Cloud Computing
Why cloud rivals are laying down their arms and calling a truce
After a lengthy battle between public and private cloud players, Tom Wright examines why they have opted to put aside their differences
Westcoast beats rivals to cloud milestone
Distributor claims to have more than doubled its cloud seats in under a year
Daisy partners with Azure to 'reduce datacentre footprint'
Daisy announces plans to 'streamline its offering' following recent acquisitions
Google extends per-second cloud billing, plays down potential savings
Cloud provider subtly points out it has offered per-second billing since 2013, following AWS' announcement last week
Will AWS move spark a wider per-second billing trend?
World is heading towards per-millisecond billing, partners say as AWS brings its billing model into line with Azure and Google
AWS introduces per-second billing
Various instances of EC2, EBS, Batch and and EMR will be available on a per-second basis from October
Datacentre spending now dominated by cloud
Traditional non-cloud datacentre equipment spending has plunged by 18 per cent in the last two years, according to analyst Synergy Research
AWS to tackle partner concerns that its certifications are too onerous
AWS EMEA channel boss Niko Mykkanen tells European Channel Leadership Forum that vendor is looking at ways to make it easier for partners to become certified, without lowering bar of difficulty
Manchester-based hosting provider rebrands
Firm adopts parent company's name five years after acquisition
SaaS market predicted to double in size over next two years
The fact that the likes of Microsoft, SAP, Oracle and IBM still have a huge base of on-prem customers to migrate to the cloud will keep the SaaS market afloat for years to come, says analyst
Former G-Cloud frontman fearful of framework bloats
After calling time on a 35-year civil service career, Tony Singleton opened up to Tom Wright on his time leading the framework, as well as his concerns for the future
Google launches second-tier cloud networking offering
Move sees Google offer a cheaper, lower-performance version of its GCP cloud network
UKFast CEO Lawrence Jones says door is open to Datacentred staff
Tech entrepreneur rules out rescue of fellow Mancunian cloud services provider, which hit the buffers earlier this week, but says he would take on impacted staff tomorrow if they needed a home
Barracuda signs up Westcoast to snare specialist cloud partners
Westcoast joins CMS and Nuvias as Barracuda's UK distributors
Microsoft acquires cloud firm Cycle Computing
Vendor looking to poach clients from AWS and Google, says analyst
How resellers should adapt to a cloud-centric world
It is less about selling things and more about closer relationships with customers
Cloudreach promises further acquisitions after double swoop
AWS and Azure partner completes second acquisition in seven days
Resellers on 'long learning curve' with cloud
Vendor tells CRN that 'resellers can win £1m orders with the cloud'
SCC lauds 'exceptional year' as UK business posts record earnings
Reseller announces FY17 results and unveils what is driving its bottom line
Dell EMC launches its first 'distributor-exclusive product line'
Vendor touts 'channel commitment' after partner programme facelift
Reseller: 'How we will hit £60m turnover this year'
Bullish reseller unveils the driving forces behind its ongoing growth
'They become irrelevant': Vendor's blunt warning to resellers
The UK general manager of one cloud-focused vendor tells CRN why some resellers are heading for trouble
Google arrives at London datacentre party
Google follows AWS and Microsoft in opening London datacentre
Cisco's latest acquisition 'ticks two important boxes'
Why the IT giant has snared another US start-up
