Category Archives: Cloud computing

Flexera 2024 State of the Cloud: Cost optimisation, FinOps and GenAI key takeaways

Flexera has admitted that 2024 is a ‘complex’ year for cloud adoption as the company publishes its latest State of the Cloud report – and while cost optimisation remains key, sustainability is slowly emerging as an important differentiator. The report – the 13th – is often regarded as a benchmark study for the industry, with… Read more »

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N-able expands Technology Alliance Program for open ecosystem built for MSPs

N-able, a global software company helping IT services providers deliver remote monitoring and management, data protection as-a-service, and security solutions, has added new vendor alliances to its expanding and enhanced Technology Alliance Program (TAP), a growing, open ecosystem built for MSPs. Designed to accelerate innovation and deliver more robust, secure, and differentiated integrations at scale… Read more »

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Rakuten Symphony launches Telco Cloud training through TIP Academy

Rakuten Symphony has launched a Telco Cloud curriculum on the Telecom Infra Project’s industry-neutral training platform, the TIP Academy. The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Academy, launched by TIP in collaboration with Accenture in June 2022, is an industry neutral training platform for the Telecom industry.  With a prime focus on educating and upskilling the Telecom… Read more »

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Huawei Mobile Services partners with AVOW and Turismo Andalucía ‘to strengthen bonds’

HUAWEI Mobile Services (HMS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Council of Tourism, Culture, and Sports of the Andalusian Government (Turismo Andalucía) and marketing agency AVOW, aiming to advance mutual goals and capture business opportunities. The MOU signing ceremony took place at MWC 2024, held in Barcelona, Spain. Huawei was represented by Ning… Read more »

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Optiva accelerates competitive edge with generative AI-enabled real-time BSS

Optiva, which provides telecoms firms with cloud-native billing, charging and revenue management software on private and public clouds, has revealed that its business support systems (BSS) platform now allows users to leverage generative AI (GenAI) technology to quickly highlight new, targeted revenue opportunities and dramatically reduce customer churn. Full integration with Google Cloud’s BigQuery and… Read more »

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Generative AI ‘commonplace in cloud business models’ – as Azure leads the way

More than seven in 10 cloud environments are employing managed AI services according to a new analysis, with the common use of OpenAI, be it directly or through Azure SDKs, suggesting that generative AI tools are ‘quickly becoming commonplace in cloud business models.’ The study, from cloud security platform provider Wiz, analysed more than 150,000… Read more »

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Vonage and AWS leverage communications and network APIs to deliver solutions

Vonage, a specialist in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation and a part of Ericsson, has collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the availability of new solutions to millions of AWS developers through AWS Marketplace.   This collaboration will bring together Vonage’s platform, which is based on communications APIs and network APIs… Read more »

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Why companies continue to struggle with cloud visibility – and code vulnerabilities

A new report from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has thrown up more difficulties organisations are facing in security remediation – and achieving visibility from code to cloud. The report, produced in collaboration with security firm Dazz, polled just over 2,000 IT and security professionals to better understand current cloud environments and security tools. The… Read more »

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SAP Emarsys integrates enterprise loyalty for supercharged personalisation

Customer loyalty is paramount, but brands are struggling to keep up with consumers’ evolving expectations and complex tech stacks. SAP Emarsys, a customer engagement platform, and Annex Cloud, a SaaS loyalty management platform, are announcing a native integration to incentivise customer interactions and deliver highly personalised, loyalty-driven omnichannel experiences that grow customer lifetime value.  The… Read more »

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Pluralsight: On why cloud skills acquisition is a continuous journey

If you suspect that the cloud skills gap has not been lessened in recent years – or, indeed, has actually gotten wider – then take this statistic from Pluralsight into account. The online learning provider notes that, while 98% of customers the company has spoken to have started their cloud journey, only 7% have got… Read more »

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