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The Ultimate Guide to Private Cloud

A curated Canadian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Private Cloud.

What to know about Private Cloud

Private cloud technology offers organisations a dedicated cloud infrastructure that provides enhanced control, security, and customisation compared to public cloud options. It is an essential component in the evolving landscape of hybrid IT environments, allowing businesses to balance operational flexibility with compliance and security requirements.

Through recent stories, readers can explore challenges such as why some private cloud initiatives fall short of expectations, the emerging innovations in data lakehouse platforms tailored for private clouds, and how companies are integrating advanced AI and analytics to leverage their private cloud investments. These insights reveal the strategic importance of private cloud in driving digital transformation, securing sensitive workloads, and enabling scalable, on-premises or hosted cloud environments.

Further, the tag covers updates on key vendor offerings, partnerships, security considerations, and market trends influencing private cloud adoption worldwide. Readers interested in understanding how private cloud solutions fit into broader IT strategies, hybrid cloud deployments, and enterprise infrastructure will find valuable perspectives here to guide their cloud journey decisions.

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Recent Private Cloud News

OpenText powers BMO & Catalent digital transformation with AI
Paperless Office

OpenText powers BMO & Catalent digital transformation with AI

OpenText is enhancing information management through AI and cloud solutions in partnerships with BMO and Catalent Pharma to boost compliance and efficiency.

Fri, 18th Apr 2025

CTERA launches InsightAI for unstructured data analysis
Productivity

CTERA launches InsightAI for unstructured data analysis

It gives IT and security teams a way to spot risks, track usage and investigate incidents across sprawling unstructured data estates.

Today

GitLab 19.0 adds secrets manager & AI workflow tools
Supply Chain

GitLab 19.0 adds secrets manager & AI workflow tools

The release gives security teams and developers new controls for credentials, merge requests and supply chain oversight as AI use grows.

Yesterday

Selector launches AI multi-cloud observability for hybrids
Productivity

Selector launches AI multi-cloud observability for hybrids

It could cut outage times for hybrid IT teams by unifying cloud, network and infrastructure data across public, private and on-premises systems.

Yesterday

Aveva expands cloud collaboration with Amazon Web Services
Productivity

Aveva expands cloud collaboration with Amazon Web Services

The move will put AVEVA's industrial data platform on AWS, giving customers more cloud choice and access to AI tools across operations.

4 days ago

Dell launches PowerStore Elite for AI & cyber risk
Disaster Recovery

Dell launches PowerStore Elite for AI & cyber risk

Enterprises under pressure from AI growth and ransomware get mixed-generation clustering, stronger recovery tools and higher capacity in Dell's new platform.

4 days ago

Dell launches AI-ready storage, servers & cloud tools
Disaster Recovery

Dell launches AI-ready storage, servers & cloud tools

Businesses face rising data centre pressure as Dell adds storage, servers and automation tools for AI and legacy workloads.

4 days ago

Teradata launches on-premises AI system for hybrid use
Digital Transformation

Teradata launches on-premises AI system for hybrid use

The on-premises system aims to cut cloud costs and ease data-sovereignty concerns for firms running AI closer to sensitive data.

4 days ago

Selector launches AI multi-cloud observability for hybrid
Chief Technology Officers

Selector launches AI multi-cloud observability for hybrid

The launch aims to cut outages and speed diagnosis for enterprises juggling fragmented monitoring across hybrid cloud and on-premise systems.

4 days ago

OpenAI & Dell partner on Codex for on-premises firms
Digital Transformation

OpenAI & Dell partner on Codex for on-premises firms

It could ease adoption for regulated firms keen to keep sensitive data and workloads inside existing Dell systems.

4 days ago

Dell boosts partner incentives with AI channel hub
IT Industry

Dell boosts partner incentives with AI channel hub

Partners selling Dell's focus products will get quicker rebates and real-time pricing as the company moves to simplify AI dealmaking.

5 days ago

Dell expands AI Factory with NVIDIA for enterprise use
Digital Transformation

Dell expands AI Factory with NVIDIA for enterprise use

Enterprises can now run more AI projects on their own infrastructure as Dell adds data tools, racks and partner software to its NVIDIA tie-up.

5 days ago

Platform9 updates private cloud software to woo VMware users
IT Department

Platform9 updates private cloud software to woo VMware users

The update could ease migrations for IT teams seeking to cut VMware dependence without adding Linux administration overhead.

Last week

Boomi & Red Hat team up for agentic AI stack
IT Budget

Boomi & Red Hat team up for agentic AI stack

The tie-up aims to help large companies run AI agents securely at scale, while keeping data, governance and spending under tighter control.

Last week

Fortinet expands NVIDIA tie-up to secure enterprise AI
Energy efficient

Fortinet expands NVIDIA tie-up to secure enterprise AI

The integration aims to curb prompt injection and data leaks as enterprises push AI agents into production across cloud and on-premises systems.

Last week

Triton launches Db2 hybrid cloud HADR clusters service
Disaster Recovery

Triton launches Db2 hybrid cloud HADR clusters service

Outages at major cloud providers have sharpened demand for database resilience as firms seek failover across on-premise and cloud systems.

Last week

Synology launches all-flash storage systems for enterprises
Virtualisation

Synology launches all-flash storage systems for enterprises

Synology unveils FS6420 and FS3420 all-flash storage systems to boost on-premises enterprise workloads with faster IOPS and resilient connectivity.

This month

Broadcom launches VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 for AI
Data Protection

Broadcom launches VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 for AI

The update targets firms weighing private cloud for production AI, with Broadcom citing cost, security and governance pressures in its research.

This month

Nintex adds on-premises AI to K2 for regulated firms
Software Updates

Nintex adds on-premises AI to K2 for regulated firms

Regulated firms can now run AI inside existing workflow systems as Nintex’s latest K2 update keeps sensitive data off external services.

This month

Creative ITC partners IMSCAD on remote workstation services
Outsourcing

Creative ITC partners IMSCAD on remote workstation services

Rising demand for remote CAD access is driving Creative ITC's joint venture with IMSCAD to serve architecture and engineering firms.

Last month