- Europe unveils new cloud computing strategy The European Commision has published a new digital strategy aimed at "enabling and facilitating faster adoption of cloud computing" across all sectors that will boost EU GDP by €160 billion, or 1%, by 2020.
- Irish hosting company announces construction of new data centre Blacknight, Ireland's largest hosting company, has announced the construction of a new energy efficient data centre at its base in Carlow.
- Cloud computing firm Marketo creates 125 jobs in Dublin Cloud computing firm Marketo are to create 125 jobs over the next three years in Dublin, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton will announce this morning. The IDA Ireland backed initiative will see the California-based company deliver business-to-business marketing automation software across Europe.