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UK government signs new three-year Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft April 21, 2021 | Microsoft reporter The UK government has signed a new three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Microsoft to enable public sector organisations to continue to unlock the benefits of cloud computing and business applications. The new MOU, entitled the Digital Transformation Arrangement 2021 (DTA21), allows all eligible public sector organisations to benefit from discounts and beneficial ...

Lawyers, say hello to the Digital Transformation Agreement 2021 Richard Speed Wed 21 Apr 2021 // 10:30 UTC Share Copy Microsoft has signed a fresh Memorandum of Understanding with the UK government to sell cloud services and biz apps at pre-agreed discounts amid accusations it is stifling the resale of excess on-premises software licences in the public sector. The MOU, specifically known as the Digital Transformation Agreement 2021 (DTA21), is a three-year contract that ...

Sooraj Shah – March 2021 Dr Michael Gorriz, group CIO of Standard Chartered, describes how the multinational bank has enthusiastically — but judiciously — embraced the cloud as the new foundation for both digital innovation and traditional core banking systems. When Dr Michael Gorriz joined financial services company Standard Chartered in July 2015 as group CIO, his mission was to raise the bank’s digital capabilities to the point where its vast multinational retail and wholesale bu...

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Nick Farrell - News Accenture is investing $3 billion over three years in its multi-service group, starting last autumn, to help clients across all industries become cloud-first businesses and accelerate their digital transformation. Accenture said its Cloud First group is designed to harness the “full power and breadth” of the firm’s industry and technology capabilities, ecosystem partnerships, commitment to upskilling clients’ employees and responsible bu...

A clear winner in the country’s MyDIGITAL digitisation push, Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s share price hit a new all-time-high of RM6.62 on Feb 9, beating the previous record of RM6.45 in May 2015. While prices had since retreated, they are poised to reach new heights if the more bullish street predictions are to be believed. If the fact that Telekom’s share price had doubled in the past year and tripled from its decade-low of RM2.02 on Oct 26, 2018, is heaping additional pressure on the company...

PYCOGROUP's goal is to hire over 100 software engineers to join the VDC within the next six months, working to help NAB deliver its state-of-the-art digital transformation road map

PycoGroup, a specialist in the BOT (Build, Operate, Transfer) model bootstrapping technology development centers, will hire more than 100 software engineers in Ho Chi Minh City in the next 6 months. - VnExpress International

Accenture’s acquisition spree continues with Fable+ and Imaginea Accenture offices in Vancouver, Canada. Image: © Tada Images/Stock.adobe.com The global consulting firm’s latest acquisitions, Germany’s Fable+ and California’s Imaginea, will boost its current cloud offerings. Accenture has acquired Fable+, a Mannheim-based consulting company focused on business agility and analytics, and Imaginea, a cloud-native product and platform engineering company in California. Financial details o...

“We will launch all necessary steps to set up a brand-new internet data centre in Bahrain to provide better coverage all over the Middle East and North African regions.

Tencent Cloud Deploys its First MENA Region Internet Data Centre Hub in Bahrain USA - English Share this article Share this article Middle East cloud market expected to reach USD 4.5 billion by 2024, highlighting the growing opportunity in the region Tencent Cloud will capitalise on Bahrains position as a regional cloud services hub HONG KONG, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of Tencent, today announced its collaboration with the Bahrain Economic Development Boar...