Hybrid cloud is the future for 60 per cent of UK and US enterprises

A new study by Rackspace ® Hosting suggests that while the public cloud remains important to IT decision-makers at UK and US enterprises involved in the research, the limitations of using this type of platform as a one-size-fits-all solution are becoming more apparent. According to the survey, these limitations are leading many respondents to turn to a hybrid cloud infrastructure (i.e. public cloud, private cloud and dedicated servers working together in any combination) for certain...

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CloudPhysics raises $10 million in funding

CloudPhysics has closed $10 million in Series B funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Previous investors the Mayfield Fund, Mark Leslie, Peter Wagner, Carl Waldspurger, Nigel Stokes, Matt Ocko and VMware co-founders also participated in this round. CloudPhysics plans to use the funding to continue to fuel its growth and innovation.

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Node4 drives growth for Motorpoint through cloud

Motorpoint, the UK’s leading online car retailer has positioned itself for further growth after enhancing its IT services. Motorpoint called on data centre and communications company Node4 to implement a cloud-based infrastructure to assist them in becoming more agile as they looked to expand their number of branches across the country rapidly.

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Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service offering is powered by Zerto Virtual Replication technology

Kelway announces the release of ServiceWorks Assure, a highly scalable cloud based Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) solution. ServiceWorks Assure provides businesses with the ability to securely and efficiently replicate their VMware based server workloads to Kelway’s ServiceWorks Compute cloud infrastructure, which is hosted in Kelway’s UK-based datacentres.

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Businesses urged to look beyond the cloud for tailored ICT solutions

Every business can take full advantage of cloud but each should consider their ICT options carefully before choosing one to suit them,” says leading IT support and services company 365iT.

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SQS launches testing-as-a-service

Strategic UK partnership will improve the quality of web and mobile applications and end user experience through SQS’ on-demand cloud testing service.

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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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