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IDC - Smartwatches to take the lead as Wearables market grows
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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The worldwide wearables market is forecast to ship 124.9 million units by the end of 2018, up 8.2% from the prior year.

Google’s Partner Interconnect service now generally available
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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Partner interconnect allows customers to link their on-premises resources to the GCP through a supported service provider.

What Facebook and Google can teach you about DC networking
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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Learn how Facebook and Google revolutionised data centre networking, and how your business can adopt these strategies to enhance agility and reduce costs.

Google buys plot of land in NL, but will there be a data centre?
Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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Google has purchased 70 hectares of land in Noord-Holland for an undisclosed amount but says it is keeping its options open.

Equinix, EBRC, EvoSwitch, & SAP Cloud ERP among 2018 Datacloud Awards' winners
Wed, 13th Jun 2018
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Last night saw the 11th Datacloud Awards take place in Monaco with many companies and individuals gracing the stage - check out the full list here.

What role does AI have to play in the modern data centre?
Fri, 1st Jun 2018
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Scale Computing's Jason Collier delves into the very hot topic of AI in data centres, including what organisations need to do moving forward.

Veritas adds SaaS solutions for G Suite and Office 365
Thu, 31st May 2018
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cloud services
The solutions aim to enhance data protection, backup and recovery, as well as data analysis and management for the environments.

Synergy reports record-breaking Q1 capex spend for big cloud providers
Tue, 29th May 2018
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Hyperscale operators' Q1 capex soared to USD $27 billion, driven by immense outlays from Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook, says Synergy Research.

Google beats Amazon to first place in smart speaker war
Mon, 28th May 2018
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Google claims the top spot in the smart speaker market by shipping 3.2 million units in Q1 2018, surpassing Amazon’s 2.5 million Echo shipments.

Big 5 fuel ‘staggering’ growth of capex in hyperscale data centres
Wed, 23rd May 2018
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Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook continue to balloon in the hyperscale data centre market with spending reaching an all-time high.

Android malware used to target North Korean defectors
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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A malware called RedDawn used Google Play to apparently target North Korean defectors, according to security firm McAfee.

Google gears up to mark all HTTP pages as 'not secure'
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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Google will start marking all HTTP pages as 'not secure' from September 2018, pushing for a default secure web by omitting 'secure' indicators on HTTPS pages.

Is the internet getting safer?
Fri, 18th May 2018
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Connecting our human selves to our digital identities is hard. How does your bank know it’s really you behind the browser opening a new account?.

Google Drive to quietly morph into Google One over next few months
Wed, 16th May 2018
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cloud services
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Google Drive will be replaced by Google One, which offers expanded storage plans and extra benefits for consumers. Upgrades will be automatic.

Google Cloud Platform opens a third zone in Singapore
Wed, 16th May 2018
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The expansion of the Google Cloud Platform region in Singapore allows customers to distribute their apps and storage across multiple zones.

NEC brings AI to submarine cable networks
Wed, 16th May 2018
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displays & projectors
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NEC announced that successful transmission tests that took place over a commercial subsea cable measuring more than 10,000 kilometers using AI.

Apple’s €850m Irish data centre project goes up in smoke
Fri, 11th May 2018
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personal computing devices
After fighting a seemingly never ending battle with campaigners, Apple has thrown its €850m Ireland data centre project into the ‘too hard basket’.

Equinix invests US$70m in its eleventh data center in Tokyo
Thu, 10th May 2018
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Equinix is investing USD $70m in its eleventh Tokyo data centre, TY11, enhancing its expansion with 2,800 cabinets and broad carrier connectivity.

The colocation market conditions you need to know about before picking a provider
Thu, 10th May 2018
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power / energy
As the market expands, so does your ability to find an outstanding collaborative provider who can establish a right-sized approach just for you.

Google sinks further €150m into Ireland data centre expansion
Thu, 10th May 2018
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Google has announced a further expansion to its data centre in south west Dublin with the estimated price tag of €150 million.