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Interoute signals intent to expand cloud across the UK with acquisition of Vtesse group

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Data Analytics DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Infrastructure Platform Security Software Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology

Interoute Communications Ltd, owner operator of Europe’s largest cloud services platform, has acquired the UK Vtesse group. Already serving business in Europe, USA and Asia this bold move will bring Interoute’s multi-award winning cloud service, Interoute VDC, and its Enterprise Unified ICT portfolio of advanced Computing, Connectivity and Unified Communications solutions to businesses across the UK.

Published in Software Defined DC & Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology

For enterprise analytics, data-intensive rich media and technical computing customers who require a cost-effective turnkey appliance to help solve their big data challenges, DataDirect Networks (DDN) introduces the GS7KTM appliance, the industry’s first scale-out parallel file system solution complete with enterprise-class features, NAS access and Cloud tiering capabilities.

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Cisco and Equinix will jointly develop enterprise customer solutions that utilize Cisco’s Intercloud technologies and the Equinix Cloud Exchange™ to deliver more secure, resilient and efficient interconnection to public clouds.

Dell and Oracle help customers deploy Oracle Business Intelligence Applications

Dell Integrated Systems for Oracle Business Analytics dramatically speeds deployment, management and time to results for mid-sized companies.

Lack of IT policy on devices putting companies at risk

New research from data recovery specialists, Kroll Ontrack, reveals how companies that don’t regulate employee usage of business devices with effective IT policies are putting data security at risk.

Published in BC/DR Carriers + Service Providers Cloud + MS DC Facilities + Colo Device Security Flash Infrastructure Infrastructure + Hardware Management Networking Networks + Telecoms Security + Compliance Server Technology Software Defined DC & Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology Virtualisation Wireless

A recent survey has revealed that CIOs are twice as likely to focus on delivering IT services to their organisation as on innovation and moving the business forward. According to Managed Services Provider Claranet, outsourcing the responsibility of managing infrastructure to a third party can free up the time of CIOs and shift their mindset away from one of keeping the lights on towards one of delivering value to the business and growing the top line.