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New wave of vendors driving growth in managed services

The increasing demand for the provision of IT and Telecoms as a managed service is revolutionising the IT industry and creating new opportunities for both vendors and resellers alike. The changing buying behaviour that is accompanying this revolution and the demand for platforms and technologies to support the delivery and consumption of IT applications and services has created a fertile environment for the growth and development of a new generation of vendors with a range of innovative...

Businesses set to increase IT spend in 2016

Three quarters of UK businesses plan to increase IT budget next year, with 62% identifying security as a top priority.

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NTT Communications Corporation is compliant in Europe with v3.0 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) certification to design, build and manage hosted IT infrastructure used in Cardholder Data Environments (CDE). NTT Com has been able to host and manage PCI DSS compliant infrastructure in Europe since 2010. This re-certification to v3.0 confirms its commitment to data security.

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Findings show many of today’s traditional security policies result in too many passwords, access protocols and employee workarounds that expose the business to risk.

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Nearly two-third (63%) of infosec professionals falsely believe or don’t know that a Certificate Authority (CA) does not actually secure certificates and cryptographic keys.

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Chef, the leader in automation for DevOps, today announced it has closed a $40 million Series E funding round. The round was led by DFJ Growth and included Millennium Technology Value Partners, as well as all existing investors: Battery Ventures, Citi Ventures, DFJ, Ignition Partners, and ScaleVP. Hewlett Packard Ventures also joined the round with a strategic investment. This new round will allow Chef to extend its leadership in the DevOps market by expanding Chef’s operations globally...

IBM acquires Red Hat

IBM and Red Hat to provide open approach to cloud, featuring unprecedented security and portability...

One vendor approach to cloud is 'dead'

According to the results of IBM's new global study on cloud transformation there has been a drastic...

Tech M&A deals stay up in volume; big buyers are selective

Selective recovery is already under way in the tech M&A market. But the targets are tending to be...

European enterprise cloud adoption increased 33 percent in 2014

Users average 23 different cloud services, leading to increased data risk.

Build Group constructs Cloud-based disaster recovery strategy

Build Group has deployed Druva Phoenix to protect its critical data across multiple locations....

Organisations overhauling IT will leapfrog competition

Survey data shows transformed companies are 22x more likely to get new products and services to...

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