Hidden cost of public sector cloud over £300m a year, says research
Written by Business Cloud News The UK’s public sector is spending an extra £300 million a year on maintaining cloud services and on hidden costs associated with their cloud computing projects, according to Sungard Availability Services. The claim follows an independent study, commissioned by Sungard, that questioned 45 senior IT decision makers in the UK […]
DataStax Enterprise delivered with Microsoft Azure to run on any cloud
Written by Business Cloud News Open source distributed database developer Datastax has worked with partner Microsoft to fine tune the delivery of its new cloud based system over the latter’s Azure service. The new service, DataStax Enterprise (DSE) running on Microsoft’s Azure cloud service, was unveiled at the Cassandra Summit in California. Databases no longer […]
Capgemini recruits Microsoft Azure in cloud service expansion push
Written by Business Cloud News Capgemini has added Microsoft to its cloud services programme as it seeks to give a broader range of cloud services to more clients. Microsoft is the first in a number of vendors that CapGemini is seeking to add to its cloud service portfolio, it said. Under the new Capgemini Cloud […]
Investor confidence is highest in cloud computing say venture capitalists
Written by Business Cloud News Cloud computing has been hailed as the strongest technology investment sector for the third time in a row in a survey that gauges confidence among capital, private and growth equity speculators. The cloud sector came out strongest in the 2015 Global Venture Capital Confidence Survey compiled by Deloitte and the […]
Microsoft releases Office 2016 for ‘mobile-first, cloud-first world’
Written by Business Cloud News Microsoft has promised to ‘re-invent productivity and business processes’ for the mobile and cloud-first world, with its new Office 2016 for Windows. It has also unveiled new additions to Office 365 and made Office 2016 for Mac available as a one-time purchase. The latest version of Office is designed to […]
The Association of Dynamics Professionals Launches First Round of New GP, NAV Certification Exams
by Linda Rosencrance The Association of Dynamics Professionals (DynamicsPro) has announced the availability of its Certified Dynamics Professional assessment and credentialing programs. The DynamicsPro certification program will enable professionals to obtain credentials and attestation of their levels of Microsoft Dynamics GP or NAV expertise, according to the organization’s officials. Many people were disappointed with Microsoft’s […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: EDI for AX 2012 R3, GP; Digital transformation in engineering and architecture; BI awards
by Linda Rosencrance In this week’s Microsoft Dynamics partner news roundup: Data Masons Recertifies its EDI Solution for Dynamics AX 2012 R3; HighJump EDI Offered as a Managed Service for Dynamics GP Users; Avanade Helps HNTB in its Digital Business Transformation Journey; Focus 2015 Partner Award Winners Data Masons Recertifies its EDI Solution for Dynamics […]
Why Microsoft’s VoloMetrix “People Analytics” Acquisition Matters – A Lot
by Dann Anthony Maurno, Assistant Editor If “knowledge is power,” as Microsoft founder Bill Gates often said, current CEO Satya Nadella seems focused on turning knowledge into productivity. Nadella has been laser-focused on building a single-platform productivity suite around Office 365, and the recent VoloMetrix acquisition promises to be another intriguing step-change for Office-based productivity […]
Software and platforms as a service driving our growth says Oracle
Written by Business Cloud News Oracle’s latest quarterly results show the increasing strategic of importance of revenue from cloud software and platforms as a service, according to the vendor. Chairman Larry Ellison also claimed the sales figures show Oracle will soon overtake Salesforce as the top selling cloud operator. The official figures for Oracle’s fiscal […]
McGladrey Chief Economist: Fed Likely to Raise Rates This Year
Chicago (September 14, 2015) By Daniel Hood Joe Brusuelas, the chief economist of Top 100 Firm McGladrey, expects the Federal Reserve to raise U.S. interest rates by at least 25 basis points this year, with a further increase early in 2016. Writing in The Real Economy, McGladrey’s monthly publication on economic trends affecting the […]