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Alphabet and Microsoft Q2 earnings exceed expectations, fuelled by cloud

Sam PaterAugust 3, 2021August 3, 2021

by Sam PaterAugust 3, 2021August 3, 2021011

Alphabet and Microsoft have both exceeded analysts’ expectations for their Q2 2021 earnings, in part thanks to Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure growth. Microsoft, whose fiscal Q4 corresponds to the second calendar quarter of the...

Bank of England warns that banks are overly reliant on cloud

Sam PaterJuly 26, 2021July 26, 2021

by Sam PaterJuly 26, 2021July 26, 2021059

The Bank of England is calling for increased powers to oversee the banking and finance sector’s switch to cloud computing. Its concerns stem from cloud adoption making systems more secretive and concentrating sensitive data in...

Microsoft bolsters cloud security approach with CloudKnox acquisition

Sam PaterJuly 24, 2021July 24, 2021

by Sam PaterJuly 24, 2021July 24, 2021066

Microsoft has acquired start-up CloudKnox Security, an identity and access management platform designed in tune with the sensibilities of modern cloud computing. Through the acquisition, Microsoft will be able to offer CloudKnox’s package of complete...

Zoom acquires Five9 in £10.7bn deal

Sam PaterJuly 22, 2021July 27, 2021

by Sam PaterJuly 22, 2021July 27, 2021098

Zoom Video Communications has reached an agreement to acquire Five9, a provider of a cloud contact centre, in an all-stock transaction valued at $14.7 billion (£10.7bn). Combining Five9’s Contact Centre as a Service (“CCaaS”) solution...

IBM finalizes hybrid cloud consulting company takeover

Sam PaterJuly 22, 2021July 22, 2021

by Sam PaterJuly 22, 2021July 22, 2021061

IBM has confirmed its plans to acquire BoxBoat Technologies, a premier DevOps consultancy, and enterprise Kubernetes certified service, provider. BoxBoat will extend IBM’s container strategy and implementation services portfolio to further advance IBM’s hybrid cloud...

How to increase supply chain visibility with next-generation technology

Sam PaterJuly 20, 2021July 20, 2021

by Sam PaterJuly 20, 2021July 20, 2021071

The efficiency of a company’s supply chain is one of the most critical aspects in determining its ability to generate revenue, manage costs, and continuously meet customer expectations. According to one study, 79% of firms with high-performing...

Microsoft snaps up RiskIQ to strengthen hybrid work cybersecurity

Sam PaterJuly 17, 2021July 17, 2021

by Sam PaterJuly 17, 2021July 17, 2021099

Microsoft has reached an agreement to acquire RiskIQ, a specialist in global threat intelligence and attack surface management. It is hoped that the deal will help the companies’ customers build a more comprehensive view of...

Blockchain-based Polys introduces new voting methods and usability improvements

Sam PaterJuly 14, 2021July 14, 2021

by Sam PaterJuly 14, 2021July 14, 2021060

Polys, a blockchain-based voting platform from the Kaspersky Innovation Hub, has been enhanced with new voting methods to support common customer requests. The platform has also been updated with new features for organizers that make election...

Quantum Computing as-a-Service launched in the UK

Sam PaterJuly 13, 2021July 13, 2021

by Sam PaterJuly 13, 2021July 13, 2021080

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), which unveiled the UK’s most advanced superconducting quantum computer in 2018, has launched the UK’s first Quantum Computing-as-a-Service (QCaaS) platform. In a boost for the UK’s ambitions to be a global...

Ridge is bringing full public cloud capabilities to local data cent

Sam PaterJuly 13, 2021July 13, 2021

by Sam PaterJuly 13, 2021July 13, 2021063

For years, data centres and managed service providers have provided customers with the most up-to-date capabilities and services. But the shift from Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) to Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings has...

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