Global cloud spend to exceed US$590 billion by 2028, reports channel analyst Canalys. Worldwide expenditure on cloud infrastructure services rose by 19.7% year-over-year, reaching $77.7 billion in Q1 2024. The North American region is experiencing the fastest growth, primarily due to the high acceptance and adoption rates of AI applications.Read More…
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 16.2% in 2023, to total $140 billion, up from $120 billion in 2022, according to Gartner, Inc. Amazon retained the No. 1 position in the IaaS market in 2023, followed by Microsoft, Google, Alibaba and Huawei. “Cloud technologies continue to be aRead More…
OutSystems has announced that the OutSystems Developer Cloud (ODC) has achieved SOC 2 attestation, a requirement of organizations deploying mission-critical systems and applications that manage sensitive personal data. Baker Tilly, a global professional services network, evaluated and attested to OutSystems adherence to the SOC 2 security, privacy and availability framework, which ensures theRead More…
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI and ML) are recognised as important parts of the future of cyber security and cloud security. But how integrated are these technologies in cyber security functions currently? A recent survey by Check Point and Cybersecurity Insiders asked hundreds of professionals from different industries how they’ve been usingRead More…
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Danfoss announced their collaboration to deliver HPE IT Sustainability Services – Data Centre Heat Recovery, an off-the shelf heat recovery module, helping organisations manage and value excess heat as they transition towards more sustainable IT facilities. The rapid integration of AI technologies across organisations and businessesRead More…
Ooredoo Group has announced it is becoming an NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP), aligned with its strategy of becoming the leading digital infrastructure provider in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. Through this collaboration, Ooredoo is leveraging NVIDIA’s advanced accelerated computing platform to help enable the AI revolution inRead More…
ServiceNow has announced plans for a ServiceNow UAE Cloud, hosted on Microsoft Azure. The company confirmed that the active build of the cloud region is underway, with a targeted delivery window in the first half of 2025. The cloud offering is in line with ServiceNow’s commitment to meeting the businessRead More…
Oracle has announced plans to open two Oracle Cloud Regions in Morocco to offer enterprise cloud services to local and regional organisations across Africa. The upcoming new regions will enable Oracle customers and partners to migrate mission-critical workloads from their data centres to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), while helping them complyRead More…
Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 20.4% to total $675.4 billion in 2024, up from $561 billion in 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. This growth is being driven by generative AI (GenAI) and application modernisation. “The continued growth we expect to see inRead More…
VAST Data announced a strategic partnership with Northern Data Group’s GenAI cloud platform, Taiga Cloud, a leading European generative AI cloud service provider (CSP). Together, Taiga Cloud and VAST will deliver dedicated, scalable generative AI cloud services to Europe, driven by 100 percent carbon-free energy.Read More…
Huawei Cloud has announced its Cairo Region, making Huawei the first company to launch a public cloud in Egypt. The Cairo Region covers 28 African countries and contributes to Huawei Cloud’s support of digital transformation of vertical industries. Announced at the Huawei Cloud Summit in Cairo, the announcement of theRead More…
Nutanix has announced a collaboration with Dell Technologies aimed at accelerating customers’ digital transformation journeys fueled by infrastructure modernization and modern application development. Through this collaboration, joint customers will be able to leverage Dell and Nutanix hybrid multicloud solutions to improve IT operations, resiliency and flexibility. Nutanix and Dell toRead More…
