The FT goes 'cloud-only', using AWS and GCP

Stuart Sumner
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Greg Cope, technical director for enterprise services, and interim CTO Mark Ridley discuss the successes and pitfalls along the way, as the organisation managed to ditch all of its data centres during the global pandemic

Launched in January 1888, the Financial Times celebrates its 132nd birthday this month. Its long history has seen it adopt and exploit hundreds of technologies across its years, with its focus more...

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