AWS ramps up efforts to solve enterprise petabyte-scale cloud data migrations woes

Cloud giant fleshes out data-transfer appliance portfolio to help enterprises shift large amounts of data off-premise

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AWS CEO hails "changing of the guard" in enterprise IT on the back of cloud growth

AWS CEO Andy Jassy hits out at “old guard” enterprise IT suppliers, while talking up his company’s ability to out-sell and out-innovate them

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Transport Scotland turns to IoT mapping to keep roads clear in cold snap

Scottish transport authority is using Esri’s location technology to keep tabs on its gritters in icy weather

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Blockchain-based gold trading planned for 2017

Thousand-year-old organisation The Royal Mint is the latest financial services business to harness blockchain technology

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HPE fleshes out IoT strategy

HPE is moving from IT to operational technology with a set of products and tie-ups to target industrial internet of things applications

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Mastercard uses artificial intelligence for transaction approval

Mastercard is using artificial intelligence to reduce the number of transactions that are wrongly declined, while maintaining security

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Marriott Hotels offers virtual site tours

Hotel chain has enlisted London mobility startup GoInStore to offer visitors to its website virtual facility tours

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