The UK Government has approved a contract worth up to £1 billion ($1.3 billion) to enable public sector bodies to transition to cloud-based services. The Crown Commercial Service, part of the Cabinet Office, recently announced this contract under the G-Cloud 14 framework, the latest iteration of its cloud computing procurement program. According to The Register,… Read more »
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To modernise legacy software across multiple central government departments, the UK government has committed up to £366 million ($461 million) to upgrade key ERP, HR, and finance systems by transitioning them to the cloud. As reported by The Register, SAP has signed a £246 million ($310 million) agreement with His Majesty’s Customs & Revenue (HMRC)… Read more »
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If you are wondering if you should migrate to the cloud and are still using on-premise technology this article will give you some idea of the benefits of moving from legacy to cloud. In recent years, cloud computing has become a major driving force in digital transformation across industries. But what exactly is cloud computing?… Read more »
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The Huawei Cloud Media & Entertainment Summit convened in Amsterdam today, gathering industry leaders from across the globe. The summit focused on leveraging AI to revolutionize the media and entertainment (M&E) industry and nurturing an ecosystem that promises a more vibrant and prosperous future. Jacqueline Shi, president of Huawei Cloud Global Marketing and Sales Service,… Read more »
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Wipro, a technology services and consulting company, has been selected by the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) to transform and modernise the firm’s IT infrastructure. The transformation project will help the UK retailer advance its industry leadership and future-proof its business to drive ongoing, sustainable growth. As part of this engagement, Wipro FullStride Cloud will extend… Read more »
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O2 Telefónica in Germany, in partnership with Nokia, has made a groundbreaking move by deploying 5G standalone core software on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This marks a significant milestone as it is the first instance of an existing mobile operator shifting its core network to a public cloud. Traditionally, telecom networks have migrated IT and other… Read more »
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“Digital transformation becomes very ineffective if you don’t have any focus,” explains Kamala Manju Kesavan. “What are you trying to do? Are you clearing your tech stack? Are you trying to solve a customer problem? Clear strategy and goals are very important.” Of course, there might be the ideal use case where you can both… Read more »
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Couchbase, a cloud database platform company, has released the findings from its seventh annual survey of global IT leaders. The study of 500 senior IT decision makers found investment in IT modernisation is set to increase by 27% in 2024, as enterprises look to take advantage of new technologies, such as AI and edge computing,… Read more »
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Nutanix, a specialist in hybrid multicloud computing, has revealed the findings of its sixth annual Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey and research report, which measures global cloud adoption and related trends. The 2024 report reveals that 84% of UK respondents are adopting a ‘cloud smart’ stance, placing the applications and workloads in datacentres, multiple clouds,… Read more »
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Almost three quarters of global companies polled by integration and automation provider Boomi exceeded their cloud budgets last year – and solving perennial problems from excessive storage to overconsumption of bandwidth remains elusive in many cases. The findings were in a report conducted alongside Forrester Research, which polled 420 cloud decision makers globally. While two… Read more »
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