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IT has growing opportunity to become a strategic provider to the business

IT departments must free themselves from the pressures of tactical necessities before they can be seen as key contributors to business strategy and operational excellence.

There are just three simple rules of engagement for IoT, according to a new white paper from Flexeye

Whatever their size, interest, geography and industry – all businesses will benefit from remembering just three simple rules of engagement when embracing the Internet of Things, says a new report published by technology company Flexeye.

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The business communications services market is going through one of its most challenging periods at the moment as CSPs struggle to come to terms with the demand for faster, more reliable and feature-rich services from their customers, whilst also dealing with increased competition and the inevitable pressure this puts on prices. Although this is a typical and predictable scenario in what is a rapidly maturing tech-based market, it means that service providers cannot afford to assume that their...

Cloud hardware spending breaks $4 billion mark

A new International Data Corporation (IDC) study confirmed that cloud is the major disruption factor in the EMEA infrastructure hardware market, accounting for a growing portion of hardware spending and exerting influence on hardware architectures and vendors' strategies. The overall investment in hardware for cloud environments in EMEA is expected to exceed $4 billion in terms of user value by the end of 2014, with a strong 19% YoY growth. 15% of the infrastructure spend in EMEA will be...

Apple and IBM forge global partnership

Apple and IBM have announced an exclusive partnership that teams the market-leading strengths of each company to transform enterprise mobility through a new class of business apps—bringing IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to iPhone and iPad.

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New offering includes enhanced service levels, transparent charging models and a developer+ programme.

Oracle, Netsuite and Deloitte alliance

Oracle and NetSuite announced a strategic alliance focused on plans to deliver integrated HCM and...

Spacemetric selects Interoute’s cloud to manage space data

Interoute to provide Spacemetric with secure storage solution for satellite data, supports EU...

Avere delivers storage solution for Cloud era

Avere Cloud NAS drives the cost out of data storage with unlimited capacity scaling in the cloud...

DE-CIX pops into Zenium Istanbul One

Expanded footprint delivers greater connectivity and enhanced end-user Internet experience.

Oracle buys BigMachines

Oracle has entered into an agreement to acquire BigMachines, a leading cloud-based Configure, Price...

Pantar Amsterdam opts for Hybrid Managed Cloud Services from Proact

Complete facilitation of the data management platform, with 24x7 operations.

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