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eStruxture Acquires Shaw’s Calgary-1 Data Center

A QUEST FOR CLOUD LEADERSHIP Canadian provider of carrier and cloud-neutral data center solutions eStruxture, has signed an agreement to acquire Shaw Communications’ Calgary data center. Code named “Calgary-1”, the data center acquisition deal gives eStruxture all contractual relationships residing…

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AWS joins Microsoft in the Middle East Bahrain

AWS OPENS FIRST M.E. REGION IN BAHRAIN The cloud giant AWS (Amazon Web Services) has just opened its first Middle Eastern region in Bahrain, following rival Microsoft. About a month ago, Microsoft outran AWS and Google Cloud to open its…

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IBM Partners with AT&T Just after Its $34B Red Hat Acquisition

IBM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH AT&T IBM and AT&T have announced signing a new cloud deal. This is coming about a week after IBM acquired Red Hat for $34 Billion. The multi-year strategic alliance will have AT&T Communications use IBM’s knowledge…

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Oracle Officially Launches Cloud Facility in South Korea

ORACLE OPENS SOUTH KOREA REGION Oracle has officially launched its new in Seoul cloud region in South Korea. The company revealed that the facility has been in operation since May 14 of this year. Oracle officials said that while the…

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Microsoft Outruns AWS and Google to Open Cloud Regions in the Middle East

AZURE OPENS IN UAE BEFORE RIVALS Microsoft has announced today, the official opening of its first Middle Eastern cloud regions which are located in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE. These new facilities bring Microsoft’s Azure global regions to 54, across…

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Intel to Acquire Barefoot Networks for Improved Cloud Experience

INTEL ADDS BAREFOOT NETWORKS The chip manufacturer Intel, has signed an agreement to acquire the 3 years old developer of programmable Ethernet Switch Silicon for Data Centers, Barefoot Networks. According to Intel, California-based Barefoot Networks will support its end-to-end cloud…

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Google Cloud to Make Biggest Acquisition on Looker at $2.6B

GOOGLE ACQUIRES LOOKER FOR $2.6B Google Cloud has announced entering into a definitive agreement to acquire data analytics firm Looker for $2.6 billion. This will be the biggest acquisition by Google Cloud and a major one under its recent CEO,…

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Microsoft and Oracle Partner to Interconnect Cloud Services

MICROSOFT AZURE AND ORACLE CLOUD TEAM UP Cloud giants Microsoft and Oracle has just announced a cloud interoperability partnership. This alliance enables customers to explore Microsoft Azure and Oracle cloud services from either network or environment. As announced by both…

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AWS Launches Its First Satellites Ground Stations

AWS New Ground Stations Amazon Web Services (AWS) has just launched its first two Ground Stations in Ohio and Oregon, providing Satellite connectivity as a service. AWS Ground Station is a fully managed service that lets users control satellite communications,…

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Intelliworx Launches Global Public Cloud Service with OnApp

Intelliworx New Cloud Services with OnApp Intelliworx has just launched its new global public cloud service, and has adopted the OnApp Cloud Management Platform for its delivery. Intelliworx is a managed services provider to the SMB and mid-market in Australia,…

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