for on-premise and cloud...
View ArticleMicrosoft previews automatic cloud data encryption service
Summary: Microsoft unveiled the preview of a new security offering – Storage Service Encryption (SSE) for Azure File Storage – which, when enabled, automatically encrypts cloud data. The managed Azure...
View ArticleSingleHop rolls out managed AWS service
Summary: SingleHop recently soft launched a new managed AWS service. This is not SingleHop’s first foray into managed third party cloud. It already supports the Azure cloud.
View ArticleMicrosoft launches backup, DR as a service in the UK
Summary: Microsoft launched Azure Backup and Site Recovery services in the UK, after opening three in-country data centres last September and rounding out the offering with ExpressRoute and PSN/N3...
View ArticleStrong growth for Azure cloud confirmed on Microsoft earnings call
Summary: Microsoft confirmed on its 4Q16 earnings call that Azure revenue was up 93% y/y in 4Q16. As noted above, we’ve backed in to the actual revenue number without it being disclosed. It is around...
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