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Regulating hyperscalers: How the CMA investigation could alter cloud computing

In 2022, Ofcom, a UK regulator, began its market study into the cloud industry to investigate the dominance that hyperscalers, especially AWS and Microsoft, hold over the industry and the limits this creates for customers. This investigation follows concerns surrounding customers feeling “locked in” to a single provider, potentially leading to inflated prices in the market¹.

Office 365 Services Overview

Microsoft Office 365, often simply referred to as Office 365, represents a significant shift in the way we approach work in a digital environment. It’s a subscription service that ensures you always have the most up-to-date modern productivity tools from Microsoft. This suite of services and applications goes beyond the traditional software suite to offer a wide range of tools and solutions to modern-day challenges faced by organizations and individuals alike.

The Top Cloud Cost News From September 2023

When it comes to September’s cloud cost news, cloud-based organizations will have to take a little bit of sour news along with the sweet: Cloud costs continue to rise with inflation, and IBM cloud service users will soon see price hikes, but AWS and Azure have both recently released updates that may help you keep your costs under control. Read on to see how these changes may affect your company in the coming months.

How to reduce Azure costs? | The ultimate tool for Azure cost optimization

Are you struggling to manage and understand your Azure spending? Many businesses face the same struggle in reducing and optimizing their Azure spending. This video discusses the challenges associated with Azure cost optimization and shows how Serverless360 can help you save money on your Azure bill. With Serverless360, you can.

Simplifying Azure for business and support users

Due to Azure's technical complexity, support and business users often face challenges in using the Azure portal. Serverless360 steps in to mitigate these challenges by providing a user-friendly experience for both IT operations and support users, bridging the common challenges in managing Azure-based solutions. In this video by Michael Stephenson, he contrasts the operational and business process views offered by Serverless360 with Azure Portal's deployment-focused perspective.

Monitor Azure Resource Events with LogicMonitor Logs

The integration of Azure’s event-driven model with LogicMonitor’s monitoring capabilities offers businesses a robust solution for real-time IT infrastructure monitoring. LogicMonitor’s cloud-based platform provides a comprehensive overview of an organization’s IT infrastructure, both on cloud and on-prem.

Modernize as you Migrate Series: Break Out of Analysis Paralysis with a 6 R Portfolio Assessment

Unlock the secrets to streamlining cloud migration and breaking free from Analysis Paralysis with Tidal Accelerator from @tidal4774. Discover how Tidal Accelerator empowers organizations to make informed decisions, optimize costs, and accelerate their cloud migration journey.

CloudFront cost: how to understand and reduce them - and save the planet while you're at it

Amazon CloudFront is a Content Network Delivery service (CDN). CDNs are primarily used to reduce latency. They do this by serving certain types of content (images, videos and static files) from servers that are geographically closest to any particular user. I.e. users in France will receive content from the server in Paris; users in Malaysia will receive content from the server in Kuala Lumpur.

Dirty Cloud - navigating the hidden costs of cloud computing

In today’s hyper-connected digital landscape, businesses rely heavily on cloud computing to streamline operations, enhance scalability, and drive innovation. However, the seemingly limitless potential of the cloud comes at a steep price – one that goes far beyond financial considerations. Welcome to the world of data centres, the not-so-hidden environmental offenders of the corporate world.