UK businesses struggle to match IT skills with cloud computing demand

Almost half of UK businesses (48 per cent) are finding their cloud deployments hampered by a lack of cloud computing skills amongst IT professionals, according to a new report by Rackspace, the open cloud company.

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Alcatel-Lucent unveils new cloud-based enterprise solutions

Launch of OpenTouch™ Suite for Cloud provides an efficient, collaborative experience for today’s workers, with partners in three regions already signing up to be the first to deploy the technology.

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CommScope acquires iTRACS

To further expand the solutions available for supporting enterprise customers with intelligence and infrastructure management, CommScope has acquired substantially all of the assets of iTRACS Corporation, a global leader in open, enterprise-class data center infrastructure management (DCIM).

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MapR Technologies closes $30 million in new funding

MapR Technologies, Inc has closed a new round of funding, securing $30 million in series C...

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Ethernet storage delivers up to 10x performance boost

Coraid® Inc has been selected by Siemens MR Magnet Technology, a leading designer and...

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Still too much siloed thinking from CIOs when calculating ROI benefits of cloud adoption

Research highlights need to calculate wider business benefits of cloud adoption.

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Norwegian plans announced

Speaking at a major Norwegian business conference, Byrne Murphy, chairman of DigiPlex Group...

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Upgrade to HEAT Service Management

FrontRange has announced a significant upgrade to its HEAT® Service Management solution that...

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ProfitBricks and MapR complete extensive benchmark testing for Hadoop within a virtualised data centre

Provides Organisations with cost effective performance without complexity for scalable Big Data...

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UK schools save time and money with Dell KACE Systems Management Solutions

Woodbridge High School saves £22,000 and 200 hours of IT management time with KACE Systems...

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Videos

DCS talks to KPMG at the DCA's 2025 10x10 Event
Joyda Bianco, CFO of Hyperview, explains that the data centre industry is at a crossroads - facing both a growing talent shortage and a critical need for more diverse leadership – sharing her perspective on...
Liz Blackman, Chief Marketing Officer at Avantra, discusses the continuing importance of DEI, despite some recent ‘push back’, explaining the importance of women's perspectives in creating balanced...
In this video, DCS talks to Accelsius at the DCA's 2025 10x10 Event

Expert Opinions

By Dirk Alshuth, Cloud Evangelist at emma – the cloud management platform.
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