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What is a cloud server?
As data storage has evolved, tech companies have found more and more ways to deliver compute capabilities at scale and without businesses needing physical locations. This is made possible by the cloud and specifically by cloud servers. In simple terms, this a physical server made virtual. The physical server is virtualized and divided into multiple virtual servers. Customers can then…
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Sovereign cloud demand is “truly global” according to Oracle — and the company is well placed to capitalize on it
The demand for sovereign cloud capabilities is “truly global” according to a senior figure at Oracle, and the company intends to fully capitalize on this trend in the year ahead. Speaking to ITPro at a roundtable at Oracle CloudWorld 2024, Scott Twaddle, SVP of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), product and industries, described the burgeoning sovereign cloud computing market as “fascinating”…
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Google Cloud Strengthens Backup Service With Vaults
Backup and recovery are critical in catastrophic cases that affect an organization’s entire Google Cloud account. Having an untouchable, logically air-gapped version adds a layer of reassurance for high-stakes data. On Sept. 10, Google Cloud beefed up its backup and disaster recovery services with an unmodifiable vault. The service is currently in preview mode, but it will be available to…
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Puffy Cloud vs Puffy Lux Hybrid: Which mattress suits your sleep the best?
The Puffy Cloud and Puffy Lux Hybrid are two popular mattresses from American sleep brand Puffy. While both beds come with generous extras such as a lifetime warranties and a 101-night sleep trial, there are a lot of key differences between the Puffy Cloud vs Puffy Hybrid Lux. The Cloud and Hybrid Lux provide comfort with layers of memory foam,…
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The US government wants big tech to prove how secure its AI, cloud services are
The US government wants technology companies building AI and cloud computing services to prove their systems are safe — and report on their capabilities to avoid them being misused. The Department of Commerce has proposed a rule that would require companies with powerful AI models and compute clusters to provide detailed reports to the federal government. According to the Bureau…
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HPE’s ‘one-click AI solution’ for private cloud cuts project times from months to a ‘single moment’
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is now rolling out HPE Private Cloud AI, along with new solution accelerators designed to automate and streamline applications. Co-developed with Nvidia, HPE Private Cloud AI is a cloud-based solution to help businesses build and deploy generative AI applications that was introduced as part of the Nvidia AI Computing by HPE portfolio. “Businesses are deploying GenAI…
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Oracle can do for AI what it did for cloud – and CloudWorld 2024 is its chance to show that
At nearly half a century old, Oracle is the definition of an industry veteran. The firm has weathered decades of technological change, including the advent of cloud computing and the more recent explosion of generative AI. It would be fair to say Oracle hasn’t always rushed to adopt new trends. The company was notably slow to join the cloud computing…
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‘Catastrophic’ cloud outages are keeping IT leaders up at night – is it time for businesses to rethink dependence?
IT leaders in the UK have voiced concerns about their organization’s exposure to cloud outages as the costs of downtime continue to mount. With major IT incidents shutting down millions of business services and applications around the world each year, it may be time organizations rethink their cloud strategy and the service providers their business depends on. A joint survey…
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Managing security in a diverse cloud environment
There are clear benefits to having a diverse cloud environment in business. Whether it’s to meet the scalability requirements of a growing organization, to take advantage of the much lower costs of a proper multi-cloud approach, or to keep data secure through a hybrid cloud solution, there’s every reason for leaders to double down on the cloud However, embracing and…
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How is hybrid cloud security different from multi-cloud or single cloud security?
Hybrid cloud has surged in popularity in recent years amidst a widespread enterprise shift toward incorporating both public and private storage capabilities. During the early days of the global cloud shift, public cloud reigned supreme. But increasingly, hybrid and multi-cloud approaches have gained traction among enterprises globally. Multi-cloud, for example, which includes organizations using a combination of two or more…
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