Fresh off the acquisition of a company that specialises in helping customers manage resources across multiple public clouds, Dell said it is …
Google rolls out by-the-minute cloud billing, introduces a new NoSQL database
Google, attempting to build its reputation as an enterprise and developer-focused cloud computing provider, today said its cloud platform is …
IDC: MENA businesses should prepare for cloud transition
Businesses in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region face significant transition and data storage challenges as the regional …
IDC: Cloud, mobility exposing limitations of existing networks
The combination of highly virtualised environments inside enterprise networks, along with an explosion of mobile traffic, are exposing the limitations …
Amazon looks to move security appliances to the cloud, says CISO
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking to expand its security offerings with hosted intrusion protection appliances and more extensive encryption …
Infor uninterested in owning cloud data centres
Infor’s CEO, Charles Phillips, on Monday said that the vendor has no intention of owning its own data centres for …
Cloud boosts SAP revenue, despite demand drop in Asia
By John Ribeiro and Chris Kanaracus, IDG News Service. SAP reported strong growth in cloud subscription and support revenue in …
Three’s a cloud
Businesses continue to plunge into cloud computing with gusto, but are they fully aware of the challenges surrounding the number …
Gartner: In-memory computing gaining traction
According to analyst firm Gartner, in-memory computing is “racing towards mainstream adoption”. Gartner believes that the “rapid maturation of application …
A cloud over telecoms
The last thing anybody needs is another story highlighting the benefits and challenges of implementing a cloud-based solution for their …
Blue-sky thinking with a chance of cloud
Condo Protego CEO Andrew Calthorpe urges VARs not to get spooked by the cloud as it moves from buzzword to …
Oracle acquires private cloud firm Nimbula
Oracle this week announced that it is acquiring Nimbula, a provider of private cloud infrastructure management software with the intent …
Reaching for the cloud
Despite a very challenging political and economic milieu in the region, the home networking major D-Link has grown at a …
IBM: OpenStack will be central to future cloud strategy
Already a platinum member of the cloud operating system platform OpenStack, IBM officials said open source code from the project will be …
Public cloud market to grow 18.5% this year, says Gartner
The global public cloud computing market will grow 18.5% in 2013 to $131 billion, up from $111 billion last year, research firm …
Many private clouds ‘not clouds at all’
The line between virtualisation and a private cloud can be a fuzzy one, and according to a new report by Forrester Research, …
Ericsson and SAP collaborate on cloud-based M2M solutions
Ericsson and SAP have signed an agreement to jointly market and sell cloud-based M2M solutions and services to enterprises via …
EU issues cloud warning
The growth in cloud computing is a double-edged sword, Europe’s top cyber security agency warned on Thursday. The European Network …
Cloud World Forum quickly attracts delegates
Over 200 delegates have already signed up to join global cloud experts at the third annual Cloud World Forum MENA, …
Cloud World Forum attracts 40-plus keynote speakers
The third annual Cloud World Forum MENA will attract over 40 keynote speakers from the region’s top organsations, such as …