Cisco Systems has announced it is planning to make an entry into the field of cloud computing services with intentions to invest $1 billion on the technology over the next two years….
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Microsoft wants SMBs to make the cloud jump; announces trade-in scheme
Microsoft has announced a trade-in scheme for SMBs in India to help them make the jump to the cloud by giving away their old hardware in return for cloud setup and credit….
Microsoft announces less expensive Office subscription Office 365 Personal
Microsoft on Thursday announced a new Office subscription dubbed Office 365 Personal expected to arrive this spring for $69.99 per year or $6.99 per month. While Microsoft’s $9.99-per-month Office 365 Home Premium…
Google cuts Google Drive prices steeply
Google announced big price cuts for the 100GB and 1TB tiers of Google Drive cloud storage. 100GB of storage, previously £3 ($4.99), will now cost £1.19 ($1.99) per month; 1TB will be…
Virgin Media Cloud announced with 5GB free cloud storage offer
Virgin Media on Thursday announced launching of a new online storage service dubbed Virgin Media Cloud. Developed in partnership with security firm, F-Secure, Virgin Media’s new cloud service will let users instantly…
Xbox Live downtime gatecrashes Titanfall launch
Microsoft may have done all it could to ensure that Titanfall’s launch doesn’t suffer from the same issues as faced by other online multiplayer launcher like Grand Theft Auto Online, Call of…
Western Digital extends My Cloud NAS range with My Cloud EX2
Western Digital has launched My Cloud EX2, the newest addition to its line of personal cloud storage devices. The My Cloud EX2 is available at the WD store online in capacities of…
AVG’s cloud storage service LiveKive to breathe its last in August
LiveKive, a cloud storage service for Windows and Macs launched in 2011, is nearing its death as AVG has announced the service will soon be discontinued owing to fierce competition and underwhelming…
Box hires former Symantec CEO as a special advisor
Box, one of the fastest growing cloud storage firms, has announced it is hiring former Symantec CEO Enrique Salem as a special advisor to help create a new cloud security model. Aaron…
IBM shifts focus to cloud based services
IBM is all set to expand its cloud service by putting into use its recently acquired Softlayer global cloud. As part of the expansion plan, the company has decided to move all…
Glitch disrupts Google Drive, Docs, Sheets for nearly 5 hours
Early Thursday morning saw quite a few of Google services including Drive, Docs disrupted for nearly 5 hours because of some glitch. Google Apps Status dashboard showed signs of disruption on Google…
Microsoft Office Web Apps now Office Online
Microsoft Office Web Apps rebranding speculations have been laid to rest as Redmond has officially renamed Office Web Apps to Office Online. “An online version of the Office you know and trust…
Microsoft announces global roll out of rebranded ‘OneDrive’
Microsoft was forced to rebrand its cloud storage service after a loss of a trademark dispute with British Sky Broadcasting Group over the “SkyDrive” name and now it has officially renamed its…
Dropbox now back in action in China
China has decided to unblock the cloud storage service, Dropbox, almost four years after the service was banned in the country in 2010 that too without any warning when the Chinese authorities…
Microsoft rolls out multi-factor authentication for Office 365
Microsoft has extended multi-factor authentication or two-factor authentication to all subscribers of its Office 365 suite, as a part of its effort to enhance the security levels of Office 365. The company…