Cloud Services stories - Page 25
Over the last decade the IT world has seen a mass transition from in-house computer assets to everything-as-a-service in the cloud, with hardware, platform and services now all commonly cloud-resident. Ideally positioned to support distributed working and working from home, most major players are currently moving or planning to move more than half of their operations to the cloud. The current direction of travel is to multi-cloud deployment, seen as providing greater flexibility, specialisation and security.
The main bumps in the road have shown up in skills shortages reported by many organisations, complexity leading to misconfiguration and the need to operate and integrate multiple security dashboards. Consequently, third-party cloud security providers are a hot growth area.
Mastercard unveils BIN Sponsor Plus scheme for UK fintechs
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Mastercard launches BIN Sponsor Plus in the UK, accrediting card sponsors to give fintechs a vetted route into issuing and payments at scale.
Dell warns of rising cyber 'resilience debt' in Australia
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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data protection
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network infrastructure
Dell warns Australian firms face mounting “resilience debt” as prevention outspends recovery, leaving backups exposed to cyberattacks.
McLaren partners with Rubrik to secure racing data
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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data protection
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ransomware
McLaren Racing has struck a multi-year deal with Rubrik to bolster cyber resilience and safeguard critical data across its F1 and IndyCar teams.
Finnish Data Centres name Antti Poikola Managing Director
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Finnish Data Centre Association taps Antti “Jogi” Poikola as Managing Director to bolster the country's growing sustainable data hub ambitions.
UK cyberattacks surge 129%, fuelling risk & losses
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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data protection
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ransomware
Significant UK cyberattacks jump 129%, with major incidents hitting firms' finances, supply chains and insurance costs across the economy.
Why lenders need fintech-level payments
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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fintech
Lenders clinging to legacy payment rails are losing borrowers to fintechs that can approve, fund and collect on loans in near real time.
Data resilience & trust seen as key to safe AI use
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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virtualisation
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data protection
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Data Privacy Day puts spotlight on how trusted, resilient data underpins safe AI adoption, compliance and business continuity.
Cloudflare reports sharp global fall in shutdowns, outages
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Cloudflare reports government-ordered internet shutdowns plunged in late 2025, even as cable damage, storms and war kept outages high.
Rackspace names Joseph Vito to lead global alliances
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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network infrastructure
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devops
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hybrid cloud
Rackspace appoints Joseph Vito to spearhead global strategic alliances, bolstering its hybrid cloud and AI partnership ecosystem.
Veeam appoints new leaders to drive data resilience push
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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virtualisation
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Veeam reshapes its top team with three senior hires to sharpen its global data resilience, security and AI-driven growth strategy.
Ian Groves secures second GTIA council term for UK
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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risk & compliance
Start Tech leader Ian Groves wins second three-year term on GTIA's UK and Ireland Executive Council, strengthening his role in the IT channel.
Commvault hires Dale Smith to lead North Europe channel
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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saas
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data protection
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dr
Commvault names Dale Smith to steer North Europe channel strategy, boosting partner growth and cyber resilience across the wider region.
Mantas raises USD $1.77m to insure against cloud downtime
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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saas
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data analytics
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hyperscale
Mantas raises USD $1.77m seed to launch parametric insurance that pays out automatically when verified cloud outages hit businesses.
Rising data complexity undermines UK AI security gains
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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storage
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data protection
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private cloud
UK firms risk weaker AI security and wasted investment as soaring data complexity outpaces their ability to govern and protect systems.
mhance appoints Chris Allan as chief executive officer
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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crm
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Microsoft partner mhance names Chris Allan as CEO to drive cloud, data and AI-led growth under private equity owner SilverTree Equity.
OVHcloud buys Seald to boost end-to-end encryption
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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data protection
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encryption
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hyperscale
OVHcloud snaps up French encryption specialist Seald to bake end-to-end protection into its cloud services and bolster zero-knowledge security.
Xero revamps developer tools & unveils new API fees
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Xero overhauls developer portal and readies new API fees tied to connection counts and data egress, as it tightens recertification rules.
Dynatrace wins top observability & cloud security nods
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Dynatrace wins dual accolades as Gartner customers' choice and ISG Leader for observability and cloud-native security in 2025 reports.
Nokia picks Pure Storage to power Red Hat telco cloud
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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storage
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virtualisation
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uc
Nokia taps Pure Storage and Red Hat OpenShift for a new telco cloud blueprint targeting cloud-native, AI-ready, low-energy networks.
Ricoh CloudStream secures SOC 2 Type II audit status
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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data protection
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Ricoh's CloudStream service has achieved SOC 2 Type II audit status, bolstering its cloud security credentials for regulated industries.