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Cloud hardware spending breaks $4 billion mark

A new International Data Corporation (IDC) study confirmed that cloud is the major disruption factor in the EMEA infrastructure hardware market, accounting for a growing portion of hardware spending and exerting influence on hardware architectures and vendors' strategies. The overall investment in hardware for cloud environments in EMEA is expected to exceed $4 billion in terms of user value by the end of 2014, with a strong 19% YoY growth. 15% of the infrastructure spend in EMEA will be...

Apple and IBM forge global partnership

Apple and IBM have announced an exclusive partnership that teams the market-leading strengths of each company to transform enterprise mobility through a new class of business apps—bringing IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to iPhone and iPad.

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New offering includes enhanced service levels, transparent charging models and a developer+ programme.

Global Cloud Services market to reach $555 billion by 2020

According to the new report by Allied Market Research, titled "Global Cloud Services Market (Services, Type, End User and Geography) - Global Analysis, Industry Growth, Trends, Size, Share, Opportunities and Forecast, 2013-2020", the global cloud services market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.6% from 2014 to 2020, reaching a market size of $555 billion in 2020. In 2014, the overall cloud services market revenue will reach $209.9 billion, led by public cloud services. The...

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Half of cloud users cite lack of in-house skills as a reason for adoption.

No escape from company email

Independent research commissioned by GFI Software reveals that the demands of work email are encroaching even more into everything from holidays to starting a family.

Data centres are 'critical' for Cloud Services delivery

Independent research commissioned by Zenium Technology Partners has highlighted a number of...

Blancco awarded Cloud Security Product of the Year

Blancco’s data erasure software recognized as market leading security solution for...

Worldwide Cloud IT infrastructure spend grows 21.9%

According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, vendor revenue from...

Staying safe in the mobile world’

By Sean Newman, Security Strategist, Cisco.

Something to celebrate for cycling fans

Dimension Data and Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), owners of the Tour de France, have signed a...

Quantum and Interica partner

Quantum Lattus private cloud certified with Interica’s PARS® data management system.

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