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After throwing in the towel on its own plans to build out public cloud services, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. has announced a portfolio of managed services for Microsoft Azure, aimed at helping chief information officers steer through their companies’ digital transformation. The …
Google acquires cloud learning platform Qwiklabs
Google Inc. is furthering its cloud computing ambitions with the acquisition of Qwiklabs, which offers hands-on lab learning environments for training on major cloud and infrastructure software platforms. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed. Qwiklabs, which was launched in 2012, …
Alibaba Cloud extends global push with Middle Eastern, European data centers
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s cloud computing arm Alibaba Cloud has underlined its ambitions with the announcement that it’s planning to open no less than four new data centers by the end of the year, in a move it calls a “major milestone” …
Gifts that keep on taking: Intel Security reveals most hackable devices of 2016
When it comes to Christmas gadget shopping, most of us are on the lookout for the coolest or weirdest-looking devices around, but few consider how “hackable” a gift might be. In the second edition of its “McAfee Most Hackable Holiday Gifts” list, …
Report: Decentralization of IT purchases widens security gaps
The rapid growth of information technology as a service is decentralizing the purchase of devices, apps and cloud services, leading to growing security concerns at large enterprises. That’s according to a new study from VMware Inc., which said its survey highlights growing concerns …
Hitachi adds content intelligence to its object storage platform
The Hitachi Data Systems unit of Hitachi Ltd. has rolled out a new object storage solution aimed at tackling the growing data volumes created by mobile devices at the edge of networks. HDS says its new solution, Hitachi Content Intelligence, can deliver …
Report: Security concerns prevent network transformations
Complexity issues will prevent 40 percent of organizations from updating their networks in 2017, and a big part of the problem is security products, a new survey has found. Cato Networks’ “Top Networking and Security Challenges in the Enterprise” report revealed that …
AWS adds SaaS subscriptions option to its marketplace
Amazon Web Services has made a new store on the AWS Marketplace where customers can buy Software as a Service and Application Programming Interface products. The new AWS Marketplace Vendors program allows customers to buy up products and services as they need, …
GE unveils new services for its Predix Industrial Internet of Things platform
General Electric Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a slew of new services and solutions for its cloud-based Predix Industrial Internet of Things platform, designed to bring “visibility, control and analytic insights to every part of industrial infrastructure and operations.” GE, which introduced the new …
Microsoft extends lifecycle, support for Azure Pack
Microsoft Corp. has said it will continue to develop its Windows Azure Pack product until 2022, while pledging to support it until 2027. Azure Pack is Microsoft’s first so-called “Azure-in-a-box” product that offers companies a “cloud-like” experience installed on-premises. The pack, which …