Jones' Secarma buys Pentest for around £10m to add US-facing security team to hosting and cloud services
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Only 8 percent of MSPs automate their performance
Engineers are not empowered to escape routine tasks and focus on value-added services for the business
Most firms say their cloud will not support digital changes
Research reveals obstacles for organisations in engaging next generation customers
Cisco acquires cloud security firm CloudLock for $300m
The deal is another piece in the jigsaw for Cisco's expanding cloud service offering
IBM updates DB2 with greater cloud integration
Developers and companies given more hybrid cloud interoperability with new database
Oracle to sue executive over cloud ‘false accounting’ claim
Oracle's counter attack is after a finance executive sued the company after she was sacked
Apple hit by big App Store, iCloud outage
Apple customers unable to download apps, backup data and use some cloud services
Exponential-e bolsters channel management team
One promotion and one sales veteran returns to the company from a partner
Chess moves on Lanway in latest acquisition, adds 100 staff
Almost £22 million in sales now added to the group's ever-expanding turnover
Pinnacle to change name after acquiring adept4 for £7m
Acquisition and name change is the latest twist in a busy year at the 'IT as a service' group
Quiss cracks business continuity at National Windscreens
Deployment eased by the fact that National Windscreens uses cloud-based business processes
Cloud and security are main IT spending areas this year
Toshiba research outlines the spending targets for the UK, France and Germany
Exponential-e reports big increase in cloud sales and profits
Growth means cloud services firm is now looking to recruit another 60 staff
Ingram Micro buys Comms-care to expand network/DC offering
Comms-care works exclusively through the channel to support end-user networking, wireless and cloud deployments
Proact wins infrastructure deal at Swedish government agency
Swedish Agency for Accessible Media deal will see the pan-Euro supplier provide hosting, cloud and network services
Ignition turns key on three more security channel partners
Cato Networks, Digital Guardian and WhiteHat Security now join the distie's fold alongside growing firm Cylance
Outsourcery appoints liquidation specialist as director
Bringing in non-exec director is part of the terms of the recent Vodafone loan
CIOs given wrong advice on cloud deployments
Greater due diligence is required by firms if they are going to take external advice
RingCentral expands professional services with partners
Expanded services through partners will support cloud comms customers
UKFast to employ another 100 staff in Manchester
Cloud services growth leads to jobs growth at hosting firm
Microsoft cloud services integrator Codit enters UK market
Belgian and Dutch partners target the market with the largest BizTalk opportunities
Most firms don’t have a ‘full’ cloud strategy
Companies not coming up to the mark on multi and hybrid cloud strategies
Most UK firms moving towards digital transformation
CIF research though shows there is still plenty of work to do
Exponential-e unveils Winning Ways channel incentive scheme
£3,000 watches and Ferrari's for the weekend are on offer
Arrow and intY latest CSPs to join Microsoft cloud programme
Value-added resellers and managed service providers targeted with Microsoft Azure, Office 365, Enterprise Mobility Suite and Dynamics CRM
Fusion chooses iland cloud infrastructure to support services
iland has data centres in the UK, the US and Singapore
Microsoft makes Azure cloud cheaper for education market
Redmond makes it cheaper to access Azure data services with egress waiver
Microsoft extends cloud business software offering
Microsoft Flow and PowerApps now in public preview as it seeks to support the SaaS line of business generation
Microsoft patches serious Office 365 security flaw
Office 365 vulnerability was in the wild and easy to exploit
More bad financial news at Symantec as CEO ‘steps down’
Fourth CEO goes in under five years as the cloud hits the value of Symantec's offering
