SaaS deployments are now mission critical

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Global buyers of cloud applications cite cost, innovation and agility as reasons for adoption, according to a recent survey by Gartner, Inc. In May and June 2014, Gartner conducted a survey across 10 countries in four regions to examine organisations' adoption and deployment of cloud services across SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS). The countries included within the 2014 survey were the US, Brazil, Mexico, the UK, Germany, France, China, India, South...

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"Third generation" IT outsourcing contracts are increasing, and there won’t be a need for a "fourth generation"

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The emerging trend of large organisations entering into "third generation" IT outsourcing contracts shows that significant lessons have been learnt from the problems associated with the first generation and second generation approaches of the past 20 years.

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76 per cent of UK IT pros rank their security above average

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SolarWinds has released the results of its Information Security Confidence Survey, which explored IT professionals' confidence in their organisations' security measures and processes. The survey found that while confidence is notably high, likely the result of several key factors, widespread adherence to security best practices is lacking and significant, damaging attacks continue, potentially indicating this confidence is a false sense of security.

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SME adoption of cloud solutions set to increase 72% by 2017

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Huge market growth opportunity for cloud solutions.

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Verizon identifies key enterprise technology trends for 2015

Strategic network investments will be a major focus point for savvy CIOs in 2015, as companies seek to make sense of big data, transition to the cloud and monetize the Internet of Things (IoT), according to Verizon Enterprise Solutions’ list of top enterprise technology trends for 2015. In the coming year, enterprise organizations will also adopt technologies that drive business innovation and provide a strong platform for future growth.

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Industry leaders discuss rapidly changing IT landscape

Smart Cities, Big Data and the changing role of the CIO among key discussion points at Amsterdam event.

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New research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found that despite three fifths...
EMC has launched ScaleIO 2.0, marking a significant milestone for ScaleIO software running on...
“Abiquo has provided input and advice where necessary to help us evolve our proposition, and...
Platform9 has announced the general availability of Platform9 Managed OpenStack, a SaaS solution...
Expect to see more of this approach from American Digital of packaging up applications with the...
Rackspace, the managed cloud company, has thrown its weight behind the first ever Science to Data...
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Security considerations for private Cloud

Cybersecurity today can feel complex, especially if you are moving to or managing cloud security. But it doesn’t have to be. Hear from Rackspace Principal Architect, Luke Huckaba, as he explains some of the major concerns around Private Cloud and Security, and how Rackspace is helping to solve these issues both internally and for customers.

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