McDonald’s and Google have announced a multi-year global partnership to utilise Google Cloud technology in its restaurants – with a particular focus on generative AI and edge use cases. The agreement will see updates to various aspects of the McDonald’s restaurant and customer platforms, from the company’s mobile app to self-service kiosks. Edge computing capabilities... Read more » The post McDonald’s teams up with Google Cloud for AI and edge use cases appeared first on Cloud Computing News ..read more

Rik Chorus, Kyndryl’s director of security and resiliency & networking and edge, Benelux, discusses how the firm is helping organisation’s navigate their way through an ever-changing tech and business landscape. Can you tell us a little bit about Kyndryl and what you do at the company? There are a few things that I think are... Read more » The post Rik Chorus, Kyndryl: How to defend against evolving cybersecurity threats appeared first on Cloud Computing News ..read more

Digital comms specialist Cisco and global tech firm HCLTech have teamed up to launch Meeting-Rooms-as-a-Service (MRaaS). Available on a subscription model, this solution modernises legacy meeting rooms and enables users to join meetings from any meeting solution provider using Webex devices. The MRaaS solution helps enterprises simplify the design, implementation and maintenance of integrated meeting... Read more » The post HCLTech and Cisco create collaborative hybrid workplaces appeared first on Cloud Computing News ..read more

Canonical has announced the general availability of MicroCloud, a low-touch, open source cloud solution. MicroCloud is part of Canonical’s growing cloud infrastructure portfolio. It is purpose-built for scalable clusters and edge deployments for all types of enterprises. It is designed with simplicity, security and automation in mind, minimising the time and effort to both deploy... Read more » The post Canonical releases low-touch private cloud MicroCloud appeared first on Cloud Computing News ..read more

ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation, has launched Endpoint Central MSP Cloud, which it says brings the advantages of the cloud’s scalability, flexibility, and efficiency to the remote monitoring and management (RMM) of endpoints for managed service providers (MSPs). The launch also completes the first stage of the company’s vision for a... Read more » The post ManageEngine launches cloud-based remote monitoring and management solution  appeared first on Cloud Computing News ..read more

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and SoftwareOne Holding AG, a global provider of end-to-end software and cloud technology solutions, have partnered to help customers transition to RISE with SAP on an AWS cloud environment. Called the Ready for RISE on AWS bundle, it combines SoftwareOne’s deep SAP advisory and implementation knowledge with AWS technologies to expedite... Read more » The post AWS and SoftwareOne collaborate on RISE with SAP appeared first on Cloud Computing News ..read more

Cloud computing and enterprise software firm, Appian, has made significant updates to its partner-focused growth strategy and the ‘One Appian’ Global Partner Program for 2024. Appian said it is fully committed to its partner ecosystem as a strategic lever to further the company’s position as ‘vendor of choice’ for end-to-end process automation. The enhanced program... Read more » The post Appian enhances One Appian Global Partner Program strategy appeared first on Cloud Computing News ..read more

Software firm Appian has announced the winners of its 2023 International Partner Awards at the Appian Europe conference in London. The awards recognise partners who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, innovation and excellence in leveraging the Appian Platform to deliver transformational business value to clients through end-to-end process automation.  Christopher O’Connell, VP of Partners & Alliances,... Read more » The post Appian unveils winners of its International Partner Awards appeared first on Cloud Computing News ..read more

Nearly a quarter of IT decision-makers (22%) estimate IT skills shortages are costing their business more than £100,000 a year in recruitment fees, temporary staffing, increased salaries and investment in lower-level employees to bring them up to speed over time. As the skills shortage worsens, over three-quarters of respondents polled (77%) say their organisation’s IT... Read more » The post Nearly a quarter of businesses are losing more than £100,000 a year to IT skills shortage appeared first on Cloud Computing News ..read more

Cloudinary, the image and video platform, today extends its asset management suite with the launch of Cloudinary Nexus, a digital asset management (DAM) solution built explicitly for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Available now with free and paid tiers, the new AI-enabled solution empowers SMBs and teams with the enterprise-grade capabilities needed to quickly and easily... Read more » The post Cloudinary introduces Nexus, a free AI-powered digital asset management solution appeared first on Cloud Computing News ..read more