Monthly Archives: April 2015

Flexiant Joins Horizon 2020 ENTICE Project to Foster European Cloud Growth

Cloud management software provider Flexiant recently announced that it has joined the Horizon 2020 ENTICE project, which aims to remove barriers to the effective use of cloud services. The project is a consortium of European Universities and industry stakeholders, and will enable access to optimized VMs. Continue reading

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Cyber Espionage Group APT30 Targets Critical Data in APAC Region for Last Decade

Key political, economic and military information about Southeast Asia and India has been pursued by Chinese hackers operating consistent infrastructure since 2005. According to a report released Monday by FireEye researchers, the group called APT30 has been using tools such as downloaders, backdoors (BACKSPACE and NETEAGLE) and a central controller… Continue reading

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Microsoft Rolls Out Skype for Business, Offers Encrypted Communications Inside Office Apps

Microsoft has officially launched Skype for Business on Tuesday, rolling out the service to Office 365 customers and as part of the April monthly update for Office 365. Microsoft expects the roll out to be complete by the end of May. Continue reading

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Manufacturers Are Turning to Public and Private Cloud: IDC Report

Most manufacturers worldwide have more than two applications on a public cloud (66 percent) or a private cloud (68 percent), and are likely to adopt “cloud-also” or “cloud-first” IT strategies moving forward, according to a new study from consultancy IDC. Continue reading

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GoDaddy Users Report Site Outages as Company Investigates DDoS Attack

GoDaddy customers are reporting website and email outages on Monday afternoon, using the hashtag #godaddydown on Twitter. According to downdetector.com, most users started to report issues around 3 pm ET. Continue reading

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