Category: Global Cloud

January 30, 2024

Oracle’s annual flagship event, CloudWorld Tour returned to the UAE for the second consecutive year to share the company’s latest AI innovations to power UAE’s Digital Economy and its regional plans. The company that just turned 35 years old in […]

January 30, 2024

As SAP shifted from a licensed on-prem software delivery model to SaaS, some customers balked at the cost, complexity and potential business continuity risks associated with ERP systems modernization. “We had a lot of customers that were faced with a […]

January 29, 2024

Amid the war for global dominance in the AI era, the US administration is considering making it mandatory for prominent global cloud services providers — such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft — to reveal details about the customers developing AI […]

January 29, 2024

Five key data center trends will impact operators in the coming year, according to the Uptime Institute. The research firm highlighted the top trends – which include tougher sustainability regulations, supply chain impacts from AI, and liquid cooling adoption – […]

January 26, 2024

SAP has put the spotlight on its artificial intelligence (AI) plans in its latest results, but persuading customers to move to the cloud is still the most important part of its strategy. SAP said the full-year revenue stood at €31bn, […]

January 25, 2024

For a growing number of organisations, the default option for new IT projects is the cloud and cloud storage, with even the more cautious businesses have adopted “cloud-first” or “cloud-preferred” strategies. That’s because startups and fast-growing firms can build infrastructure […]

January 25, 2024

Like most enterprise tech vendors, SAP is embracing the generative AI shift and the disruption that accompanies it. While SAP is focused on reskilling internally, the company also anticipates investing nearly $1.09 billion into developing AI use cases for customers […]

January 24, 2024

Cisco and T-Mobile have teamed to offer a managed 5G-based connectivity service for remote branches and small offices. The T-Mobile-managed package, called Connected Workplace, will make use of Cisco Meraki 5G cellular gateways as well as its network and visibility […]

January 24, 2024

Database giant Oracle wants you to know you’ll probably have a better experience with generative artificial intelligence if it doesn’t involve moving your data from where it lives — which could very likely be inside an existing Oracle database — […]

January 23, 2024

I’m often taken aback by how the press frames cloud computing failures. For instance, headlines like “The Cloud Fails to Deliver.” Those might get clicks, but they are misleading. Cloud technology has always delivered on what was promised. The issue […]

January 23, 2024

Oracle’s recent updates to its OCI Generative AI Service, which competes with similar services from rivals AWS, Microsoft, and Google, makes it more attuned towards the future need of enterprises, analysts say. But Oracle may be far behind rivals in […]

January 22, 2024

It took Broadcom 18 months to get all of the requisite approvals needed to finalize its $61 billion purchase of VMware. But once the deal was sealed in late November, CEO Hock Tan moved swiftly, announcing layoffs of thousands of […]

January 22, 2024

Taming cloud costs is a two-headed beast. Executives must grapple with access governance, usage controls and data access to curb overprovisioning, while also leaning on vendors to reduce billing complexity and provide greater cost structure transparency. For tech leaders, the […]

January 19, 2024

Buy a used or new car recently? If you have, you understand the issues with “junk fees” that some dealers insist on tacking on. Junk fees refer to additional charges that car dealers may include in the purchase agreement. These […]

January 19, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Friday said it is committing about $15.24 billion to expand its cloud infrastructure in Japan by 2027 in order to meet growing customer demand for its cloud services, including generative AI. The company made its […]

January 17, 2024

The fusion of cloud computing, app modernization, and artificial intelligence (AI) drives digital transformation and promotes business growth. This potent integration represents a shift in how companies approach technology solutions and enhances their ability to innovate, adapt, and succeed. Cloud […]

January 17, 2024

Organisations that use cloud IT or cloud-based applications often do so in the belief they can spend less time managing IT and more time running the business. Partly, this is because customers see cloud technology as more robust and resilient […]

January 16, 2024

SIEM tools are designed to help security professionals identify, track, and respond to security incidents in an efficient and timely manner. They collect and aggregate data from multiple sources, allowing for more sophisticated analysis and detection of threats. In essence, […]

January 16, 2024

VMware has released updates for Aria Automation, its multi-cloud infrastructure automation platform for public, private and hybrid clouds, to fix a critical vulnerability that could allow authenticated attackers to access remote organizations and workflows. VMware Cloud Foundation, a suite of […]

January 16, 2024

Many enterprise IT execs plan to enhance their network and data center infrastructures, particularly in areas of sustainability, energy efficiency, hybrid cloud, and cybersecurity, in 2024. They may find themselves stymied, however, by a lack of trained professionals capable of […]