Apple Pay expands in the UK
Apple Pay , the new contactless payment system that lets people use their iPhones to tap-and-pay in high street shops has been launched in the UK, with support from more than 250,000 retail locations and eight major banks. The UK
Taxing the Cloud has to start somewhere
While business may be booming in the cloud as organizations look to drive innovation, improve time-to-market, and lower costs, many companies are apparently lost when it comes to the associated tax implications. Cloud computing is borderless, so location is usually irrelevant.
Cyber Scandals in Big Tech [Infographic]
2014 was a year of high profile cloud breaches that were examples of aggressive data driven strategic cyber crime. Criminals are stepping up their game and data breaches are becoming both common and devastating. Dave Cummins, the Managing Director of Speechpath,
Amazon’s cloud is cleaner and impossible to surpass
Earlier this month, at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Summit in New York City, Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon, explained why the AWS Cloud is pretty much impossible to surpass in the cloud computing market, despite competition from Microsoft, Google,
DockerCon 2015 – Moving faster while being more secure
Late last month I attended the Docker Conference in San Francisco and I was very pleased how far Docker has come. The crowds, the speakers and the technology created a fantastic atmosphere. DockerCon is a two-day, multi-track conference organized by
Oracle is aiming the Cloud
Competition on the cloud solutions market is becoming more tight than ever after Oracle’s expansion of services. Oracle has extended their Cloud portfolio, launching a new platform and infrastructure services designed to help developers, IT professionals and business users extend
How to Avoid a Data Disaster [Infographic]
I believe we all agree that the effects of lost data on business operations can be devastating. Even if a monetary value is not assigned to the data, the negative effects can be significant, and in some cases businesses may
Taking education to the next level with cloud computing
More than 90% of organisations are using cloud-based applications, according to RightScale research conducted early this year. Some well-known benefits of using cloud solutions include: increased accessibility, enabled collaboration and reduced costs with infrastructure. Besides their utility in the business environment,