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 »
Software-as-a-service has transformed how businesses operate and innovate. SaaS technologies are game-changers, delivering new functionalities that support innovation for staff throughout an organisation. But while SaaS is easy to adopt, it’s difficult to manage. As usage of SaaS applications grows rapidly, the complexities associated with it can grow greatly. IT staff may have a hard… Read more »
IBM is setting its sights on a major upgrade in AI hardware, with the company in talks with AWS to access Nvidia’s highly sought-after AI chips. The deal, worth an estimated $475 million over five years, would grant IBM access to AWS’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) servers, which are powered by Nvidia GPUs. As part… Read more »
With cybersecurity threats on the rise and becoming more sophisticated by the day, SOC 2 compliance is becoming seriously non-negotiable for businesses that want to give customers and stakeholders the peace of mind that their security and data privacy are taken seriously. Regulations are tightening up, so now is the time to find the right… Read more »
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has disclosed plans to allow financial companies to utilise generative artificial intelligence and cloud computing for product innovation, provided they implement adequate network security measures. Since September 2013, financial institutions have been required to separate their networks from the Internet to prevent hacking attacks. This requirement has sparked widespread… Read more »
The European Commission is back to breathing down the neck of Microsoft, the latest big tech firm accused of once again breaking the European Union (EU) antitrust law. Brussels has accused Microsoft of anti-competitive conduct by bundling its Teams app with the Office suite in what is thought to be the first antitrust charges made against… Read more »
ManageEngine, a division of Zoho Corporation and a leading provider of enterprise IT management solutions, has launched SaaS Manager Plus, a SaaS management solution for enterprises. SaaS Manager Plus integrates with Zoho apps and other widely utilised applications, empowering IT admins and finance managers to streamline their SaaS ecosystems and identify cost-saving opportunities for better… Read more »
Sopra Banking Software (SBS) has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program, a co-sell program for AWS Partners who provide software solutions that run on or integrate with AWS. The ISV program helps AWS Partners drive new business and accelerate sales cycles by directly connecting participating ISVs with the AWS… Read more »
Verizon Business today announced Network as a Service (NaaS) Cloud Management, a new service that allows businesses to control application components and network architecture across multiple cloud environments – public, private and hybrid – all on one unified online portal. The new solution is designed to work with Verizon Business’ NaaS offering and vastly simplify multi-cloud… Read more »
Cloud consultancy Rebura, which specialises in supporting AWS cloud migrations and modernisations across the UK, Nordics and central Europe, has been acquired by global technology distributor Westcon-Comstor. Founded in 2017, London-based Rebura supports companies of all sizes as they build and optimise their apps and workloads on AWS, increasing productivity, scalability, cost efficiency and security.… Read more »