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Dark Matter: Clouded II Reveals the True Cost of Cloud

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Technology researchers Dark Matter have launched Clouded II, a documentary exposing the economic and environmental cost of cloud.

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  • Technology researchers Dark Matter have launched Clouded II, a documentary exposing the economic and environmental cost of cloud.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240227642074/en/
    Clouded II Director Daniel Tremayne-Pitter of Dark Matter said: “Cloud costs are spiralling, challenging 82% of organisations, and cloud is costing the planet.
  • We wanted to expose the true cost of the cloud.”
    The film addresses the cost-saving expectations tied to software-on-demand, illustrating the reality of ballooning cloud bills.
  • Dark Matter found that 90% of surveyed organisations report rising cloud costs and 35% said costs are rising beyond expectations.

Nordic Firms Seek New Ways to Make Multicloud Pay

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

According to Eurostat, although Finland saw significantly lower electricity prices, non-household consumers in Sweden, Norway and Denmark experienced price rises of 60 percent, 75 percent and 100 percent, respectively.

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  • According to Eurostat, although Finland saw significantly lower electricity prices, non-household consumers in Sweden, Norway and Denmark experienced price rises of 60 percent, 75 percent and 100 percent, respectively.
  • “To help Nordic firms keep a lid on cloud expenditures, service providers are turning their attention toward interoperability and cloud-agnostic capabilities,” said Ola Chowning, ISG partner, North Europe.
  • “A scalable and truly cross-functional multicloud environment should substantially reduce cloud costs and improve sustainability as well.”
    For many enterprises in the Nordics and elsewhere, FinOps may hold the key to achieving the cost-efficiency they seek, the ISG report says.
  • In addition, Infosys and LTIMindtree are named as Rising Stars — companies with a “promising portfolio” and “high future potential” by ISG’s definition — in one quadrant each.

Arrow Electronics’ ArrowSphere Supports the Move to XaaS with New Cloud Sustainability, Cost Optimization and Security Dashboards

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

Global technology provider Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) introduced a series of significant updates to its cloud management platform ArrowSphere to help ease multicloud and hybrid cloud monitoring.

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  • Global technology provider Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) introduced a series of significant updates to its cloud management platform ArrowSphere to help ease multicloud and hybrid cloud monitoring.
  • The updates are focused on three key pillars of cloud business excellence: sustainability (GreenOps), cost optimization (FinOps) and security (SecOps).
  • FinOps - The cost optimization dashboard allows channel partners to make informed decisions with their customers on how to optimize their cloud spend.
  • SecOps - The security dashboard delivers a unique scoring system, where 100% means complete security coverage.

VMware Extends Tanzu Platform Capabilities to Build Apps for the Generative AI Economy

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Generative AI continues to reshape industries and presents a massive opportunity for all organizations.

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  • Generative AI continues to reshape industries and presents a massive opportunity for all organizations.
  • VMware Tanzu Spring Runtime is now integrated in Tanzu Application Platform, including a commercial subscription to Spring tools with extended support for a seamless experience in building mission-critical Java applications with Spring.
  • VMware Tanzu Spring Health Assessment helps organizations understand their Spring application portfolio’s dependencies and identify security issues.
  • Capabilities within the Tanzu platform will continue to integrate into a common control plane, VMware Tanzu Hub.

Stratascale and Apptio Partner to Deliver High-performance Hybrid Multi-cloud FinOps and GreenOps Solutions

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

FINOPSX -- Stratascale , a subsidiary of SHI International , and Apptio , a leading cloud cost management platform, announced today a new collaboration to bring rapid and continuous FinOps and GreenOps services to Fortune 1000 clients.

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  • FINOPSX -- Stratascale , a subsidiary of SHI International , and Apptio , a leading cloud cost management platform, announced today a new collaboration to bring rapid and continuous FinOps and GreenOps services to Fortune 1000 clients.
  • The tech companies plan to roll-out a sustainability GreenOps solution for multi-cloud consumption later this year.
  • The service extends over eight weeks and pairs Stratascale and Apptio FinOps experts with the award-winning FinOps Apptio Cloudability platform.
  • “We are thrilled to be partnering with Stratascale and look forward to helping clients quickly implement FinOps practices.”

CoreStack Releases Newest Podcast Episode Featuring Former Microsoft CIO, Jim DuBois

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

CoreStack, a global multi-cloud governance provider, today released the newest episode of CloudBrew, the NextGen Cloud Governance podcast.

Key Points: 
  • CoreStack, a global multi-cloud governance provider, today released the newest episode of CloudBrew, the NextGen Cloud Governance podcast.
  • In the episode, Microsoft veteran and current tech advisor, Jim DuBois, shares why cloud governance is important and how to master this new cloud frontier in terms of security, cost, and beyond.
  • “We are thrilled about our newest episode of CloudBrew,” said Bala Vishwanath, Chief Marketing Officer with CoreStack.
  • “One of the most amazing things about CloudBrew is our ongoing collaboration with the experts we feature on the podcast.

CoreStack Launches New Podcast Series on Cloud Best Practices

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, January 12, 2023

CoreStack, a global multi-cloud governance provider, today announced the launch of its new podcast series titled CloudBrew – the NextGen Cloud Governance podcast.

Key Points: 
  • CoreStack, a global multi-cloud governance provider, today announced the launch of its new podcast series titled CloudBrew – the NextGen Cloud Governance podcast.
  • In the podcast, CoreStack invites leading cloud experts, including technology executives, architects, engineers and consultants, to participate in lively discussions about their experiences, industry best practices and practical advice around NextGen Cloud Governance.
  • We hope to share our passion for NextGen Cloud Governance through this podcast.”
    CloudBrew will offer a series of episodes serving up critical conversations on cloud best practices and industry trends.
  • In the first episode, Top Predictions for Cloud Governance for 2023, CoreStack hosts a digital transformation expert with nearly three decades of experience to discuss how NextGen Cloud Governance will lead the way to unleashing the power of cloud by enabling continuous and autonomous cloud governance at scale.