Cloud and Hash – an unlikely comparison
Ever a fan of obscure analogues to the cloud computing industry, I read a brilliant article in the Economist on the burgeoning legalised cannabis industry in the US states of Colorado, Oregon, Alaska...
View ArticleAWS Shakes Up Reserved Instances
AWS has very quietly made not one by two HUGE changes to its EC2 Reserved Instances. No more Light and Medium Reserved InstancesAWS have announced that from 2nd February 2015 it will no longer sell...
View ArticleThe Cloud Procurement Iceberg – Procuring Public Cloud
The Cloud Procurement Iceberg Do you ever get the impression that procuring public cloud is not quite as straightforward as the salespeople make out? Do you ever wonder what is hidden behind the...
View ArticleStrategic Blue achieves Advanced Partner status with AWS
Strategic Blue achieves Advanced Partner status with AWS Since 2010, Strategic Blue has been intermediating between the standardized selling preferences of Amazon Web Services, and the customized...
View ArticleStrategic Blue celebrates best ever year
Strategic Blue celebrates best ever year 2017 has been a landmark year for Strategic Blue. Record trading revenues, record consulting revenues, record profitability, and serious traction with...
View ArticleIntel Chip Flaw Drives Volatility in Cloud Cost Expectations
Could the flaw in Intel’s chip designs cause a major change in cloud services prices? The Register’s John Leyden and Chris Williams broke news that a serious flaw has been found which impacts Linux,...
View ArticleStrategic Blue offers Cloud Credits for Government on G-cloud 10
Strategic Blue’s application to G-Cloud 10 was successful! Our Cloud Credits and Billing Support service on the UK government Digital Marketplace, introduced for G-Cloud 9, is again available to UK...
View ArticleStrategic Blue supports UN Global Working Group on Big Data
United Nations Global Working Group (GWG) on Big Data has engaged Strategic Blue for help designing its procurement of public cloud IaaS services. Strategic Blue & UN GWG on Big Data The UN Global...
View ArticleStrategic Blue Achieves AWS Education Competency Status
Strategic Blue Achieves AWS Education Competency Status 8th October 2018 – Strategic Blue, experts in procurement of commercial cloud for the public and private sector, announced today that it has...
View ArticleStrategic Blue appoints Susan Swart to join Advisory Board
Strategic Blue are delighted to announce the appointment of Susan Swart, former CIO of the International Monetary Fund and prior to that the U.S. Department of State, as the newest member of our...
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