Another big customer escapes Broadcom’s clutches
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Cloudy Beeks Group jumps ship

In yet another blow to Broadcom, UK-based cloud operator Beeks Group has decided to defect to the open-source OpenNebula stack.

Microsoft's new mini-PC runs Windows from the cloud
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Thin clients are back

Software King of the World Microsoft is set to launch a purpose-built miniature PC next year that will act as a thin client for its Windows 365 cloud service.

FTC investigates Microsoft's cloudy antics
Published in News
Friday, 15 November 2024 09:08

FTC investigates Microsoft's cloudy antics


Anti-trust

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating anti-competitive practices at Vole’s cloud computing business.

Vole sees a boost in software gaming revenues
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Thursday, 31 October 2024 09:44

Vole sees a boost in software gaming revenues


Hardware declines

Software King of the world, Microsoft, has released its first quarter 2025 earnings, revealing a significant rise in software gaming revenues despite declining Xbox hardware sales.

Outift which shamed Apple does the same to Amazon
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37Signals gets off its cloud

The outfit, which publicly shames big-name vendors when it stops being their customers, has focused on Amazon’s cloud operations.

Advania snaps up CCS Media
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Thursday, 10 October 2024 10:30

Advania snaps up CCS Media


Expanding in the UK

Advania has announced an expansion of its UK presence by acquiring CCS Media, one of Blighty's independent IT solution specialists.

IBM gets Gaudi 3 Enterprise AI to the Cloud
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IBM is the Secret Sauce for Gaudi 3

In a surprise development, Intel announced that IBM plans to deploy Intel Gaudi 3 accelerators as a service in the IBM cloud to help enterprises scale AI. IBM is a huge business-oriented company; such a partnership goes a long way.

Google Cloud’s biggest blunder
Published in Cloud
Monday, 20 May 2024 10:07

Google Cloud’s biggest blunder


Deleted a major customer’s account

Google Cloud accidentally deleted a giant customer account, along with its back-ups for no reason.

Companies get off of their clouds
Published in Cloud
Monday, 12 February 2024 11:03

Companies get off of their clouds


Firms ditch online data for old-school servers

It is starting to look like the cloud bubble is bursting as more firms return to on-site data centres.

Cloudy with a chance of rip-off
Published in Cloud
Monday, 29 January 2024 11:42

Cloudy with a chance of rip-off


Ex-geek warns cloud could go the same way as mainframes

A former software engineer has warned that cloud setups could end up the same way as the old mainframes,