NEWS
Swiss enterprises flocking to the public cloud
communications and, increasingly, Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) workloads to the cloud, the report states.
A growing use of PaaS-related technologies by the local developer
community is driving enterprise interest in the cloud, the report
adds. In addition, an increasing volume of data generated by
customers and other sources is pushing Swiss businesses to consider
the public cloud.
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pending on public cloud services by enterprises in Switzerland is
growing faster than it is globally, with Swiss companies moving
several types of workloads to the cloud, according to a new report
published by Information Services Group (ISG), a leading global
technology research and advisory firm.
The 2019 ISG Provider Lens Public Cloud – Solutions & Service
Partners Report for Switzerland notes public cloud spending in
Switzerland grew by more than 20% year over year in the second
quarter, compared to global growth of 14%. Swiss enterprises
are pushing customer relationship management (CRM), unified
The report also finds Swiss companies focused more on data centre
location, managed services support and contract flexibility when
looking for cloud providers, rather than the portfolio of features
offered. Swiss enterprises are paying close attention to European
data protection laws that mandate local storage of some data, the
report notes.
Responding to this need, Microsoft and Google decided to provide
public cloud services from Switzerland, and AWS may soon follow, the
report states.
The Swiss cloud market is also seeing major changes in the managed
services partner ecosystem, with more service providers entering the
market, the report says. Some smaller providers are being merged
into larger system integrators as a way to eliminate the competition
or acquire niche capabilities.
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GTT completes acquisition of KPN International
G
TT Communications, a leading
global cloud networking provider
to multinational clients, has announced
the completion of its acquisition of
KPN International, a division of KPN NV
headquartered in the Netherlands, which
operates a global IP network serving
enterprise and carrier clients.
This strategic combination:
• Adds more than 400 strategic enterprise
and carrier clients. GTT will also be the
preferred international network supplier
for several hundred additional clients
retained by KPN
• Complements GTT’s comprehensive
portfolio of cloud networking services
with wide area networking, Internet and
transport services, and adds depth to
GTT’s global Tier 1 IP network in Europe
across 21 countries
• Contributes a sales, operations, service
delivery and client service organisation,
with a proven track record of delivering
outstanding client experience
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“The great client base contributed by this
acquisition, combined with a talented
group of employees, strengthens GTT’s
presence in Europe,” said Rick Calder, GTT
President and CEO. “We are pleased to
welcome this blue-chip roster of clients
from KPN International who can now
access GTT’s expansive global network
and comprehensive service portfolio, as we
deliver on our purpose of connecting people
across organisations, around the world and
to every application in the cloud.”
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