Monthly Archives: August 2014

How AWS, Google, Microsoft and SoftLayer will Change the Hosting Market

The Big Four hyperscale vendors (AWS, Microsoft, Google and SoftLayer) are going to radically alter the public cloud hosting market in the next couple of years. The hosting industry has its eyes on Amazon but now it is time to look at the Big Four. They will own the majority of the market in years to come. Continue reading

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IBM Provides Cloud-Based Risk Analytics to China’s Wind Info

Shanghai-based Wind Info, which provides financial data and software, is integrating IBM’s cloud-based risk analytics software into its trading terminals in China to provide new tools for managing financial risks. Continue reading

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Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – August 8, 2014

In the week ending August 8, 2014, there are discounts on web hosting from NextPointHost, 5wire.co.uk and Dotster. Continue reading

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Russia Requires ID to Access Public Wi-Fi

People who want to use public Wi-Fi in Russia will need to enter their personal identification information under a new government order. Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev signed the new order this week which applies to public hotspots run by network operators. Continue reading

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Yahoo Works with Google on End-to-End Email Encryption

Yahoo is developing end-to-end email encryption, and working with Google to ensure the security of emails passing between the two providers, the company announced at the Black Hat security conference on Thursday. The security measures are expected to be implemented by 2015. Continue reading

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