The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), responsible for regulating UK banks, credit unions, and insurers, plans to increase its scrutiny of major cloud computing providers. Concerns stem from the growing reliance the banking sector has on the Big Three to maintain its systems and the threat an outage or hack could pose. As a result, the… … Read more

Siemplify, an Israeli cybersecurity start-up, has been bought out by Google’s cloud operation for $500 million (£370m). The company specialises in end-to-end security services and will be integrated into the Google Cloud platform, and specifically its Chronicle division. The deal follows Google’s pledge to US President Joe Biden in August 2021 that it would invest… … Read more

Data centre firm Equinix is set to acquire Nigerian connectivity provider MainOne for £237 million in the first quarter of 2022. Announced in December, the deal remains subject to regulatory approval before Equinix can fully incorporate MainOne’s 500 employees into its own network. The transaction marks the California-based firm’s first move into Africa as it… … Read more

Pulsant, an edge data centre and hybrid cloud specialist, has acquired a Manchester data centre and its clients from M247 Limited. As a city with one of the fastest growing tech hubs in Europe, the acquisition facilitates Pulsant’s geographic expansion of its edge platform into England’s North West. It also marks Pulsant’s first acquisition as… … Read more

Irish ICT and managed services provider, PFH Technology Group, has acquired Amazon Web Services (AWS) consulting partner, TerraAlto. The purchase of the Dublin-based cloud consultants will create a hundred new jobs across Dublin, Cork and Galway. As an AWS partner in advanced consulting and managed services, TerraAlto helps clients through their digital transformation journeys by… … Read more

Cloud Tech News, in association with TechForge Media, is hosting Hybrid Cloud Congress – a virtual event focusing on the business benefits born out of combining and unifying public cloud and private cloud services to create a single, adaptable, swift, and cost-optimal IT infrastructure. ABOUT THE EVENT Hybrid Cloud Congress, taking place virtually on 18… … Read more

Tech giant IBM has unveiled the IBM Z and Cloud Modernisation Centre, describing it as a “digital front door to training, resources, and ecosystem partners” to accelerate hybrid cloud adoption. The centre promises to modernise clients’ applications, data, and processes through the value of open hybrid cloud architecture. Clients will be given insights on maintaining… … Read more

Vultr is an independent cloud that offers cloud compute and cloud storage through its twenty global data centre locations across five continents. Independent clouds like Vultr, created by parent company Constant, are competing for the 30% of the cloud market not owned by Big Tech firms such as AWS, Microsoft, and Google. Vultr offers a… … Read more

Kronos Private Cloud, a HR management platform, has suffered a ransomware attack which puts many of its high-profile customers’ data at risk. Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), Kronos’ parent company, said the attack will bring down the service for “several weeks” and advised customers to “evaluate and implement alternative business continuity protocols related to the affected… … Read more

As people continue to rely on online platforms to stay connected, businesses are digitally offloading the bulk of their operations onto cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and VMware. And this investment in cloud solutions is growing. Nearly 70% of organisations using cloud services plan to increase their cloud spending in the… … Read more