Cloud migration stories
The move gives KDDI continuity on a platform managing 104 million IoT devices, as Aeris seeks more multinational customers across Asia Pacific.
Rising AI workloads are pushing more firms towards managed monitoring as operational complexity and telemetry costs make self-hosted tools harder to justify.
The wholesaler can now scale core systems faster after leaving its ageing data centres, with automation set to cut manual work across operations.
Legacy systems are slowing enterprise AI gains, with only 10% of large firms saying the technology is core to operations.
The updates aim to help enterprises control AI sprawl, cut virtualisation costs and run regulated private clouds more securely across hybrid estates.
The rise reflects growing demand for its expanded technology platform after a recent acquisition and caps 14 straight years on CRN's list.
Banks and retailers are adopting the platform as AI projects mature, with data sovereignty now shaping budgets, risk and infrastructure choices.
Enterprises could cut identity migration work from months to days as SailPoint makes its new AI-based cloud upgrade tool free for some customers.
Customers moving ageing identity systems to the cloud could cut migration time and engineering effort, SailPoint says, with no extra fee.
The tie-up gives UK public sector and finance customers a route to use AI on governed legacy records without losing auditability or control.
The shift cut monthly hosting costs by about 40% and let the coffee supplier modernise ageing systems without disrupting deliveries.
The lender expects AI to speed fraud checks and staff support, while helping prioritise projects that could each deliver more than USD $100 million.
The deal is set to cut costs and speed issue resolution as Valmet shifts core IT operations onto an AI-led, cloud-based model.
The Surrey law firm cut desktop management overheads by moving 240 staff to cloud-based virtual desktops and centrally managed thin clients.
Council reorganisation is speeding up demand for cloud systems as Arcus Global posts 26 per cent recurring revenue growth since 2022.
Australian agencies and regulated firms can now keep virtual machine workloads local, as Yurika and RackCorp target tighter data-residency rules.
Demand for controlled cloud services is rising as governments and regulated industries seek to keep sensitive data and operations within national boundaries.
The pact could open public-sector technology contracts spanning rail, banking and cyber security, though no deal values or specific projects were named.
Rising power, cooling and space demands are forcing firms with AI kit to seek colocation sites instead of squeezing hardware into old server rooms.
Most UK public sector IT teams lack the infrastructure and trust needed to scale AI safely, a SolarWinds survey found.