Nutanix has announced the findings of its fifth annual Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey, which show that organizations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plan to move their hybrid multicloud deployments from 7% penetration today to 51% penetration in three years. They also plan to swap much of their exclusive use of on-premises IT infrastructure […]
Schneider Electric has announced the 2023 first quarter results of its Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) program, alongside its financial results for the quarter. Coming just one month after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest synthesis report outlining the dramatic cost of global inaction on climate change, Gwenaelle Avice-Huet, Schneider Electric’s Chief […]
Global cloud infrastructure services spending increased 19% to US$66.4 billion in Q1 2023. While cloud remains one of the fastest-growing segments of the IT market, customer investments continue to slow in the face of persistent macroeconomic uncertainties. Market researcher Canalys expects worldwide cloud services spending to continue to be slow through the second half of […]
Finesse has teamed up with Aquila Clouds to provide businesses in the region with a comprehensive suite of tools to gain visibility into their cloud costs, streamline their cloud utilisation, and achieve financial effectiveness. Aquila Clouds has established itself as a market leader in Cloud Financial Management solutions by enabling businesses to gain complete visibility […]
Alix Leconte, VP for Service Providers (EMEA) at F5, explains how cloud-native functions can help telcos meet sustainability goals.
Oracle has announced that technology group e& is scaling its cloud footprint to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Dedicated Region to support its business expansion and modernize the business applications. Under an agreement signed at the Oracle CloudWorld Tour in Abu Dhabi, e& will also explore migrating its global HR functions to Oracle Fusion Cloud Human […]
STL has announced that it has developed its slimmest fibre yet – a 180 micron optical fibre. This fibre enables the smallest diameters in cables with the highest fibre densities. STL showcased a next-generation microcable with 288 fibres capable of being deployed in 8 mm ducts, at the ongoing FTTH Conference 2023, in Madrid, Spain […]
Equinix has released its 2022 Sustainability Report which outlines progress toward the company’s key environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. Focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) that are most aligned with its business—Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure; Climate Action; Affordable & Clean Energy; Decent Work & Economic Growth; Reduced Inequalities; and Gender Equality—Equinix’s Future First strategy is […]
Oracle has partnered with Injazat, Abu Dhabi’s digital transformation company, to create an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Dedicated Region within Injazat’s data centers to provide the UAE’s federal government and Abu Dhabi’s local government entities access to Oracle Cloud Applications and Infrastructure services in compliance with the highest regulatory requirements. The partnership framework was signed at the Oracle […]
Seventy-five percent of organizations will have implemented a data center infrastructure sustainability program driven by cost optimization and stakeholder pressures by 2027, up from less than 5% in 2022, according to Gartner. “Responsibilities for sustainability are increasingly being passed down from CIOs to infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders to improve IT’s environmental performance, particularly around data centers,” said Autumn […]
