Informatica launches Intelligent Data Management Cloud for Retail

Informatica, an enterprise cloud data management provider, has unveiled the Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) for Retail with new cloud-first, cloud-native capabilities built to help the retail industry drive innovation and business value. The retail industry has had to pivot to a digital-first strategy powered by the Cloud in matter of weeks in light of… … Read more

Andrew Egoroff, ProcessUnity: On the increased cybersecurity threat and mitigating risks

Cloud Tech caught up with Andrew Egoroff, Senior Cybersecurity Specialist at ProcessUnity, to discuss the increased threat around the Russia-Ukraine crisis and how to mitigate risks from third parties. A business can implement excellent internal cybersecurity measures, but a slip-up from a third-party vendor can have devastating consequences. ProcessUnity specialises in helping businesses determine what… … Read more

OVHcloud submits antitrust complaint on Microsoft’s EU cloud services

OVHcloud, a French cloud computing company, has filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft to the EU’s top competition regulator, the European Commission. The complaint, first reported on by the Wall Street Journal, focuses on Microsoft’s licencing of its products, such as its Office software suite. It was filed last summer but has only recently come… … Read more

93% of IT industry to adopt cloud tech within five years

The majority of businesses (93%) are adopting a hybrid of cloud and on-premise solutions, or migrating fully to the cloud within five years.  This is according to a Hornetsecurity hybrid cloud adoption survey of 900+ IT professionals primarily based in Europe and North America and Europe. Half of respondents (51%) reported that they will be… … Read more

5 minutes with Or Lenchner, CEO at Bright Data

What is Bright Data? In a nutshell, Bright Data is a web data platform that innovates solutions to make public web data accessible to all. Founded in 2014, we’re an international company with a team of more than 350 employees. We’ve recently expanded with the opening of three new offices in New York City, San… … Read more

Google acquires cybersecurity firm Mandiant

Google has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mandiant, a specialist in dynamic cyber defence and response for $23.00 per share. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $5.4 billion, inclusive of Mandiant’s net cash, and will see Mandiant join Google Cloud. Organisations are facing cybersecurity challenges that have accelerated in frequency, severity and diversity,… … Read more

Why bespoke enterprise-scale solutions will be the lynchpin of business models in the new normal

In the modern era of IT, cloud is driving digital transformation for businesses and enabling the world to adapt to emerging challenges, such as those posed by the global pandemic over the last 18 months. Enterprises from various sectors have relied on cloud and data centre services to achieve a strong and reliable infrastructure to… … Read more