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Our preference is to build in-house teams, boost India role: CME Group CTO

The company, which has had its presence in India since 2015 and an employee base of 570, plans to ramp it up further by 100 employees by March next year

Google pushes for antitrust action against Microsoft in UK cloud market

In a letter submitted to the CMA, Google said Microsoft's licensing practices unfairly discouraged customers from using competitor services, even as a secondary provider alongside Azure

AI value to be unlocked with cloud adoption at scale: Capgemini report

Nearly two in three financial services firms have started using artificial intelligence (AI) and look to utilise it across the full value chain in the next two years, says a report. A Capgemini report released on Friday highlighted that implementing cloud at scale is critical to harvest the full value of AI investments and the financial services firms have seen limited impact of AI due to low-scale adoption. "One-in-two banks and insurers have not moved their core business applications to the cloud," the report said. As many as 91 per cent of banks and insurance companies have now initiated their cloud journey, a significant increase from 2020, when only 37 per cent of firms had embarked on their cloud transformations. However, this high rate and its corresponding investment do not translate to effective cloud adoption at scale. More than 50 per cent of firms surveyed have only moved a minimal portion of their core business applications to the cloud, the report said. The value of

Amazon rallies on cloud recovery as it chases Microsoft for AI business

Amazon shares have rallied about 40% this year, but they have lost nearly 8% in the past two days after Alphabet warned that cloud customers were curbing spending

Microsoft sales top forecast, bolstered by cloud-computing growth

The shares climbed as high as $351.95 in extended trading following the report, after closing at $330.53 at the close in New York

Samsung may announce cloud gaming service exclusively for Galaxy devices

It is reported that the Galaxy devices owners would be able to access and play selected games from Samsung Galaxy app store or Game launcher directly on their devices

German technology major SAP launches new generative AI assistant Joule

SAP said Joule will be embedded throughout its enterprise cloud portfolio, delivering proactive and contextualised insights from across SAP solutions and third-party sources

HCLTech wins multiyear cloud services deal from Germany's Siemens AG

Indian firm will also supply IT infrastructure services to Siemens AG

80% of organisations intend to raise cloud spending next year: Infosys

Cloud used for growth and transformation is three times more important to companies, than cloud used to cut costs

Nearly 63% firms use cloud services for monetising data and insights

20% cost optimisation achieved by large firms by using Cloud

Tata Communications launches cloud-based roaming lab for 5G trials

The cloud-based 5G roaming lab trials the international mobile roaming experience by closely monitoring traffic movement and network usage

Microsoft's Azure slowdown offsets optimism about AI growth; shares down 3%

Nadella has unveiled an array of new AI programs - based on models from partner OpenAI - for most of Microsoft's major product lines, and demand has been strong for internet-based services

DigiBoxx launches new cloud storage solution for enterprises, individuals

Digital file sharing and cloud storage service provider DigiBoxx on Wednesday announced the launch of a new data storage solution for corporates and individuals. Megh3 will provide customers with fast, simple, elastic storage solutions at their fingertips at attractive pricing, combining both simplicity and affordability, the domestic software as a service (SaaS) based digital storage platform said in a release. Megh3 will be available at Rs 1,299 per month for storing up to 1TB data, it said. Megh3 protects and retrieves data at any time from anywhere on any device, helping streamline workflows, unifying brand inventory across multiple touchpoints, allowing teams to function effectively and in sync, the company said. Arnab Mitra, CEO, DigiBoxx, said, "...we have put tremendous effort into adding new features, keeping in mind the myriad data storage requirements of customers. I am confident that Megh3 will be instrumental in bringing about organizational transformation as it afford

KPMG set to invest $2 billion in AI as part of Microsoft partnership

KPMG will incorporate AI into its core audit, tax and advisory services for clients as part of the five-year partnership. This move is in response to a slowdown in advisory deals

IBM to buy software firm Apptio for $4.6 bn to bolster cloud offering

IBM said it will finance the transaction with cash on hand and expects the deal to close in the latter half of 2023

Indian firms spent Rs 370 cr avg on public cloud in last 12 months: Report

As cloud-native environments scale, enterprises are looking to base their cloud strategies on cloud-native technologies rather than viewing them as separate plans

Google to end 'Drive for desktop' support on Windows 8, 8.1 in August

Google announced that it will end support for "Drive for desktop" on Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and all 32-bit versions of Windows, in August

Public cloud market reaches $6.2 bn in 2022, to reach $17.8 bn by 2027

PCS market reached $6.2 billion last year, as software-as-a-service (SaaS) continued to be the largest component of the overall public cloud services market

AWS to invest Rs 1.05 trillion to boost cloud infrastructure in India

Amazon's cloud computing unit said its long-term commitment in India will reach Rs 1.36 trillion by 2030

DoT declines Trai proposal to bring cloud services under its ambit

The decision entails that no new policy or regulations for CSPs will be introduced and the existing framework will continue