Contributor
Andrew McLean
Studio Director at Disruptive Live
253 pieces published · 2012–2025
Andrew McLean is the Studio Director at Disruptive Live, a Compare the Cloud brand.
Contributor
Studio Director at Disruptive Live
253 pieces published · 2012–2025
Andrew McLean is the Studio Director at Disruptive Live, a Compare the Cloud brand.
Most people may not be at risk of being watched but the thought of a breach to your security and privacy without your knowledge is an unsettling one.
Virtual reality system offers a new safe and immersive way for trainee surgeons to prepare for the operating room before they have access to real human life.
Jeanne Le Garrec of Hedera Technology provides a detailed insight into the constituent parts of a cloud management platform (CMP).
A major benefit of using AI for business is the ease at which an AI engine can constantly detect and analyse data without tiring.
Smart technology is increasingly reliant on information technology, IoT gadgets, and wireless networks evolving into smart cities.
With harmless robots being sold with children in mind many do not know of or see potential problems associated with the technology.
FaceTime | Visual communication between an occupant of the vehicle and a remotely located user including an occupant of a separate vehicle
Many embrace IoT, smartphones and artificial intelligence, the elderly have not grown up with advanced technology and are at risk of being overlooked.
AR/VR took the world by storm with Pokemon Go. The app used AR to overlay digital images and VR transported to real world and fantasy places.
AI systems process information and makes decisions but it has to be monitored by its creators to ensure it does not go rogue as we do not reprimand them.
ompare the Cloud was joined by John Ali, SAP business development manager at DELL EMC. In this demonstration, John discusses SAP for businesses with Dell EMC.
Ultima, a leading provider of on-premise and cloud IT infrastructure and managed service solutions, has implemented an innovative virtual workspace solution for Systems Powering Healthcare (SPHERE), the IT services company specialising in healthcare work with NHS trusts.
Thursday, 26 Oct. 24, 2017 – Yesterday, Sophos has launched ‘Project Haunted House’, a continuous attack analysis and assessment of smart homes over the period of several weeks.
Why choose an OEM License? Mark Maclean from Dell EMC explains how Microsoft OEM licensing works and why it benefits companies and service providers.
A great new #Tech, #Entrepreneur & #Business talk show. #UpTime. w/ Cogeco Peer 1 #DisruptiveLIVE
Comms Business Live Episode 5: Ransomware – Channel threat or opportunity?
Speakers include; Dan Cunliffe – Pangea, David Dungay – Comms Business, Carl Churchill – Netpay, Nathan Marke – Daisy Group.
This week is our final episode. We’ll be taking a look back at some of the themes over the past five episodes and will be answering questions posed via Twitter. GDPR is bound to come up. So too are data residency and managing cloud risk. Got a burning question affecting your digital business? Quick – tweet it to @disruptivelive using hashtag #techlaw and we might answer it live on air
Today at 2.30 we're discussing service level agreements. Yes, it’s time to talk about “as is” service, availability, downtime, outages, service credits. Tune in to hear a lively discussion about how to manage your cloud.
In collaboration with LGBT Pride in London 2017 we're hosting a special edition of Pride in London Live on the topic of LGBT in Business and Technology.
Social media and the law hosted by Frank Jennings.
It has been a year since Compare the Cloud launched its spin-off 24 hour online TV channel; Disruptive Tech TV.
DisruptiveTech.tv, an offshoot of Compare the Cloud, is launching on April 12th, 2016; and will be broadcasting live from Cloud Expo in London.
Join #IBMz & Compare the Cloud for our TweetChat on IBM zSystems, Hybrid Cloud & Making it your own.
Join #IBMz & Compare the Cloud for our TweetChat on IBM zSystems, Hybrid Cloud & the API Economy.
Medical Clouds - Hype vs. Reality & The Internet of Egos. Neil has finally broken Andrew and a trip to the hospital is required. Neil has a gripe with Egos.
In this rant of a podcast we discuss whether automation has been good for the human race and unleash a tirade on the impact of cloud, mobiles, IoT & technology on the wellbeing of people.
In Episode 2 we discuss the Internet of (Naughty) Things, Online Gambling Scams, Rubbish of the Net and Internet Security
Dell and Intel are inviting MSP's to their Service Provider conference at Mercedes Benz World on September 10, 2015. Hosted by Dell Executive Director Peter Barnes, this event is devoted to Managed Service Providers.
Introduction to Vicom Infinity's CTO, Len Santalucia. As an IBM Premier Business Partner Vicom are a reseller, integrator and MSP of mainframe hardware and software.
We took time out of LinuxCon 2015, Seattle to speak to Dustin Kirkland from Canonical on the latest Ubuntu developments, 'Wily Werewolf' and their work with IBM on the LinuxOne release.
Compare the Cloud is blogging live from LinuxCon North America, Seattle - 17th - 19th August 2015.
Interview with Doug Clark of IBM as part of our live afternoon Kings of Cloud broadcast from Cloud World Forum, Olympia, London - 24/06/2015
Interview with David Fearne from Arrow ECS UK as part of our live morning Kings of Cloud broadcast from Cloud World Forum, Olympia, London – 25/06/2015.
Interview with Dean Chapman from Fedr8 as part of our live Afternoon Kings of Cloud broadcast from Cloud World Forum, Olympia, London - 25/06/2015.
Leonard Santalucia from Vicom Infinity talks to us at IBM #Edge2015 Las Vegas to discuss cloud, Mainframe, Managed Service Providers and their recent success with airline reservation systems company Radixx.
Layne Levine from GTT joined us at IBM #Edge2015 Las Vegas to discuss GTT, the cloud, communications and the future.
Interview with Gordon Davey from Dell UK as part of our live Afternoon Kings of Cloud broadcast from Cloud World Forum, Olympia, London - 25/06/2015.
Interview with Richard Holmes from Arrow ECS UK as part of our live afternoon Kings of Cloud broadcast from Cloud World Forum, Olympia, London - 24/06/2015.
Interview with Oliver Peuschel of Datapipe EMEA as part of our live afternoon Kings of Cloud broadcast from Cloud World Forum, Olympia, London - 24/06/2015
Interview with Andy Johnson of GTT as part of our live morning Kings of Cloud broadcast from Cloud World Forum, Olympia, London - 24/06/2015
Interview with Ian Jeffs from Arrow ECS UK as part of our live morning Kings of Cloud broadcast from Cloud World Forum, Olympia, London - 25/06/2015.
Interview with Sandy Carter, GM at IBM as part of our live afternoon Kings of Cloud broadcast from Cloud World Forum, Olympia, London - 24/06/2015.
Many people have said to us that a “cloud offering is useless without connectivity”. Pulsant has now addressed this by announcing a global networking deal with GTT Communications Inc.
A new mobile-connected cloud application, Brain2U, has been released on public beta. The app, developed by BrainSucka Labs, uses a pioneering new technology to upload a users mind into the cloud and download it into a friends head.
Compare the Cloud will be recording audio and video pitches of cloud services during Cloud Expo Europe on 11th and 12th March, 2015 at Excel, London.
Andrew Mclean reminisces on the journey to IBM z13, and gives his appraisal of the mainframe.
The sum total of the Internet's home computing power is almost beyond imagination... And we're wasting almost all of it.
Restoration Partners launches virtual technology cluster alongside Lockheed Martin to enhance UK cyber security.
Giving cloud businesses a chance to pitch their services CloudPitch has now moved and is part of the Compare the Cloud website.
Cloud providers promise a lot when it comes to the quality of their services. Understanding the those services and how to benchmark them can be very useful.
Steve Wozniak, Peter Molyneux & Ian Livingstone announced as keynote speakers at the inaugural Apps World Germany 2015 in Berlin.
Three years after the sale of £10m Oracle cloud provider Quantix to Interoute, Co-founders Andrew Slater and Julian Boneham have launched Onomi.
Recognising Datacenter and Cloud achievements in Europe winners will be announced at a ceremony in Monaco on the 2nd June.
The Asia Pacific region is fast becoming a centre for cloud technology, and as a rising arena of play it has bodies falling into place to keep it in check.
Infinera has started shipping Cloud Xpress - family of metro optical platforms designed for network operators delivering Cloud-based services.
Node4 upgrades Leeds data centre and is now on-net with Virgin Media.
Despite the hype companies need to focus their 2015 investments on building the foundations for a digital future, according to a new survey by CloudSense.
Juniper Networks' Global Bandwidth Index Report reveals 97% of people in emerging markets report fundamental life changes due to connectivity.
WPP, is the world’s largest communications services group, has chosen IBM to provide hybrid cloud services.
With business continuity is becoming a greater issue for businesses managed services provider Calyx invests in disaster recovery options.
Sweden's City Network offers OpenStack infrastructure services in multiple data centres across Europe.
Survey of IT decision makers demonstrates cloud is increasingly seen as standard practice for IT provisioning.
The annual Computerworld Forecast Study 2015 predicts that cloud IT initiatives and interest will continue to rise next year.
With many cloud providers communicating with acronyms and in big enterprise terms is it any wonder that cloud adoption is not higher?
IT departments are still not ready for the Internet of Things. Increased security threats and data privacy issues considered the biggest challenges.
Toshiba has announced the availability and expansion of the Toshiba Cloud Client Manager (TCCM) - enabling organisations to manage and control their mobile workforce.
IBM has announced it has built the industry's first intelligent security portfolio for protecting people, data and applications in the cloud.
In a move that looks certain to benefit cloud developers IBM has announced the availability of SoftLayer in 101 data centres across Europe.
With two announcements Seagate is pushing ahead with its new cloud strategy.
Node4 continues regional expansion with new London office to support new and existing customers.
Mobile developers come together for innovative Hackfest at this year's Apps World Europe on November 12-13 in the ExCeL, London.
Moving into the managed services market Memset announces new business division, Memset Managed Services.
While the other big providers including Amazon and Google tend to focus on public cloud solutions EMC is betting on hybrid.
IBM has announced a new generation of data services designed to ensure more trusted information can be applied more readily across an organisation.
Neil Cattermull on returning from Moscow examines new legislation that will profoundly affect cloud services in Russia.
As cloud services are redefining the way we work together our attitudes are changing, especially toward video conferencing online.
Microsoft has announced the Microsoft Cloud Platform System, a cloud device aimed at helping businesses move to the cloud.
Ahead of Cloud Asia 2014 we take a look at enabling trade through cloud and digital services.
A plane that never takes off or lands? Andre Smith looks at standardised pricing and amortisation.
ServerChoice's Joe Beaumont takes a look a power in the data centre and its importance.
With the cloud computing landscape swiftly changing, Scalr would like to freeze-frame the cloud management platform sector for you.
Simon Talbot, CTO of cloud services provider Net Solutions Europe returns to the cloud after eleven months at sea.
In the fourth episode of The Issues we discuss Mis-selling of Cloud, Bargain Hunters, Analysts Research and send out love to Thankless IT Support people.
Rick Delgado considers how cloud computing, beyond just productivity and operations, is a useful way to net more customers.
Global data centre and colocation provider Digital Realty announce direct access to VMware vCloud Air.
In a continuation of Microsoft’s new “Mobile First, Cloud First” the tech giant has unveiled its next Windows operating system, Windows 10.
Cisco announce that Deutsche Telekom, BT, NTT DATA and Equinix, have added their support to the hybrid cloud network Intercloud.
Node4 appoints John Williams as Product Manager, adding expertise to product management team.
In our third episode we discuss Big Cloud Vendors, tell Neil that he Does No Research, ponder Cloud Migrations and go into a full rant with Twitter.
The PC market is in decline and now, following Sony's earlier exit, Samsung is to stop selling laptops in Europe.
Know your GaaS from your AaaS? In the second episode of our new series of podcasts we discuss Connectivity, Cloud Acronyms, Productivity and Cloud Obsolescence.
Red Hat has launched Red Hat Cloud for Government in a bid to help agencies deploy government-specific services in the cloud via open source software.
Adobe acquires Aviary to fast-track Creative Cloud app development.
Data storage, information security and virtualisation provider EMC, has been reported as having held merger talks with rivals Dell and HP.
Rackspace has ended its mergers and acquisition evaluation, declaring its commitment to remain independent.
As part of strategic shift Oracle founder Larry Ellison resigns after 37 years as CEO.
Infinera introduces Cloud Xpress, designed to meet the high-capacity, lower power consumption requirements of an expanding metro cloud.
Acquisition of private OpenStack cloud service company accelerates Cisco's Intercloud strategy.
Danielle Middleton from Claranet SOHO looks at the introduction of the new gTLDs and finds brands must be aware of the importance of protecting their domain name.
IBM has announced the launch of Watson Analytics, a natural language-based service that provides powerful, predictive and visual analytic tools for businesses.
The rumours over the weekend have proved true. Microsoft has acquired Minecraft for $2.5 billion.
What does HP’s recent acquisition of Eucalyptus mean?
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society’s performance registration system, "Edfringeware" is implemented with the help of CWCS’s Cloud Server.
Juniper Networks expands the Spotlight Secure threat intelligence platform linking it with firewall policies in SRX Series Services Gateways.
Node4 launches cloud-based File Sync and Share to give SMEs a secure alternative to consumer applications.
A disaster is an event that removes the use of your IT infrastructure, Steve Denby asks what if Zombies attack?
Egenera Cloud Suite has been named the 2014 Cloud Computing Excellence Award winner by Cloud Computing Magazine.
vArmour raises $36 million to protect the data defined perimeter.
CenturyLink launches new, globally available Private Cloud service in 57 data centres
Egress' market survey has shown that the cost of security breaches has nearly doubled in the last 12 months.
Citygate simplifies IT management with a centrally managed cloud-based system from Node4.
Cloud computing can provide a boost to companies both large and small but it has benefits for education as well.
CWCS Managed Hosting upgrades to its cloud infrastructure with the launch of Supreme Cloud.
Corintech launches FilesThruTheAir - WiFi sensor solution makes data logging universally accessible.
Apps World Europe reveals keynote line-up that includes Google Glass pioneer.
IBM expands high performance computing capabilities with the addition InfiniBand to cloud services portfolio.
Considers how cloud computing is a major driving force motivating the recent trend of wearable technology.
Independent research finds that over half of SMEs believe the IT manager will be dead by 2024.
Pulsant, the cloud computing, managed hosting and colocation expert, has been named Fastest Growing Partner of the Year by Asigra.
Egress Software Technologies has produced a market survey and finds that industry confidence in Cloud-based communication solutions has been rocked following Edward Snowden’s revelations.
Enabling management through a mobile app, reducing paperwork and improving efficiency, Yes Workforce launches its mobile workforce management solution.
Keypasco earns the Frost & Sullivan 2014 New Product Innovation Leadership Award for Secure Authentication.
IBM is extending SoftLayer cloud services platform to support growing European customer base with a new data centre in London.
RingCentral explains how VoIP is transforming communications.
Virtualization has turned into a must-have technology strategy for businesses all over the world. That’s why putting together the best virtualization technology team is essential.
Oak Hill Capital Partners to acquire hosted data centre and IT infrastructure services provider Pulsant from Bridgepoint Development Capital.
With the changes in regulation for industries such as Accountancy, Legal, Financial and Healthcare, security and data protection systems is a priority.
Cloud World Series have announced the shortlist for the Cloud World Series Awards, which takes place at this year's Cloud World Forum in June.
IBM has announced how enterprises and born-on-the-web developers are embracing BlueMix - making it easier to develop software in the Cloud.
Case Study: Server performance is essential for Desktop Virtualization projects. This is how Liquidware Labs rose to the challenge. Since its inception, Liquidware Labs has been heavily engaged in the transformation of the desktop.
Compare the Cloud interviews Martin Wright of Techgate Plc to see how 2014 looks from the perspective of a Cloud Infrastructure provider.
Telehouse Europe, a leading provider of global data centres and managed ICT services, announces that it has undergone an extensive RMADS (Risk Management and Accreditation Documentation Set) process for the Public Sector.
Tapp multi-cloud lifecycle management platform to be integrated with Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator to immediately benefit MSP’s, telcos and others
City Network unveil their fifth data center and the first City Cloud data center outside of Scandinavia.
CenturyLink, Inc. launches DDoS Mitigation Service that protects businesses’ IT infrastructure against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
IBM today unveiled a portfolio of software defined storage products that deliver improved economics at the same time they enable organizations to access and process any type of data, on any type of storage device, anywhere in the world.
Matthew Mackender, EMEA SSD Business manager at Kingston gives us some market insight into the take up of SSDs and Flash memory.
Case Study: Kingston Technology combine PernixData Flash hypervisor with Kingston Flash SSD to improve SAN performance and service life.
Compare the Cloud takes a look at Net Neutrality pros and cons and its impact on consumers and providers of cloud computing. Net Neutrality – the idea that all Internet traffic should be treated equally and shouldn't be meddled with – has hit the headlines again...
Rick Delgado outlines the key business, technology and operational advantages of open source virtualization software. Virtualization has now become a regular part of the business world. Company leaders no longer look at is as the wave of the future so much as it is one of the present day tools used for business.
IBM today launched a new Cloud marketplace that brings together IBM’s vast portfolio of cloud capabilities and new third-party services...
IBM today announced more than 30 additional cloud services are available in BlueMix, its Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) to help developers quickly integrate applications and speed deployment of new cloud services.
Intermedia has appointed Aidan Simister as its new UK director of sales following the company’s recently announced growth strategy and the acquisition of SaaSID.
Daniel Thomas looks at the hype around MSPs being the key to cloud adoption, and suggests VARs may be even more vital.
Lunacloud announces the opening of its operations in Moscow, Russia.
With news that cloud computing units will be traded on a commodities exchange, Compare the Cloud considers what the impact will be.
Russel Ridgley of Pulsant looks at the not insignificant matter of DR and what options you have for protecting your data and to what extent.
New research has shown that 60% of UK SMEs have partly or fully outsourced their IT infrastructure; and that 1 in 10 SMEs have already deployed a fully cloud-based IT infrastructure.
Case Study: When VMware wanted to boost virtual machine capacity on an existing server base they chose to double the memory capacity.
Maurice van der Woude of BPdelivery explains how cloud service brokers provide a valuable link in the cloud delivery chain.
Leading VMware cloud hosting provider StratoGen is pleased to announce the appointment of Kat McClure as its new Global Marketing Director.
IBM today announced the expansion of its IBM MobileFirst portfolio with new services focused on mobile strategy, security and management.
Compare the Cloud & Reprezent Radio help young to compute and broadcast their way to a brighter future.
Rick DelGado puts virtualisation and cloud computing in the ring, asking how best to determine which is the better option for your business.
Béatrice Piquer-Durand of Ipanema highlights how networks are failing to keep up with applications and user expectations of performance.
CenturyLink today announced further investment in its hosting capabilities with plans to expand its global data center presence in eight markets during 2014.
Robert Cordray takes us back to basics with an overview of the main advantages that cloud computing can bring to your business, especially distributed sales teams.
Matthew Tyler of Blackfoot considers a post-Snowden world where data security is high on the agenda, and looks for a practical solutions.
By integrating its Partner Portal with its partners’ most popular CRM and professional services automation tools, Intermedia slashes the complexity of reselling cloud services
Webhosting company, Weserve B.V. today announced it has selected Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator to manage its multi-datacenter cloud solution from one platform.
In an increasingly digital world the Cloud era presents a wealth of opportunity to economies, enterprises and individuals around the globe. At an executive level, Cloud is having a profound effect on the role of CIOs...
Case Study: Pulsant helps IntelligentComms achieve greater operational and cost efficiency by deploying Microsoft Lync across the network.
In an era of shrinking margins for the IT channel, Intermedia continues to make the cloud much more profitable for MSPs and VARs.
Tony Lucas of Flexiant advises service providers to differentiate in order to compete on the cloud battlefield on their terms. Until now, cloud washing has been the talk of the town. But that’s all changed. The public cloud market is growing and to compete in the market, you must enter the cloud battleground.
Steve Hollingsworth, Director at Applied Technologies provides an insight into why he thinks some businesses will choose Flash Systems over Cloud.
CenturyLink Cloud delivers Hyperscale service for web-scale workloads, big data and cloud-native apps... Announces public cloud expansion to Sterling, Va., Silicon Valley, Paris and London
Claire Buchanan of Bridgeworks identifies data transfer rates as one of the critical components to successful cloud adoption.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission ends its tape backup headaches with a cloud-based Asigra data recovery solution delivered by Techgate.
Kingston Technology SSD and DRAM helps Avantek ARM processor servers deliver more performance with a lot less power.
Intermedia, the world’s largest one-stop shop for cloud IT services and business applications has announced an aggressive growth strategy for EMEA.
David Terrar takes time out from Enterprise 2.0 to explain what social business is and why its increasingly important for your business.
Philip Grannum of Easynet Global Services highlights tax considerations that should not be overlooked when deploying cloud and colocation. Taxation is a hot issue when it comes to cloud, both for providers and purchasers.
The University of London Computer Centre (ULCC) and Arkivum announce their strategic partnership.
Intermedia adds McAfee Email Defense to create a partnership between the exchange hosting leader and the Global IT Security Authority.
Margaret Rankin looks at why enterprises are choosing a hybrid cloud architecture in order to reduce risk and gain competitive advantage.
Philip Grannum of Easynet Global Services consider the advantages that localisation has for the delivery of cloud computing services.
The RES IT Store meets the demand for a user-friendly, instant IT experience within the enterprise
Frank Puranik of iTrinegy identifies network conditions as the big "unknown quantity" for online gaming performance, and offers a solution.
IBM announces strong momentum for its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based social business offerings from partners, clients and developers.
Trustmarque Solutions , a leading provider of technology services and solutions to private and public sector organisations across the UK, has appointed Graham Spivey as Director – Cloud Practice.
Lunacloud’s CEO, António Miguel Ferreira was invited to join the team of speakers of Cloud Expo Europe 2014.
Channel gains access to new cloud service revenues as Intermedia introduces standalone Email Archiving.
IBM has announced plans to commit over $1.2 billion to significantly expand its global cloud footprint.
Gaming companies flock to IBM SoftLayer’s cloud, adding to 130 million players worldwide.
Janet, part of the Jisc Group, is today announcing a framework agreement with Arkivum Ltd for the provision of “Data Archive to Tape” as a service to provide fast and cost-effective archiving for research and education.
Virtus Data Centres, London’s flexible and efficient data centre specialists, announced today that it has launched its V range; a portfolio of services designed to further enhance its existing range of flexible and efficient data centre solutions.
Gavin McLaughlin of X-IO explains how the power and cooling requirements of tiered hybrid storage are actually lower than all flash arrays.
Jeanne Le Garrec of Hedera and PimpmyStack.net says 2014 will be the year that OpenStack finally meets the requirements of the Enterprise.
Rick Delgado looks at BYOD and its various technical and human challenges - and all is not always quite what it seems.
The team at Atlas Cloud explain cloud computing's hosted desktops and the benefits it offers businesses.
PEER 1 Hosting explain how Kingston Enterprise SSDs enhanced, performance, reliability and customer satisfaction. PEER 1 Hosting, (TSX:PIX) is a fast-growing hosting services provider. From its roots in Vancouver, Canada, the company has grown to 500+ employees who support operations across North America and Europe.
Neil Cresswell of Virtus Data Centres introduces us to their innovative and flexible usage-based bandwidth access and consumption model.
Daniel Thomas of Compare the Cloud explains how using DNA for storing data is just the start of the humanification of IT.
Amazon is the 800lb gorilla when it comes to cloud infrastructure (IaaS) providers. We ask how other IaaS providers can compete?
NextiraOne recognised by Cisco for excellence in UK customer satisfaction survey.
There’s been a lot of commentary and criticism in the news recently about IBM’s business strategy when it comes to cloud computing.
Virtus Data Centres Ltd, (Virtus) announced today that Venessa Wilson has joined Virtus as its new Marketing Director.