Microsoft on Thursday announced three new affordable pricing plans for its cloud-based Office 365 service dedicated to SMBs. Microsoft claims the new plans dubbed Office 365 Business Essentials, Office 365 Business and…
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Dropbox for Android gets file export to SD, faster searches
Dropbox has updated its Android app bringing in features such as save to ‘SD Card’, faster searchers and support for Android L. The decision to this affect comes after several requests were…
Google announces unlimited storage for students with ‘Drive for Education’
Google: We want educators and students who use Google Apps for Education to be able to focus on the learning experience—not the technology that supports it. With Drive for Education, users can put an end to worries about storage limits and more easily maintain a safe, effective and compliant learning environment.
Cisco to invest $1 billion for ‘Intercloud’ global cloud computing network
Having collaborated with Deutsche Telekom, BT group, NTT Data and Equinix among others, Cisco shall connect 250 data-centres in 50 countries to its cloud network.
Massive AWS EC2 reboot to affect servers globally
Amazon has commenced a massive reboot of its EC2 servers in a bid to patch a security bug, which if unpatched would have affected its customers in a much larger way. Amazon…
Microsoft rolls out Groups for Office 365; collaboration made easier
Also on the anvil are Yammer and Lync, though Microsoft is silent about the possible rollout date for these two.
Microsoft announces price cut for Azure services
Microsoft on Thursday announced it has slashed prices of a range of Azure services, with new prices to be effective from October 1. According to Microsoft’s announcement, a total of 61 Azure…
OneDrive offers more free storage in a limited period offer
With Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus launch having garnered a lot of attention, Microsoft is trying to drum up attention by offering more free storage on its OneDrive cloud storage…
Google Cloud Platform announces start-up fund for under $500,000 tech companies
To be eligible, the company must be less than 5 years old and it must have annual revenues under $500,000.
HP to conclude $100M deal to bag Eucalyptus Software
HP: We’ve said before that we believe the future of the Cloud is open source, and this transaction underscores our deep commitment to helping customers build enterprise-class, open clouds their way.
Apple slashes iCloud storage plan prices; introduces £14.99 1TB tier
20GB of storage space will cost $0.99/month, while 200GB, 500GB and 1TB will cost $3.99, $9.99 and $19.99/month respectively.
Microsoft bumps OneDrive file size limit from 2GB to 10GB
Microsoft: We recognized that people not only have more files than they did before, but they have bigger files as well. This is a top feature request we’ve received and we’re excited to deliver it!
Dropbox offers Pro users with 1TB of storage space for £7.99 a month
Dropbox has cut the number of Pro plans from 3 to just 1 at £7.99 ($9.99) a month, but with 1TB (1,000GB) of space!
Microsoft rolls out preview version of ‘Matter Center for Office 365’
Microsoft on Monday announced it has begun rolling out limited preview version of its new matter-centric document management and collaboration tool dedicated to attorneys and other legal professionals. Redmond announced the intuitive…
IBM bags Chinese trust with new cloud security deal
The deal comes at a time when foreign companies are increasingly being pestered over anti-monopoly and surveillance allegations.