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HPE enters Swiss efficiency alliance
Manufacturing

HPE enters Swiss efficiency alliance

Hewlett Packard Enterprise partners with Swiss organisations to launch a data centre efficiency label aimed at decarbonising and reducing energy use.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 31st Jan 2020
AWS Outposts adds new availability regions
Disaster Recovery

AWS Outposts adds new availability regions

The seven new AWS Outpost regions include Asia (Hong Kong & Singapore), Middle East (Bahrain), Europe (London, Paris, Stockholm), and Canada (central).

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Jan 2020
Game review: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Gaming

Game review: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

espite the name of the game being called Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, the game actually allows you to play as more characters than just Goku/Kakarot.

By Damian Seeto • 5 min read • Tue, 28th Jan 2020
Digital Realty sells of chunk of data center portfolio
Digital Realty

Digital Realty sells of chunk of data center portfolio

Digital Realty has sold off 10 of its data centers to investment firm Mapletree – adding US$557 million to Digital Realty's books.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Jan 2020
Momentum across APAC drives wearable band market as Fitbit falters
Wearables

Momentum across APAC drives wearable band market as Fitbit falters

Momentum across APAC drives a 65% surge in the wearable band market in Q3 2019, with Xiaomi dominating as Fitbit's market share dips amidst acquisition talks.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 18th Dec 2019
NYC data center provider DataGryd becomes approved CenturyLink vendor
Hyperscale

NYC data center provider DataGryd becomes approved CenturyLink vendor

DataGryd, operating in NYC's 60 Hudson Street, is now an approved CenturyLink vendor, offering advanced data center and colocation solutions.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Dec 2019
Veritas announces support for AWS Outposts
Disaster Recovery

Veritas announces support for AWS Outposts

Veritas Technologies can now support AWS Outposts, hailing a new era of enterprise workload protection for end user customers, no matter where they are running.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Dec 2019
AWS study claims firms can slash carbon footprint by moving to cloud
Hyperscale

AWS study claims firms can slash carbon footprint by moving to cloud

AWS-commissioned study claims firms can reduce their carbon footprint by 88% by migrating on-premise data centre workloads to the cloud.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Dec 2019
Bluebird Network to expand underground data center in Missouri
DataCentre infrastructure

Bluebird Network to expand underground data center in Missouri

The expansion will add more than 11,500 square feet to the data center, bringing its total footprint to more than 29,000 square feet of white space.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Nov 2019
Fujitsu to ship PRIMEHPC supercomputers in March 2020
Semiconductors

Fujitsu to ship PRIMEHPC supercomputers in March 2020

The Fujitsu PRIMEHPC FX1000 and PRIMEHPC FX700 models both utilize technology of the Fugaku supercomputer, which was jointly developed by Fujitsu and RIKEN.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Nov 2019
DXC looks to accelerate IT modernisation with Virtual Clarity acquisition
Digital Transformation

DXC looks to accelerate IT modernisation with Virtual Clarity acquisition

DXC Technology has acquired ITaaS provider Virtual Clarity to bolster IT modernisation and cloud migration capabilities for large-scale enterprise clients.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Nov 2019
Vapor IO claims 'world first' software-defined edge interconnect solution
Hyperscale

Vapor IO claims 'world first' software-defined edge interconnect solution

Vapor IO unveils the 'world's first' software-defined edge interconnect solution, KEX, set to deploy in Chicago and Atlanta with Digital Realty.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Nov 2019
F5 Networks extends cloud services across AWS
DevOps

F5 Networks extends cloud services across AWS

F5 Networks and AWS sign multi-year deal to integrate F5's cloud-native services with AWS, enhancing app deployment, security, and performance for customers.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Nov 2019
Alibaba Cloud achieves 'record' in big data performance
Data Analytics

Alibaba Cloud achieves 'record' in big data performance

Alibaba Cloud's MaxCompute sets new global benchmark in big data and decision support tests, solidifying its market leadership with TPC validation.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2019
Unisys named as leader in cloud and data center services
Partner Programmes

Unisys named as leader in cloud and data center services

Information Services Group (ISG) has named Unisys as one of the global leaders in cloud and data center services.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Oct 2019
Versa Networks celebrates success milestones
Network Infrastructure

Versa Networks celebrates success milestones

 Versa Networks is celebrating several success milestones, including industry awards, lucrative partnerships, and more than 1000 total customers to date.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Oct 2019
Versa Networks matures into a major SD-WAN vendor
Network Infrastructure

Versa Networks matures into a major SD-WAN vendor

Versa Networks, founded in 2012, has evolved into a major SD-WAN player, boasting 200,000 software licenses sold and 1,000 customers.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Oct 2019
Apstra makes significant NSX move
Virtualisation

Apstra makes significant NSX move

Apstra's AOS 3.1 now supports VMware's NSX-T, enhancing network virtualisation capabilities and offering seamless management across diverse infrastructures.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 5th Oct 2019