Optimising Hadoop on Amazon Web Services

Compuware Corporation has released an APM solution for Hadoop on Amazon Elastic MapReduce, (EMR) available now in the AWS Marketplace. This solution enables organizations to tame big data at scale, enabling customers to gain faster business value at lower cost, and furthers Compuware APM’s ability to provide visibility and troubleshooting insight into big data workloads.

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Complete I.T. chooses ChannelCloud

Complete I.T., one of the leading providers of IT support to SMB’s, has announced a partnership with ChannelCloud to help deliver an all-inclusive Cloud solution to their clients. Having conducted extensive research into the various providers in the marketplace, Complete I.T. concluded that ChannelCloud was best placed to meet its needs and the needs of its SMB client base.

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IBM commits $1.2 billion to expand global Cloud footprint

IBM has announced plans to commit over $1.2 billion to significantly expand its global cloud footprint. This investment includes a network of data centers designed to bring clients greater flexibility, transparency and control over how they manage their data, run their businesses and deploy their IT operations in the cloud.

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ANS Group leads the way in designing IT apprenticeships

Cloud specialists, founded by Scott Fletcher - a leading UK IT entrepreneur - are finding ways to solve the skills shortage crisis in the technology sector.

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Vodafone strategic agreement signed

Outsourcery plc has signed a strategic partnership with Vodafone Limited, following a 12 month business integration process.

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CloudBees appoints Kohsuke Kawaguchi as Chief Technology Officer

CloudBees, Inc. has promoted Kohsuke Kawaguchi to the position of chief technology officer. Kawaguchi, the founder and current lead developer of the popular Jenkins continuous integration (CI) open source community, has served as an elite developer and architect for CloudBees since 2010. As the first chief technology officer in CloudBees’ four-year history, Kawaguchi will report to CEO Sacha Labourey and Senior Vice President of Products Steven G. Harris. He will be responsible for...

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36 per cent of third party IT deployments driven by a shortage of in-house skills, finds Claranet.
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88% of firms say cloud providers need to do more to build confidence.
IBM as acquired Optevia, a privately owned Software as a service, (SaaS), systems integrator...
Commerce and high tech organisations can enjoy improved performance, observability, and real-time...
Many optimistic ideas emerged in this week’s Managed Services Summit Live as MSPs and service...
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Security considerations for private Cloud

Cybersecurity today can feel complex, especially if you are moving to or managing cloud security. But it doesn’t have to be. Hear from Rackspace Principal Architect, Luke Huckaba, as he explains some of the major concerns around Private Cloud and Security, and how Rackspace is helping to solve these issues both internally and for customers.

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