In an unexpected move on 24th May, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise said it would spin off its enterprise services business and merge it with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) to create an IT services giant with $26 billion in annual revenue.
Nexans unveils new data centre offerings
Nexans unveiled its latest data centre innovations under the name of “Smart Choices for Digital Infrastructure” in the Middle East.
IBM to deploy Mac-friendly cloud services for enterprise IT
IBM and Apple’s year-long partnership has reached another level with the PC company’s announcement of new cloud services designed to help large companies incorporate Macs into their IT infrastructures.
IBM continues to expand cloud technology patent portfolio
According to an IBM tally released recently, the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued more than 1,200 patents to IBM related to cloud technologies during the past 18 months, with 400 of those issued so far in 2015.
HP releases new flash storage solutions for SMBs
Recently HP has released a line of new hybrid flash storage offering aimed at the SMB and new start-up space.
Google Cloud Platform to support Windows server
Google has recently expanded its support for Windows workloads running on its cloud, a move that aims to better position Google Cloud Platform to court enterprise customers.
IBM to offer Watson to Africa and the Middle East
IBM has recently partnered with Abu Dhabi company, Mubadala, to offer its Watson-based data analysis services to the Middle East and North Africa.
IBM, Box sign cloud technologies partnership
IBM and online storage firm Box have recently formed a wide-ranging cloud technologies partnership.
Microsoft ordered to surrender Dublin cloud data
In a decision that could have broad privacy implications, a federal court in New York Thursday ordered Microsoft to comply with a U.S. government demand for a customer’s emails stored on a company server in Dublin, Ireland.
IDC: Cloud will be $107B industry by 2017
Cloud computing was an estimated $47.4 billion industry in 2013 and is expected to more than double to $107 billion by 2017, research firm IDC predicts.