Flipkart signs up to Azure for public cloud; more advanced solutions to follow
Summary: Flipkart, India’s largest online retailer, is using the Azure cloud and plans to add Azure’s artificial intelligence, machine learning and analytics solutions, including Cortana Intelligence...
View ArticleMicrosoft opens Korea data centres
Summary: Microsoft launched two cloud regions in South Korea, located in facilities in Seoul and Busan in the south of the country. Office 365 services are expected to be made locally available next...
View ArticleMicrosoft launches general availability of Kubernetes on Azure
Summary: Following a preview release last November, Microsoft has put Kubernetes into general availability on its Azure Container Service (ACS).
View ArticleMicrosoft and Veritas partner for Azure backup
Summary: Microsoft and Veritas confirmed a multi-year partnership. Veritas will enable users of its SMB and enterprise-targeted services to select storage tiers that back up to Azure. It will also host...
View ArticleOrange Business to launch public cloud services
Summary: France’s Orange Business Services will launch public cloud services aimed at the large enterprise market, to add to its private cloud offerings. The service will be launched in western Europe...
View ArticleAzure Stack enters final technical preview, PAYG pricing model
Summary: Microsoft is prepping Azure Stack for an official launch later this year with the third and final technical preview. New features include infrastructure and security enhancements as well as...
View ArticleColt launches Dedicated Cloud Access to Azure, AWS
Summary: Colt recently launched its SDN-enabled Dedicated Cloud Access (DCA) service, part of its On Demand portfolio, to deliver real-time connectivity from the Colt IQ Network into cloud service...
View ArticleCenturyLink rolls out Cloud Applications Manager; single platform, all kinds...
Summary: CenturyLink rolled out Cloud Application Manager, a platform that enables organizations to deploy and manage multiple CenturyLink and third party infrastructure resources from a single unified...
View ArticleMicrosoft launches new big data Azure features for US government
Summary: Microsoft put HDInsight and Power Bi Pro in Microsoft Cloud for Government into general availability, enabling US government organisations to manage, analyse and visualise large amounts of...
View ArticleSix Degrees Group signs up to Interxion Cloud Connect
Summary: Six Degrees Group, based in the UK, is using Interxion’s Cloud Connect platform to build and manage private connections to multiple public cloud service providers and has already connected...
View ArticleNGD targets North America-based customers as first phase is filled
Summary: We spoke with UK-based Next Generation Data (NGD) to gain insight into its customer base and uptake at its data centre near Cardiff in Wales. Details: NGD’s data centre is a three-storey...
View ArticleMicrosoft outage affects multiple online services
Summary: Microsoft suffered a widespread service outage, which began around 1:40 pm EST on March 21 and affected online services including Azure, Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, Skype, Windows Store and...
View ArticleMain Capital doubles down in Dutch hosting market with Dutch Cloud acquisition
Summary: Main Capital acquired a second Dutch hosting company, Dutch Cloud, and merged it Amsterdam-based hoster Denit, which it acquired about a year ago. Main Capital will merge the two businesses....
View ArticleTelehouse readies direct connectivity to Azure from London
Summary: Telehouse will launch the Telehouse Cloud Link exchange next month to provide direct connections to cloud service providers. It will initially be available only in the Telehouse London...
View ArticleIngram Micro enhances Odin for Azure, infrastructure services
Summary: Ingram Micro’s Odin Automation Essentials platform added improvements that will enable hosters and service providers to manage and deliver a wider range of infrastructure services. Notably,...
View ArticleData centre server war heats up
Summary: Microsoft struck a partnership with Qualcomm to use the new Centriq 2400 processor in its data centre servers. Microsoft released its Project Olympus server design last November. The new...
View ArticleMicrosoft sees continued growth in service provider channel; more MSPs
Summary: Microsoft recently described the hosting and MSP service provider channel as one of its healthiest and fastest growing. Microsoft continues to push Azure and the forthcoming Azure Stack and is...
View ArticleBell Canada expands partnership with Microsoft for Azure
Summary: Bell Canada added the ability to resell Azure cloud infrastructure to its partnership with Microsoft. A year ago, Bell Canada rolled out Azure ExpressRoute to enable direct private connections...
View ArticleGoogle Cloud launches Nvidia GPUs for machine learning
Summary: Google recently put a new cloud service into beta that enables developers to access NVIDIA GPU-based virtual machines from its cloud infrastructure platform. To get additional computing...
View ArticleConsole Platform integrated with Azure ExpressRoute
Summary: Console Connect integrated with Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute, enabling private connections to Azure via the Console Platform, which is currently available from 170 Console PoPs worldwide.
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