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Digital transformation in Europe a €333b business

Thu, 6th Dec 2018
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IDC has shared its forecast for digital transformation spending in Europe, which looks to be a very profitable industry.
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Malaysia investing in data-driven future – but obstacles remain

Thu, 6th Dec 2018
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data analytics
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digital transformation
The country has openly expressed its desire to become the prime destination for high-tech industries in Southeast Asia.
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Is the on-premises data centre really going to 'die'?

Thu, 6th Dec 2018
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Gartner certainly thinks so, as it expects the sheer majority of enterprises to have binned their on-premises facility by 2025.
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New product from HID Global sets new speed records

Wed, 5th Dec 2018
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HID Global has unveiled a new ID card retransfer printer that truly sets the bar for speed by halving the current industry standard.
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Silver lining to declining personal computing market

Wed, 5th Dec 2018
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pc hardware
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notebook
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mobility
Despite a shrinking market for personal computing devices, IDC highlights bright spots like growth in high-end notebooks and rising Chrome OS adoption.
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Vertiv's 5 most noteworthy data centre trends for 2019

Wed, 5th Dec 2018
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Vertiv has placed particular emphasis on edge computing being the 'epicentre' of innovation in the data centre space.
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Gartner: Infrastructure services moving beyond the edge

Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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network infrastructure
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Gartner reports infrastructure service providers must expand beyond edge computing, embracing digital touchpoints to meet evolving customer demands.
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Lenovo DCG takes ANZ partners on Europe experience

Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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The fully-funded tour included the Nutanix conference in London, the Lenovo EMEA data centre, and driving on the Autobahn in fire-breathing Mercs.
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AWS provides a shot in the Arm with new servers

Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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public cloud
While it can't claim to be the first one to deploy them, it does win the race of the cloud giants in offering the architecture as a cloud service.
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EkkoSense: 5 steps to maximising data centre performance

Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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edge computing
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dc
The company has shared what it believes are the five data centre optimisation trends that will maximise data centre performance in 2019.
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Corporate data more at risk due to a mobile workforce

Fri, 23rd Nov 2018
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risk & compliance
Enterprise data faces unprecedented risk as the mobile workforce grows, with personal devices accessing critical infrastructure, says security experts, Lookout.
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Hyperscalers hurling colossal capital at data centres

Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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The old proverb 'you have to spend money to make money' could never be truer than in the hyperscale data centre industry.
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Edge data centres expanding to shared working spaces

Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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edge computing
Likely beginning a trend, Christie Spaces is now the first workspace in Australia to offer customers data centre rack space on-site for rent.
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AWS tops all four global markets, APAC a unique case

Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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data analytics
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public cloud
Amazon Web Services leads the global public cloud market across all major regions, though the APAC scene is uniquely shaped by strong local competition.
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Exclusive: Strengths and limitations of the AWS/Cisco partnership

Mon, 19th Nov 2018
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hybrid cloud
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public cloud
Iguazio CEO Yaron Haviv discusses whether the partnership really is a 'match made in heaven' and what it means for the industry.
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Google Cloud CEO stepping down to welcome ex-Oracle exec

Mon, 19th Nov 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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microsoft
Google Cloud has grown significantly under Greene's tenure, but has involved tens of billions of dollars and little gains on AWS and Azure.
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Enterprises to begin closing their data centres

Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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digital transformation
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Dan Hushon predicts next year companies will begin bidding farewell (if they haven't already) to their onsite data centres.
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HPE extends cloud-based AI tool InfoSight to servers

Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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HPE asserts it is a big deal as the system can drive down operating costs, plug disruptive performance gaps, and free up time to allow IT staff to innovate.
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Cyber crisis continues unabated – is ATP the answer?

Thu, 15th Nov 2018
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firewalls
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network security
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advanced persistent threat protection
Statistics on cybercrime certainly makes for grim reading, and that is set to continue unless businesses take measures to stack the odds better in their favour.
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Interview: Mobile Mentor CEO shares mobility strategies

Wed, 14th Nov 2018
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partner programmes
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healthtech
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microsoft
Mobile Mentor, a mobile solutions company, has been named a Microsoft Co-Sell Ready partner, enabling them to build custom mobile apps with high security.