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The Defence Innovation Unit (DIU), a part of the Department of Defence (DoD) focused on scaling commercial technology across the US military, has contracted Google Cloud for its secure cloud management (SCM) solution. With plans to be implemented across the DIU’s systems, Google anticipates the possibility of further adoption amongst defence agencies worldwide. SCM is… … Read more
The cloud infrastructure market grew by 37% from £95 billion in 2020 to £131 billion in 2021, according to Synergy Research data. Focusing in on the final quarter, enterprise spending clocked out at £37 billion, marking a similar 36% increase over the previous year. Amazon, Microsoft, and Google continued to grow at astonishing rates considering… … Read more
US cloud services provider Citrix has been acquired for $16.5 billion (£12.1bn) and will be privatised and merged with data analysis software developer Tibco Software. The buyout comes from Elliot Investment Management and Vista Equity Partners, the latter of which has owned Tibco since 2014. Following weeks of reports of negotiations, the acquisition deal has… … Read more
Carbon emissions data will be a major factor in cloud purchasing decisions by 2025, according to technology research and consultancy firm Gartner. With sustainability concerns becoming increasingly important to consumers, the market researcher suspects carbon emissions will be a top-three criterion in the next three years. If so, this puts the hyperscaling cloud services giants… … Read more