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ArticleIBM adds data centers to offer companies more local storage
IBM, which wants to solidify its position as a leading provider of cloud-based services, has expanded its global data center network through the addition of 12 new locations. Nine of them are operated by partner Equinix, while the US-based software group is opening new data centers of its own in ...
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ArticleCisco sees data-center traffic tripling in 5 years
(Photo: Cisco)Data-center traffic will nearly triple between 2013 and 2018 and cloud-based interactions will represent 76 pc of that traffic, according to a study by Cisco.The US-based networking specialist also predicted that, by 2018, half of the world's population will have residential internet access and 53 pc of them ...
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ArticleEMC acquires 3 cloud companies
(Photo: EMC)EMC has acquired three cloud technology companies in a move to further strengthen its core product offering. The US-based IT group said it has bought The Cloudscaling Group, Maginatics and Spanning Cloud Apps. EMC said the acquisition will help enable it to provide better hybrid cloud services. Cloudscaling ...
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ArticleIBM, SAP to cooperate on cloud-based business services
SAP will use IBM data centers to offer business services to its customers  (Photo: IBM)IBM will start offering SAP infrastructure services to companies as part of a new strategic partnership between the US IT group and the German business software company.Under the pact, IBM will become a provider ...
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ArticleT-Systems to offer more SAP Hana cloud solutions
T-Systems is expanding its partnership with SAP to make it easier for customers to try out the business software maker's SAP Hana in-memory database products before full-scale implementation.The business services division of Germany's Deutsche Telekom said customers can conduct "proof of concept" deployments of SAP Hana to see what benefits ...
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ArticleSalesforce1 World Tour, Munich
Salesforce is staging a large customer event in Munich July 3 to provide further details of its new Salesforce1 customer platform.The one-day conference will hear keynote addresses from Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff and various European executives from companies using the cloud-based software.Salesforce is the world's biggest cloud-based CRM ...
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ArticleGerman cloud growth slows amid NSA concerns
Bitkom says the cloud can also protect companies (Photo: T-Systems)Corporate use of the cloud is growing at a slower pace than before in Germany, as companies worry about the extent of US surveillance of private data. According to a study by Germany's high-tech association Bitkom, cloud use grew 3 ...
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ArticleNTT to deliver cloud platform to Yamaha
Yamaha Motor makes motorcycles and other power products (Photo: Yamaha)NTT Communications Corporation will deliver a cloud computing platform to Yamaha Motor, as the Japanese motorcycle and power products group moves to streamline global IT operations.In a press release, NTT said the platform will let Yamaha operate mission-critical systems in ...
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ArticleSAP's new CIO to run SAP HANA
Goerke will have a dual role at SAP (Photo: SAP)SAP has appointed Bjoern Goerke as its new CIO effective immediately. The German business software group said Goerke will also head its SAP HANA enterprise cloud organization.In his new role, Goerke will  be responsible for SAP's cross-departmental IT function ...
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ArticleDreamforce - San Francisco
Salesforce expects 100,000 attendees at its annual Dreamforce gathering (Photo: Salesforce)Salesforce expects as many as 100,000 participants at its annual Dreamforce convention, which is held in San Francisco November 18 through 21.The business software group, which bills Dreamforce as "the biggest cloud computing event of the year" will stage ...
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ArticleIn new cloud move, IBM to acquire SoftLayer
IBM and SoftLayer will target new customers (Photo: IBM)IBM has signed a definitive agreement to buy SoftLayer technologies in a bid to strengthen its cloud-based services offering.The US-based IT group said the acquisition will help speed business adoption of public and private cloud solutions. "With SoftLayer, IBM will accelerate ...
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ArticleCovisint launches new automotive supplier portal
Covisint has launched a new cloud-based collaboration platform for automotive suppliers.The US based cloud services company, which is a subsidiary of technology group Compuware, said its new global platform connects more than 80,000 organizations and eight major auto manufacturers.Covisint has teamed up with Akamai, a US based provider of cloud ...
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ArticleStudy: Tech M&A up sharply in 2012
(Photo: IDC)Global merger and acquisition activity in the technology sector rose sharply in 2012, but the value of the transactions accomplished declined, according to a new report.The study from market researchers International Data Corp (IDC) found that the total number of deals done last year rose 14.2 pc to ...
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ArticleT-Systems, Cloudera to offer cloud-based analytics-as-a-service
Big data analytics is a becoming a key offering for T-Systems (Photo: T-Systems)T-Systems has entered into a cooperation with US-based Cloudera to boost its offering of big data analytics.The business services arm of Germany's Deutsche Telekom said it will deliver cloud-based data analytics solutions based on Cloudera's platform for ...
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ArticleStudy says cloud-based data sharing is high-risk
Most companies don't allow cloud-based file synchronization but employees are keen to do so anyway (Photo: Varonis)Cloud-based data sharing poses major risks for companies, according to a new report."There is potentially a wave of disruption that could spread over corporations," data specialist Varonis Systems warns in a report on ...
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ArticleHP to host AVL's SAP applications in the cloud
AVL will depend on HP for the management of its SAP application infrastructure (Photo: AVL)HP will host AVL's SAP applications in a new hybrid cloud-based infrastructure.The US-based IT group said it has migrated a range of SAP applications used within AVL, deploying a cloud-based solution it says will boost ...
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ArticleEricsson to manage Volvo's connected car ecosystem
Volvo wants to take a leading position in car connectivity (Photo: Volvo)Ericsson will help Volvo Cars speed up the roll-out of new connected car services, as the Chinese-owned Swedish automaker plans to boost its competitiveness in the global premium car market.Volvo said in a press release it will rely ...
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Article2013 cyber threats: Supply chain prone to data security risks
(Photo: ISF)With more internal information held by outside service providers, companies face the risk of increased threats to data security, according to an independent cyber security body."More organizations will fall victim to information security incidents at their suppliers," the Information Security Forum (ISF) predicted. "Today's organization's data is increasingly ...
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ArticleUS leads in SaaS market - PAC study
The US accounts for 60% of the global SaaS market (Graphic: PAC)The US is the clear leader in the implementation of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, according to a report by Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC).The research shows that 60 pc of the worldwide SaaS market is in the US."The model was invented ...
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ArticleT-Systems to offer new VMware Cloud solution
Like most IT service providers, T-Systems wants to offer more Cloud services (Photo: Telekom)Germany's T-Systems and VMware are joining forces to provide customers with an easier and faster way to access Cloud-based services.T-Systems, the business services division of German telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom, will offer a new VMware vCloud Datacenter ...
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