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ESG and Cloud: The benefits of adopting cloud technology to elevate ESG efforts
Over the last few years, businesses have stepped up their commitment to dealing with environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. With investors, regulators, governments, customers, and employees increasingly evaluating companies on ESG criteria, many businesses are struggling to balance revenue generation with delivering on these commitments. Leading organisations have committed to Net Zero targets by 2030 and […]
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Lauri Ikonen, Former Head of Google’s Finnish Data Center, Appointed to Lead UpCloud’s Strategy and Operations
UpCloud has appointed Lauri Ikonen as the company’s Chief Strategy and Operating Officer. Ikonen, who took the position on August 1st, has more than 15 years of leadership experience in service and project businesses at Google and ABB, among others. Ikonen will focus on UpCloud’s growth and scaling the company’s operations. “I have kept an […]
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Operating in the EU? – Why a European-based cloud platform is the right choice.
In today’s interconnected and online world, cloud computing has become the backbone of modern businesses – offering scalable and efficient solutions for storage, processing and collaboration. However, for European businesses and any business operating within the European market, the choice of cloud platform goes beyond mere functionality. 2018 saw the introduction of General Data Protection […]
Data Sovereignty
New Intel CPU vulnerability GDS/Downfall
On August 8, 2023, Intel published a new security vulnerability that exploits Gather Data Sampling (GDS). Named Downfall by its discoverer, it impacts multiple generations of Intel processors used in both personal and cloud computers. Downfall is a transient execution side-channel vulnerability that targets a critical weakness found in many modern Intel processor models. Following the […]
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Are you paying more for less? – Seek value when it comes to cloud infrastructure.
By comparing cloud service offerings, you can save up to 60% on your operational costs. In light of the current macroeconomic climate, businesses are increasingly looking to reduce costs. However, while this might be the time to cut costs, it is certainly not the time to cut performance. For cloud-native companies, conducting price comparisons between […]
Cost Optimisation
UpCloud Insights
The discovery and mitigation of AMD Zen CPU vulnerability aka Zenbleed
Yesterday, on the 24th of July 2023, Google Project Zero published their findings of a new flaw in AMD’s Zen 2 processors. The vulnerability titled ‘Zenbleed’ affects the entire Zen 2 product stack, from AMD’s EPYC data center processors to the Ryzen 3000 CPUs. It can be exploited to steal sensitive data stored in the […]
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EU compliant cloud for cost optimisation – revenue, reputation and resources.
In the current macroeconomic climate, businesses are constantly seeking ways to optimise costs without compromising on performance. This goes beyond simply reducing expenses – it involves strategic resource allocation, efficient utilisation, and leveraging the right technologies to maximise revenue and protect reputation. Ensuring regulatory compliance is a crucial aspect of this process, which mitigates legal […]
Cost Optimisation
Data Sovereignty
UpCloud Insights
UpCloud’s pricing beats both AWS and Azure in recent analysis
Cost optimisation is the phrase on the lips of everyone in the tech world at the moment and we can see why. For businesses who run mission-critical services on the Cloud, cost optimisation is an important exercise and one we would encourage everyone to think about. But if your business is beginning to compare different […]
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UpCloud and Montel – Partnership to bring Kubernetes to Cloud Natives
UpCloud partner programme member and software company, Montel Intergalactic, delivers DevOps expertise to clients across all parts of the software lifecycle and creates future-proof cloud infrastructure for clients on UpCloud. We spoke to Lauri Kainulainen, CTO of Montel, to explore how beneficial a tight-knit partnership is for cloud computing, and why the businesses who switch […]
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