Welcome to the second wave of Cloud adoption

Cisco has released the findings of a global study that indicates cloud is moving into a second wave of adoption, with companies no longer focusing just on efficiency and reduced costs, but rather looking to cloud as a platform to fuel innovation, growth and disruption. The study finds that 53 percent of companies expect cloud to drive increased revenue over the next two years. Unfortunately, this will be challenging for many companies as only 1 percent of organizations have optimized cloud...

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Velostrata emerges from stealth

Velostrata, provider of on-demand hybrid cloud software, has formally launched what it says is the industry’s first real-time hybrid cloud solution. Velostrata’s unique technology decouples compute from storage, enabling enterprises to stream production workloads to and from the cloud in minutes, leave the storage on-premises and optimize performance end-to-end. The product is currently in beta with large and mid-size enterprise companies.

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Pulsant appoints new channel director  

Former MTI executive will take on responsibility for the company’s partner programme.

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Tangoe launches New Cloud Discovery offering

Tangoe has launched its new cloud discovery service, MatrixCloud Cloud Discovery, which is designed to detect, analyse, and optimise an enterprise’s sanctioned and unsanctioned public cloud environment, which includes Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). According to a recent survey by IDG, 60% of respondents did not feel confident in regards to the level of visibility into the actual cost of existing cloud deployments.

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Compliance risks mitigated with Datto data backup guarantee.
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CTERA Networks has introduced a series of updates to its award-winning cloud storage gateway...
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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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