Cloud

Microsoft shows positive Q1 24 results amid faster cloud growth

Microsoft’s fiscal first-quarter earnings outperformed analyst forecasts driven by revenue in Intelligent Cloud rising 19 percent to $24.3bn.

AWS announces new data-secure AWS European Sovereign Cloud

The new AWS European Sovereign Cloud will give its customers who are in highly regulated industries and the public sector further choice and flexibility to address evolving data residency and resilience requirements in the European Union.

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Palo Alto Networks unveils industry’s first Code to Cloud

Palo Alto Networks has introduced the industry’s first integrated Code to Cloud intelligence as part of the Prisma Cloud Darwin release.

SAP Q3 financial results show Klein’s next phase of transformation underway

SAP has announced successful financial results for its Q3 financial period, showing its "next phase" of transformation is underway- but are all customers on the same journey?

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SAP partners with Clovity to drive cloud transformations

Clovity announces partnership with SAP, aiming to enhance cloud transformations through SAP's ERP systems and Clovity's IoT solutions.

Weighing up when and how to move to the cloud

When moving to the cloud, some things you must consider are: time and resources, customized applications and code, implementation partners and more...

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NHS BWPC looks to save £16m with SAP

One of the UK’s largest NHS Purchasing Consortiums deploys SAP Ariba for Digital Procurement Transformation, with £16m savings in 5 years.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Cloudy vision begone? How to clarify our view of SaaS in the name of security

A murky mass of cloud instances is not good for business. Instead, we want cloud clarity, visibility and observability to secure virtualized compute and data services.

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Oracle’s Q1 2024 results reveal slower cloud sales, Musk AI deal

Oracle’s figures for the first quarter 2024 saw slow cloud sales growth stifling enthusiasm, but further optimism for increased AI demand

Oracle debuts Compute Cloud@Customer

Oracle unveiled Compute Cloud@Customer, to enable enterprises to leverage OCI compute across diverse locations.

Did SAP drink the cloud AI Kool-Aid? Enterprise reacts

When it comes to messaging, we have to ask whether SAP has drunk a little too much of the cloud and AI "Kool-Aid" lately.

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phoenixNAP expands cloud platform with cloud-native HPE servers

HPE has announced that phoenixNAP, a global IT services provier, is expanding its Bare Metal Cloud Platform with cloud-native HPE ProLiant RL300 Gen11 servers, using energy-efficient processors from Ampere Computing.

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Sumitomo and AWS to reduce Japan’s carbon footprint

Sumitomo and AWS partner to take a step forward in the realm of digital transformation, sustainable practices and AI-driven innovations.

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Unleashing the power of Generative AI for cloud ERP

In the context of ERP, generative AI will usher in a wave of innovation that will dramatically change how businesses run.

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Lemongrass lets you move SAP environments with ‘near-zero’ downtime

Lemongrass has unveiled LCP Migrate, designed to help companies move SAP environments of any size to the Cloud with little to zero downtime.

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Cloud transactional carbon accounting is set to revolutionize businesses

With ever-improving ESG rules and regulations, how can businesses use carbon accounting in the Cloud to reduce their carbon footprint?

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Skillnote makes the grade on SAP Store for manufacturing portfolio

Skillnote announced today that its solution is now available on SAP Store as a part of SAP's industry cloud portfolio.

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SNP and Snowflake launch Data Streaming for SAP app

SNP and Snowflake launch the Data Streaming for SAP app for the Cloud to integrate SAP data quickly and securely.

Salesforce: new wares, $4bn UK investment in GenAI – whilst tackling consumer distrust

Salesforce unveiled its generative AI tools, Sales GPT and Service GPT, aimed at enhancing productivity and customer interactions while addressing concerns about data privacy and trust among users, during its World Tour London event, alongside announcing a $4 billion investment in its UK operations.

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OQ becomes SAP’s first private cloud customer in Oman

OQ has partnered with SAP to pioneer cloud integrated solutions in Oman, paving the way for an accelerated digital innovation.

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Oracle unveils OCI Compute E5 to enhance performance and lower costs

OCI Compute E5 instances aims to offer more CPU cores, better performance per core, better memory bandwidth, and higher storage capacity than previous iterations with customizable options.

SAP first quarter results: cloud up but outlook down for 2023

SAP financial results for the first quarter beat analysts' expectations, with cloud revenues totaling €3.18bn. The ERP giant adjusted its outlook for 2023 though, due to the divestment of its Qualtrics unit in March.

Exadis’ ERP is up in the clouds with Infor and Authentic Group

Exadis has renewed its partnership with Infor as part of its migration to the Amazon Web Services cloud using Infor CloudSuite Distribution Enterprise, Infor Factory Track production automation and the ADS solution from Infor's partner Authentic Group.

Ex-SAP president Brian Duffy to head SoftwareOne

SoftwareOne, the global software and cloud solutions provider, has appointed Brian Duffy as its new chief executive, succeeding Dieter Schlosser effective May this year.

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Nordnet accelerates its digital transformation with Google Cloud

Nordnet, the leading Nordic digital platform for savings and investments, has expanded its five-year partnership with Google Cloud to drive innovation and accelerate its transition to the cloud.

Oracle and NVIDIA collaborate on AI supercomputing service

Oracle is partnering with NVIDIA to offer a new AI supercomputing service called NVIDIA DGX Cloud, which will be available immediately, using the new Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's (OCI) Supercluster.

SAP’s cloud chief quits

Brian Duffy, president of Cloud at SAP, has announced he will be handing back the reins after 13 months in the role. This follows 3000 job cuts and a proposed sale of SAP's stake in Qualtrics. Despite extraordinary cloud growth in recent quarters, the world's biggest enterprise technology vendor is not immune to the pressures of a toughening economy.

High five: IFS sees double-digits for fifth consecutive year

IFS, the global cloud enterprise applications company, today announced its financial results for the full year ending 31 December 2022, showing the fifth consecutive year of double-digit growth.

AWS and Atos join forces to accelerate cloud benefits

Leading global managed infrastructure services company, Atos has signed a landmark agreement with Amazon Web Services.

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Accenture partners with AWS to launch Velocity enterprise cloud platform

Accenture has launched Velocity, a jointly funded and co-developed platform with Amazon Web Services. The new platform will enable a 50 percent faster adoption.