NEWS & EVENTS

Ofcom reports lopsided gains in UK broadband speeds
Thu 2nd Feb 12 - 10:08

The UK's average home download speed is on the rise, but it could be even faster if more users upgraded at minimal cost, according to Ofcom. November's average broadband speed was 7.6 megabits per second, up from 6.8Mbps in May, says the regulator. Upgrades offered by Virgin Media and…

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UK datacentres swarm into cloud services
Mon 30th Jan 12 - 9:33

British datacentre owners are entering the cloud services market en masse, a move eased by developments in virtualisation management but hindered by the challenge of setting themselves apart. At Cloud Expo Europe in London this week, several companies launched high-end public and hybrid cloud services, and all sought to put…

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Google persuades Spanish bank BBVA to use the cloud
Wed 11th Jan 12 - 8:44

Spanish banking giant BBVA is switching its 110,000 staff to use Google's range of enterprise software. The deal is the biggest that the search giant has signed with one company for its cloud-computing services, where software is offered as a service via the internet. The bank told the…

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