Cloud ROI & Cost Management Strategies https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/categories/cloud-in-action/cloud-roi-cost/ IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, Data Security, CIO, Analysis Tue, 09 Dec 2025 04:07:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cropped-cloudtech-favicon-32x32.png Cloud ROI & Cost Management Strategies https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/categories/cloud-in-action/cloud-roi-cost/ 32 32 IBM moves to buy Confluent in an $11 billion cloud and AI deal https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/ibm-moves-to-buy-confluent-in-an-11-billion-cloud-and-ai-deal/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111516 IBM plans to buy Confluent in an $11 billion deal, a move that expands its data and cloud portfolio as demand for AI systems grows. The company has been building up its cloud and software units under CEO Arvind Krishna, who has focused on acquisitions to meet interest from clients upgrading their systems for more […]

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]]> Onsite virtualisation with Nexsan Unity and Vates VMS https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/onsite-virtualisation-with-nexsan-unity-and-vates-vms/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:57:02 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111459 For enterprises seeking sovereign control over their data, the combination of Nexsan Unity enterprise storage and Vates Virtualization Management Stack (VMS) might present an alternative to proprietary virtualisation and storage solutions. The new joint platform is designed for deploying virtualised workloads on-premise or in wholly-owned data centres. Why consider onsite hosting? Since the change in […]

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]]> The hyperscalers’ building programmes: How enterprises are affected https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/hyperscaler-infrastructure-programmes-how-enterprises-are-affected/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:40:30 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111396 Hyperscale providers are at the centre of global digital infrastructure. DC Byte’s 2025 Global Data Centre Index [email wall] estimates that public cloud, social media, and AI workloads account for nearly 70% of global data centre demand. Their build and leasing decisions shape where power networks are reinforced or need alteration/expansion, where national, state or […]

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]]> Managing AI-era cloud storage costs with Datadog https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/managing-ai-era-cloud-storage-costs-with-datadog/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:41:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111176 The growing use of AI is driving up cloud storage costs as enterprises struggle to track what data they’re storing, why it’s kept, and how to manage it efficiently. To help address this, Datadog has launched Storage Management, now generally available for Amazon S3 and in preview for Google Cloud Storage and Azure Blob Storage. […]

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]]> AWS rolls out new tool to simplify regional cloud planning https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/aws-rolls-out-new-tool-to-simplify-regional-cloud-planning/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111172 Planning where to deploy workloads in the cloud can be tricky, especially for large companies that rely on consistent infrastructure across multiple regions. AWS is looking to take the guesswork out of that process with a new tool called Capabilities by Region. The tool gives users a clear view of which AWS services, tools, and […]

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]]> Ripple effect: Xylem’s sustainable water solutions for Europe’s data centres https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/ripple-effect-xylems-sustainable-water-solutions-for-europes-data-centres/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:01:30 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=110708 As the global demand for data centres continues to surge – driven not only by AI but also by the decentralisation of digital infrastructure – operators are facing mounting pressure to balance performance, sustainability, and compliance. In Europe and Asia, the trend toward smaller, locally distributed facilities is accelerating, spurred by concerns over data sovereignty […]

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]]> TechEx Europe 2025: Insights for data centre and cloud leaders https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/techex-europe-2025-insights-for-data-centre-and-cloud-leaders/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:14:18 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=110688 On 24–25 September 2025, Amsterdam’s RAI will host TechEx Europe, a two-day gathering of more than 8,000 professionals and 250+ speakers in five co-located events: IoT Tech Expo, Cyber Security & Cloud Expo, AI & Big Data Expo, Digital Transformation Week, and Data Centre Expo. For those operating in the data centre and cloud ecosystem, […]

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]]> Broadcom ties Private AI to VMware Cloud Foundation rollout https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/broadcom-ties-private-ai-to-vmware-cloud-foundation-rollout/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:39:20 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=110485 Broadcom is expanding VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) with new AI and security features as more companies move to modernise their private cloud setups. At VMware Explore 2025, Broadcom said VMware Private AI Services will now come as a standard part of VCF 9.0, which is now available. Broadcom says nine of the top 10 Fortune […]

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]]> Cloud continues to enable innovation in tough economic climate, says Cloud Industry Forum https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/cloud-continues-to-enable-innovation-in-tough-economic-climate-says-cloud-industry-forum/ Mon, 20 May 2024 06:28:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=100493 100% of organisations are now accessing cloud-based services to meet their needs, with the most common motivation being its potential to offer greater flexibility of IT spend, and its ability to make them more agile as a business. This is according to research from the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), which as published its latest research […]

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]]> Future-proof your business: cloud storage without the climate cost https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/future-proof-your-business-cloud-storage-without-the-climate-cost/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 06:37:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=100379 With over half of all corporate data held in the cloud as of 2022, demand for cloud storage has never been higher. This has triggered extreme energy consumption throughout the data centre industry, leading to hefty greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Worryingly, the European Commission now estimates that by 2030, EU data centre energy use will […]

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]]> IT leaders are choosing hybrid cloud strategies due to flexibility, cost-effectiveness and security  https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/it-leaders-are-choosing-hybrid-cloud-strategies-due-to-flexibility-cost-effectiveness-and-security/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:50:20 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=100156 25% of organisations surveyed in the UK have already moved half or more of their cloud based-workloads back to on-premises infrastructures, or are considering doing so, in a phenomenon known as cloud repatriation. This is according to a recent study by Citrix, a business unit of Cloud Software Group, in which 350 IT leaders were […]

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]]> 40%+ of firms lose revenue from technology downtime and cloud complexity https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/40-of-firms-lose-revenue-from-technology-downtime-and-cloud-complexity/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 13:50:19 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=99838 55% of enterprises are struggling to derive meaningful insights from their data, highlighting an industry-wide need to deliver technology faster, more reliably and in more places, according to a survey by Hitachi Vantara, the modern infrastructure, data management and digital solutions subsidiary of Hitachi. The survey revealed ongoing challenges related to security, inflexible systems, isolated […]

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