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Hydro66 appoints new exec to support blockchain investments
Hyperscale

Hydro66 appoints new exec to support blockchain investments

A new executive role has been created to support the company's ambitions to take advantage of the opportunities present in the blockchain markets.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Sep 2018
Downtime a crippling issue in APAC State of Wi-Fi Study
Unified Communications

Downtime a crippling issue in APAC State of Wi-Fi Study

Ruckus has released findings from its study of 1200 organizations in APAC who collectively have lost US$53m from downtime in the last 12 months.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Sep 2018
VR headset market going nowhere fast, but IDC confident in revival
AR, VR & Metaverse

VR headset market going nowhere fast, but IDC confident in revival

While VR headset shipments have fallen 33.7% since last year, IDC says there is set to be a u-turn as the commercial sector gains traction.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Sep 2018
Xero 'brings small business platform to life' with string of updates
Fintech

Xero 'brings small business platform to life' with string of updates

Xero says the major new products and features are intended to enable owners and their advisors to build more efficient and profitable operations.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Sep 2018
DDN completes $60m acquisition and reboots Tintri for business
Tintri

DDN completes $60m acquisition and reboots Tintri for business

There were six rounds of heated negotiations and an extensive bidding process, but now that it's complete DDN is wasting no time.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Sep 2018
City Network to base cloud services in DigiPlex data centre
Hyperscale

City Network to base cloud services in DigiPlex data centre

City Network will be basing its cloud services in DigiPlex's Stockholm data centre as it looks to expand its presence in the area.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Sep 2018
Exclusive: Juniper EVP shares company strategy and market opportunities
Unified Communications

Exclusive: Juniper EVP shares company strategy and market opportunities

Recently we were given the chance to speak to Juniper Networks about current industry trends and where the company is placing its bets for the future.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Wed, 5th Sep 2018
Telcos moving 'manically' to replicate cloud services provider model
Unified Communications

Telcos moving 'manically' to replicate cloud services provider model

IDC says the telco industry is scrambling to convert entire data centres from vertically integrated stacks to software-defined infrastructure.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Sep 2018
VMware targeting burgeoning multi-cloud market with new Cloud Services
Virtualisation

VMware targeting burgeoning multi-cloud market with new Cloud Services

VMware has unveiled its latest cloud services focused on overcoming obstacles in the flourishing multi-cloud market.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Sep 2018
Vendors beware: Nearly a 1/4 of partners say programmes 'not important'
Partner Programmes

Vendors beware: Nearly a 1/4 of partners say programmes 'not important'

The IT vendor programme. A stalwart of the channel, but one that is seemingly beginning to hold less relevance as new research reveals.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Sep 2018
TDCG seals acquisition to become largest Dutch data centre provider
Hyperscale

TDCG seals acquisition to become largest Dutch data centre provider

It's taken substantial investment, but The Datacenter Group (TDCG) can now lay claim to being the largest 100 percent Dutch data centre provider.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Sep 2018
Diginex and Symbioses deploy decentralised supercomputing network
DataCentre infrastructure

Diginex and Symbioses deploy decentralised supercomputing network

Diginex will provide up to 2,500 nodes at its Switzerland data centre to perform optimised cryptocurrency mining on the Symbioses network.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
Open DC data center to host Malaysia's second internet exchange
Unified Communications

Open DC data center to host Malaysia's second internet exchange

Extreme Broadband has launched JBIX in Malaysia, the country's first open internet exchange available to all organisations around the world.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
Opportunities abound with Connected Workspace revolution – are you ready?
Unified Communications

Opportunities abound with Connected Workspace revolution – are you ready?

Ingram Micro has provided an eBook that provides insights from key vendors to help partners flourish in this burgeoning industry.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
Profits down but revenue & CAPEX up as NEXTDC eyes the future
Hyperscale

Profits down but revenue & CAPEX up as NEXTDC eyes the future

There may be less money to play with but the company had a very busy year with a series of new data centre launches revenues rising 31 percent.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 1st Sep 2018
Boom in some areas of data center infrastructure, decay in others
Network Infrastructure

Boom in some areas of data center infrastructure, decay in others

It would seem the steady march of innovation continues, with some technologies riding the wave and others being left in its wake.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Aug 2018
Equinix opens up hybrid cloud deployments with VMware partnership
Virtualisation

Equinix opens up hybrid cloud deployments with VMware partnership

The interconnection and data center giant has announced it is partnering with VMware to offer private connectivity to VMware Cloud on AWS.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Aug 2018

Stories from Other Regions

​Alibaba Cloud opens up Asian Games after resolving storage issue
Storage

​Alibaba Cloud opens up Asian Games after resolving storage issue

Alibaba Cloud partnered with ABU Sports Network to deliver a turnkey internet-based broadcast solution to the benefit of millions of viewers.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Sep 2018