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CompTIA launches Cloud Trustmark+ for IT Channel

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CompTIA has launched what it says is the IT industry’s first formal accreditation for cloud-focused IT vendors and distributors. The new CompTIA Cloud Trustmark+ is a business-level credential designed to accredit and differentiate the IT channel’s best-practice cloud vendors and distributors.

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Application economy puts pressure on brands

The results of a global study reveal that brands are failing to understand the real needs of European consumers in the application economy. “Software: the New Battleground for Brand Loyalty”, sponsored by CA Technologies and conducted by Zogby Analytics, show that 61% of European businesses believe their ability to provide application technology for services is “excellent” or “good”, while only 53% of European consumers feel the same way.

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Improving matchmaking performance

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Tinder, the popular matchmaking mobile app, is leveraging ObjectRocket by Rackspace to power its matching and moment rating capabilities.

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Huawei redefines Hybrid Clouds with FusionCloud Omni

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Huawei has launched its hybrid cloud solution FusionCloud Omni for global telecom carriers. The FusionCloud Omni solution enables interconnection among heterogeneous public and private clouds on a single hybrid cloud. It also allows smooth deployment and migration of service applications on cloud platforms offered by different vendors, thereby freeing customers from vendor lock-in.

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Italtel and NTT Communications launch partnership

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Italtel and NTT Communications have launched a Professional Services Partner Program in Europe.

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Europe bets on SLA standardisation to boost cloud adoption

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With the launch of its latest initiative on Cloud computing SLAs (Service Level Agreements) and cloud computing contracts, the European Commission reaffirms its commitment to boosting cloud computing adoption throughout the continent. The SLALOM project will provide baseline text for SLA contractual terms and technical specifications which will help adopters feel secure that their rights are not diminished in the small print, and to compare like-for-like metrics.

IBM connects “Internet of Things” to the enterprise

IBM will invest $3 billion over the next four years to establish a new Internet of Things (IoT)...

Red Hat unveils flexible and portable Cloud Storage

Expands customer capabilities to deploy scalable hybrid cloud storage.

Top MSP and managed services vendor awards launched

The inaugural Managed Services & Hosting (MSH) Awards will take place at the end of the UK...

Unitrends launches Boomerang Test Drive

Unitrends Boomerang AWS Test Drive gives VMware administrators a free opportunity to evaluate...

Too many cloud providers are stuck in the SLA

Good service cannot be reduced to 99.99% availability, says Claranet.

Eduserv adds AWS support

Eduserv, the not-for-profit managed cloud services provider, is launching support for Amazon Web...

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