Month: March 2022

Around a third of companies say that between 50-75% of their apps are cloud native, yet 20% have no cloud native security strategy in place. This is according to a study by Aqua Security, which also found that 68.3% of respondents to its survey also admit that they are not familiar with the term CNAPP… … Read more

Platform engineering defined Platform engineering is the practice of building and operating a common platform for internal development teams to share and use for accelerating software releases. In practice, there are slightly different views of platform engineering. But a common theme does emerge: Platform engineering bridges the gap between software and hardware (i.e. between Dev and… … Read more

With the increased investment in remote workforces since the start of the pandemic and subsequent acceleration in cloud adoption and digital transformation, cost reduction initiatives have grown in importance as a critical consideration for technology leaders and C-Suite. According to research from Deloitte, two of three (66%) organisations globally are currently pursuing cost reduction strategies and,… … Read more

Cloud-native and open-source are booming with IT decision makers (97%) and developers (96%) stating that their organisations plan to expand use over the next 12 months. With this increase in use comes a greater need for security due to rising compliance regulations and ever-evolving cyberattacks. Both parties stated that they have high confidence in their… … Read more

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

Rakuten Europe Bank – part of the Rakuten software group, a unique ecosystem of 70+ businesses and over 1.6 billion members worldwide – has signed with Temenos to deliver banking services including Rakuten Pay on the Temenos Banking Cloud. Powered by Temenos open platform, it is hoped Rakuten Europe Bank will accelerate its growth across… … Read more

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, 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

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

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