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Category: Cloud Computing


Cloud Computing, Tech

Pentagon didn’t check risks before authorizing cloud services, watchdog finds

February 24, 2023

Via: FCW

Department of Defense officials who authorized the use of commercial cloud services across components of the agency did not review all required documentation needed to determine potential security concerns, leaving DOD’s armed forces unaware of vulnerabilities and cybersecurity risks across […]


Cloud Computing, Tech

NDAA’s cloud cyber-testing provision marks another hefty DOD compliance lift, analyst says 

January 19, 2023

Via: FCW

A key provision in the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act has tasked the Defense Department with evaluating the cybersecurity of any commercial cloud systems that touch its classified data, but there are concerns about what downstream effects provision will […]


Cloud Computing, Tech

Oracle to invest $2.4 billion quarterly in cloud infra as demand grows in triple digits

December 13, 2022

Via: CIO

Oracle on Monday said it will continue to invest $2.4 billion per quarter in its cloud business, which accelerated 48% in the second quarter, helping the company revenue grow 25% year-on-year, without accounting for currency fluctuations. Cloud services as a […]


Cloud Computing, Tech

Verticalization, managed services and sustainability to drive cloud trends in 2023

December 8, 2022

Via: CIO

No matter how reliable their sources, IT analysts’ technology adoption forecasts are fundamentally interpretive – opinions based on received data. This is particularly true when predicting deployment trends in tomorrow’s cloud market. Predictive viewpoints from cloud service providers, meanwhile, are […]


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IT leaders weigh the case for innovation in industry clouds

December 7, 2022

Via: CIO

As companies migrate to the cloud, many providers are serving up industry clouds—cloud services that offer data models and workflows that meet the basic needs of companies in particular industries like banking, healthcare, and manufacturing. By taking care of table […]


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Cloud spending forecast to grow despite faltering global economy

October 31, 2022

Via: CIO

Even as enterprises attempt to tackle economic headwinds with budget cutbacks, a research report from market research firm Gartner showed that end-user public cloud spending is expected to grow in 2023. The report, which covers categories such as infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), […]


Cloud Computing, Tech

Inside the US Army’s ‘warfighting’ cloud

October 6, 2022

Via: CIO

US Army CIO Dr. Raj Iyer is virtually on the front lines of the Russian-Ukrainian war — and it is not an exercise. As part of NATO’s commitment to support Ukraine, a democracy Russia invaded in February, Iyer and his […]


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How cloud migration is transforming the education sector

September 27, 2022

Via: CIO

The digital transformation of the education sector is accelerating at pace. You don’t need to look far to find powerful examples of how data is helping to enrich both student and educator outcomes. Gardens, Libraries and Museums of The University […]


Cloud Computing, Tech

IaC Scanning: A Fantastic, Overlooked Learning Opportunity

September 27, 2022

Via: Dark Reading

Everything you read about infrastructure as code (IaC) is focused on how it works or why you want to make sure that it actually is building the way you want it to build. These are critical areas. But are we […]


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The CIO’s Hybrid Cloud Journey Incorporates Extensive Systems Thinking

August 11, 2022

Via: CIO

Heading down the path of systems thinking for the hybrid cloud is the equivalent of taking the road less traveled in the storage industry. It is much more common to hear vendor noise about direct cloud integration features, such as […]


Cloud Computing, Tech

How to make your new cloud-first strategy work with full-stack observability

August 9, 2022

Via: CIO

Over the past decade, an ever-growing number of organisations have taken their infrastructure and applications to the cloud, delivering noticeable results impacting the bottom line and several other business metrics. This is why today, a cloud-first strategy is rightly recognised […]


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Cloud computing use is growing, but so is regulation

July 26, 2022

Via: ZDnet

European firms are reaching a new scale of public cloud usage, with 92% of companies in the UK, France and Germany saying they have adopted cloud computing, with 78% reporting they use a hybrid cloud, and 75% using multiple public […]


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BNY Mellon’s Joseph Sieczkowski: cloud removes opportunity cost

July 6, 2022

Via: CIO

Founded in 1784 by Alexander Hamilton, BNY Mellon is one of the oldest banks in the U.S. and is the world’s largest custodian bank and securities services company, with $2.4 trillion in assets under management, another $46 trillion in assets […]


Cloud Computing, Hardware & Software, Tech

Antitrust regulator considers Apple’s cloud gaming ban and WebKit requirement anticompetitive

June 13, 2022

Via: TechSpot

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced last week that it’s investigating the effects of Apple’s web browser and cloud gaming rules on the mobile market. The CMA also released a study in which it calls Apple and Google […]


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The Federal Government Must Overcome 2 Challenges to Advance Cloud-Smart Strategies

May 27, 2022

Via: Nextgov

To say the U.S. federal government has made significant digital strides in recent years would be an understatement. As one of the few industries responsible for managing an overabundance of sensitive data and mission-critical applications that hundreds of millions of […]


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European cloud project Gaia-X is stuck in the concept stage

April 22, 2022

Via: CIO

Too many of the participants in the European cloud project Gaia-X are pursuing their own interests and diluting the concept, Volker Pfirsching told CIO.com’s sister publication Computerwoche in a recent interview. Pfirsching is a partner and member of the Central […]


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GSA to launch new BPA focusing on cloud technologies

April 6, 2022

Via: FCW

The General Services Administration is planning to launch a blanket purchase agreement focusing on cloud technologies as part of its effort to provide the federal government with a one-stop shop for secure commercial cloud offerings. GSA will host an industry […]


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Cloud computing spending is growing again and there’s more to come

April 4, 2022

Via: ZDnet

Businesses around the world spent $21.1 billion on cloud infrastructure services in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021, signaling a rebound in spending on cloud storage and compute power. Spending on cloud infrastructure was up 13.5% in the quarter year […]


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Why governance is critical to cloud success

March 25, 2022

Via: InfoWorld

Governance is nothing new. It’s been around in one form or another since the days when big mainframes dominated all of IT. However, most cloud leaders still don’t get what it is or how it works best, and so many […]


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Why many enterprises waste money in the cloud

March 15, 2022

Via: InfoWorld

IT has a long history of problems with budgets and money. Budget overruns for IT projects are more the rule than the exception. Typically, there are a few core culprits. First, many in IT, including myself until about 20 years […]