The Ultimate Guide to Hybrid Cloud
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Hybrid Cloud.
What to know about Hybrid Cloud
Hybrid cloud technology blends public and private cloud environments to offer businesses flexibility, scalability, and enhanced control over their IT infrastructure. This approach enables organizations to optimize resource use, enhance disaster recovery capabilities, and improve security by balancing on-premises data centers with cloud services.
Our collection of recent stories covers a wide spectrum of developments in hybrid cloud, including advancements in AI-powered security, partnerships expanding hybrid cloud capabilities, and new solutions enhancing data management and disaster recovery. Readers can explore expert insights on managing hybrid IT environments, cloud migration strategies, cost optimization, and overcoming security challenges associated with hybrid deployments.
Whether you are an IT professional looking to stay informed on the latest hybrid cloud innovations or a business leader aiming to harness the benefits of hybrid architectures, these stories offer valuable perspectives on the evolving hybrid cloud landscape and practical guidance for successful adoption.
UK Hybrid Cloud News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud for regulated firms
Argyll Data Development launches UK sovereign AI inference cloud with SambaNova, targeting regulated firms seeking local control over data and systems.
Vertesia & Florence Consulting Group strike AI deal
Enterprise AI projects across Europe will move beyond pilots as the tie-up targets secure deployment inside core business processes.
Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud for organisations
UK organisations can now keep sensitive AI workloads onshore as Argyll’s new cloud aims to ease compliance, trust and energy concerns.
Hammer launches on-premises AI platform for sovereign use
Businesses struggling to turn AI pilots into production may opt for on-site systems as data gravity and cloud costs squeeze returns.
Atos wins LCH SA cloud migration deal for clearing systems
The deal puts a key European clearing house on a three-year path to cloud migration without disrupting trading operations.
Celerity acquires Ranger4 to boost automation & AI
The deal strengthens Celerity's FinOps and secrets management offer as more businesses seek fewer suppliers for hybrid cloud control.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Hybrid Cloud
Featured News
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Trust in enterprise AI is being undermined as Denodo research finds most firms still lack live, context-aware data for production use.
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
The new tools aim to help firms spot faulty AI outputs and data risks sooner as production deployments outpace monitoring methods.
TrendAI: Evolving the cybersecurity value proposition
New research shows two-thirds of Australian business and IT leaders feel pressured to approve AI projects while overlooking security risks.
Elastic says AI search & context now decide customer loyalty
Elastic argues that in an AI-obsessed market, robust search across messy data is the real foundation of trustworthy, profitable experiences.
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Hidden cloud data, egress fees and GPU 'double bubble' bills are quietly turning many enterprise AI ambitions into costly, slow ordeals.
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Smart Communications pursues trusted AI for customers
Smart Communications helps organisations in regulated industries face down communication challenges every day.
Expert Columns
The Death of the Firewall
Why trust is the bottleneck for AI-driven operations
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
Why AI-powered security needs network telemetry across the hybrid cloud
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
HPE complete care service: Refocused for your AI advantage
Why digital identity is the new perimeter in a zero-trust world
No compromise: Designing AI operations for sovereignty and reliability
Why the channel is key to driving a new network operating model
SonicWall unifies NSM for future-ready security ops
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
TrendAI: Evolving the cybersecurity value proposition
Elastic says AI search & context now decide customer loyalty
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Recent Hybrid Cloud News
Cloudhouse launches Cyber Essentials readiness check
More organisations could fail Cyber Essentials as missed patches and patchy MFA now trigger automatic rejection under tougher UK rules.
UK firms back open source to bolster AI sovereignty
Many UK IT leaders say open source could reduce reliance on a single AI vendor, even as most lack robust governance for autonomous tools.
Qlik launches AI sovereignty push amid tighter rules
Stricter data and AI rules are pushing enterprises to demand more control over where workloads run and how they are governed.
Insight warns of cloud waste amid AI cost pressures
European firms are losing nearly EUR 1 million a year to idle cloud capacity just as AI demand drives hosting costs up 12%.
Videosign & Brightsolid expand AI cloud partnership
The move should help Videosign add AI note-taking and form-filling tools without compromising compliance, security or cloud costs.
OpenText partners S3NS on sovereign cloud for Europe
Regulated firms in France and across Europe can keep sensitive workloads under local control while using Google Cloud-based services for less sensitive tasks.
From vulnerability management to AI-powered exposure assessment: building a modern CTEM program
Security teams are turning to continuous, risk-based assessment as fragmented tools leave them unable to see which exposures matter most.
GARR & Cubbit launch storage network for universities
Italian universities will gain a shared, Italy-based storage system as GARR and Cubbit begin a 1 petabyte pilot to improve resilience and control.
Genetec to showcase cloud AI security in Birmingham
Buyers weighing cloud migration and AI will see integrated security systems at The Security Event, as partners pitch staged upgrades and interoperability.
Hammer launches AI Works programme for channel partners
It aims to help UK channel partners turn AI pilots into production systems by adding specialist support, testing and a shared portal.
UK firms back AI workloads but doubt cyber recovery
Despite widespread AI backups, just 39% of UK businesses are fully confident they could recover cloud data after a cyberattack.
London adds tape archive choice for Geyser Data users
Customers can now keep cold data closer to home as Geyser Data opens its first European tape archive site in London.
Euro-Office launches as Europe's open-source Office rival
The new suite could ease Europe’s reliance on Microsoft Office, as a coalition opens its code ahead of a summer stable release.
CWCS opens Nottingham data centre to boost capacity
The Beeston site gives customers more secure rack space and lower-energy hosting as CWCS doubles down on colocation demand.
Open source use rises as firms shun vendor lock-in
Concern over vendor lock-in is driving a global surge in open source adoption, with European organisations leading the shift to digital autonomy.
Vultr and SUSE partner for Kubernetes AI cloud launch
Vultr and SUSE partner to bring Rancher Prime and SUSE AI to Vultr Marketplace, targeting Kubernetes and AI workloads across clouds.
Deskpro launches on AWS European Sovereign Cloud in EU
Deskpro rolls out its help desk platform on AWS European Sovereign Cloud, targeting EU customers with strict data residency demands.
Multiverse launches CompactifAI portal for LLM ops
Multiverse launches CompactifAI API portal, giving dev and ops teams self-serve access to compressed LLMs with tighter control and insight.
Meshcloud joins CNCF to advance cloud-native platforms
Meshcloud joins CNCF and The Linux Foundation to push open standards, cloud-native tooling and digital sovereignty for multi-cloud platforms.
Rubrik & Rackspace unveil UK sovereign cyber recovery cloud
Rubrik and Rackspace launch UK Sovereign Cyber Recovery Cloud to restore vital services after ransomware while keeping data under UK control.
Job Moves
SUSE revamps structure to boost digital sovereignty focus
DigiCert appoints Christian Stanford to lead EMEA partners
Veeam appoints Doriane Groene to lead Microsoft alliance in EMEA
Brightsolid appoints Charlie Gough as Head of Cloud Solutions
Gcore appoints leading AI expert Prof Xu as Board Advisor
OneAdvanced appoints new SVP for Managed IT Services role
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