There are few advantages to growing old, but if you were lucky enough to train, back in the hidden midst of times past, in programming languages COBOL or PL/I, you may have landed in later life into a well-paid role maintaining legacy mainframe systems. A large part of the market for mainframes collapsed in the […]
The CLOUD act, enacted in 2018, allows US authorities to compel technology companies based in the US to provide them with data stored on their servers anywhere in the world. The law meant that any European or UK company using US-based tech service-providers have lived with the possibility that their data may be accessed by […]
Microsoft’s first cloud region in Malaysia, known as Malaysia West, has been officially opened. Located in Greater Kuala Lumpur, the new region includes three availability zones and provides cloud services to meet local data storage needs. With this launch, Malaysian organisations will be able to access Microsoft’s services, such as Azure and Microsoft 365, as […]
As European companies struggle to realise the full value of their cloud investments, we as technology leaders need to recognise that successful digital transformation rests on three fundamental pillars: people, processes, and tools. While the industry emphasises ‘people-first’ approaches for emerging technologies such as AI, we must apply this same principle to cloud migration, while […]
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »