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Kubernetes at 10: From stateless also-ran to ‘platform to build platforms’

6 minutes of reading / AI, API, automation, AWS, cloud-native, containers, Database, Docker, Kubernetes, microservices, open source, Tech / By

Kubernetes is 10! Mid-2024 sees the 10th birthday of the market-leading container orchestration platform. But, says Sergey Pronin, group products manager at Percona, which develops open source products for SQL and NoSQL databases, it wasn’t always in that position. Pronin recalls the early years when Kubernetes arrived in the market, pretty much locked into orchestration of…

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AWS, Microsoft and Google urge datacentre kit suppliers to improve Scope 3 data collection

5 minutes of reading / Amazon, AWS, Computer, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Schneider Electric, Tech / By

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google and Microsoft claim their ability to accurately assess the Scope 3 emissions generated by their activities is being hampered by lacklustre embodied emissions data provided by the third parties that build and kit out their datacentres. The three hyperscale public cloud firms, along with Meta, Digital Realty and Schneider Electric,…

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Microsoft and CISPE’s settlement in long-running cloud antitrust dispute proves controversial

7 minutes of reading / Amazon, AWS, Azure, Broadcom, Cloud, cloud computing, compliance, Google, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Tech / By

The Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) trade body stands accused of selling its members down the river, after agreeing a $22m deal to withdraw its long-standing anti-trust complaint against Microsoft. The pair have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that commits Microsoft to making an enhanced version of its Azure Stack HCI offering…

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Hybrid cloud storage vs on-premise: What data goes where?

5 minutes of reading / AI, AWS, business continuity, Cloud, compliance, hybrid cloud, multicloud, SAP, Tech / By

For enterprises that want to extend their storage strategy, the public cloud is a place to start that can bring quick wins. After all, cloud technology is quick to deploy, needs little to no capital outlay, and can grow quickly with the business to store more data, especially unstructured data. Analyst Gartner predicts that enterprises…

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Microsoft and Google’s GHG emissions gains call viability of net-zero targets into question

9 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, automation, AWS, Azure, ChatGPT, Cloud, cloud computing, Computer, Google, HP, Microsoft, Tech / By

The financial results of the world’s biggest three hyperscale cloud companies have seen Amazon, Google and Microsoft all credit growing customer demand for artificial intelligence (AI) services for boosting their respective profit, revenue and market share totals. The downside to this growth, particularly where Google and Microsoft are concerned, is that it appears to be…

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Security in the public cloud explained: A guide for IT and security admins

6 minutes of reading / agile, AI, Amazon, API, automation, AWS, Azure, business continuity, Cloud, cloud computing, cloud-native, compliance, digital transformation, disaster recovery, Google, Google Cloud, machine learning, microservices, Tech, threat intelligence / By

Who is responsible for security in the public cloud? This is a question businesses need to consider as they increasingly deploy more workloads and use cloud-based IT infrastructure, platform services and applications. In Gartner’s How to make integrated IaaS and PaaS more secure than your own data center report, analysts discuss the benefits of adopting…

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Podcast: Storage for AI needs scale, hybrid cloud and multiple integrations

7 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, API, AWS, Azure, Google, hybrid cloud, Kubernetes, microservices, Tech / By

In this podcast, we look at artificial intelligence (AI) and data storage with Grant Caley, UK and Ireland solutions director for NetApp. He talks about the need for storage scalability and performance, as well as hybrid cloud, access to all three hyperscalers, and the ability to move, copy and clone data for wrangling prior to…

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Halo Trust partners with AWS to accelerate AI-led landmine clearance in Ukraine

4 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, AWS, Computer, machine learning, Tech / By

The Halo Trust is tapping into Amazon Web Services’ (AWS’s) portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for a pilot project to test if deploying the technology will speed up the time it takes to clear landmines in war-torn Ukraine. The Trust is the largest humanitarian landmine clearance organisation in the world, and has secured a…

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SAP public cloud migration requires architectural rethink

3 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, AWS, Azure, Cloud, Google, Google Cloud, internet of things, machine learning, Microsoft, SAP, Tech / By

While almost three-quarters (74%) of in-progress SAP S/4HANA implementation projects are being deployed on public clouds, analyst Gartner has urged IT leaders to avoid simply mirroring their on-premise setups in the cloud. Gartner’s Top practices for deploying SAP S/4HANA in the public cloud report identifies several benefits of public cloud deployments, including the ability to…

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Autonomous weapons systems defy rigid attempts at arms control

10 minutes of reading / AI, AWS, machine learning, Tech / By

The post-Cold War paradigm of globalisation came to a violent end in February 2022 with Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine, and a dangerous, uncertain era is now unfolding, sparking a new global arms race. Much of this military spending is supporting the manifestation of lethal autonomous weapons systems (AWS) – commonly known as killer robots.…

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