Microsoft Acquires Cloudknox Security
Microsoft strengthens its cloud security by acquiring Cloudknox to help prevent today’s alarming number of security breaches.
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Cisco, Box Announce Integrations For Improved Content Sharing
Cisco has announced a new integration between Webex and Box to make it easier for customers to work in the cloud by enabling users to connect to a Box folder of their choice within Webex messaging and more. According to the companies, the integration – available May 10 – builds on an existing integration between […]
Corporate Entities Should Seek Out Industry Cloud Services
Public cloud adoption is, by and large, untapped by corporate & industrial organizations. But what about industry cloud? These are cloud-based services and apps which are targeted towards specific uses in specific industries, and according to a recent article from VentureBeat, they may be the “next big thing”: Industry clouds are of interest because of […]
Dell Announces Dell Hybrid Client For Changing IT, User Needs
Dell on Tuesday announced its Dell Hybrid Client designed to enable seamless access to work applications data regardless of whether they are delivered from the public cloud, private cloud or on the device. According to Dell, the Dell Hybrid Client is the world’s first client computing software with hybrid cloud management that helps enable easy […]
The Benefit of Cloud to Mid-Market Enterprises
It’s clear that cloud adoption has been accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic as organizations try to make documents and applications more accessible as remote working becomes the new norm. In fact, Microsoft recently revealed that the demands for cloud infrastructure has grown by 770% and this dependence will continue going into 2021 and beyond, […]
Microsoft Announces Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
Microsoft has launched the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare to provide healthcare organization with a suite of new tools designed to help them recover from the COVID-19 crisis. The new offering, announced last week, includes “provides trusted and integrated capabilities that deliver automation and efficiency on high-value workflows as well as deep data analysis functionality for […]
Cloud Contracts: The Best and the Worst
The pandemic has sparked great interest in cloud contracts, given their flexibility and overall reliability. UCaaS had gone mainstream even before the coronavirus pandemic, which in turn is accelerating this momentum, so that most enterprises are now considering UCaaS and CCaaS (contact center as a service) cloud options. Enterprises absolutely need a solid contract that […]
Why Microsoft and Oracle Might Want to Buy TikTok
Cloud giants Microsoft and Oracle – and now, Twitter – are all reportedly in talks to acquire the popular social media app TikTok before the app is banned in the U.S. All three firms have been reported to express interest in acquiring the platform as President Donald Trump has imposed a deadline of Sept. 15 […]
Are Public Cloud Customers Scared of Spot Instances?
Spot instances and similar “spare capacity” models are a great way to save money on public cloud. But a surprising amount of cloud customers are not taking advantage of this discounted capacity. Spot instances are a type of purchasing option that allows users to take advantage of spare capacity at a low price, with the […]
Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Cloud Migration Approach
If you’ve been operating in the cloud for some time now, chances are your business has changed since you first made that move and particularly during the current climate. Has your cloud usage grown considerably—and your OpEx costs? Is that just the cost of doing business in the cloud? It doesn’t have to be. Here’s […]
