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Lenovo posts surprising Q3 loss amidst struggling mobile business
Hyperscale

Lenovo posts surprising Q3 loss amidst struggling mobile business

Lenovo's CEO reports the company is confident it can turn the mobile business around - meanwhile the PC and data centre divisions are performing well.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
80% increase in cyberattacks: “Ultimately it is a race against time”
Multi-cloud

80% increase in cyberattacks: “Ultimately it is a race against time”

UK faces more than 10 significant cyber-attacks per week, according to Robin Jones, head of technology resilience at the FCA.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
IP House launching new London colocation data centre with 'British bones'
Hyperscale

IP House launching new London colocation data centre with 'British bones'

IP House is launching a new facility on the edge of London that is made up of a number of British suppliers and partners.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Feb 2018
Datacloud UK 2018: Expert panel debates the value of edge
Hyperscale

Datacloud UK 2018: Expert panel debates the value of edge

Datacloud UK, an event focused on the data center market in the UK, opened in London with discussions on edge computing.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Feb 2018
Datacloud UK kicks off with bright forecast for UK data centre market
Hyperscale

Datacloud UK kicks off with bright forecast for UK data centre market

Datacloud UK 2018 launched in London today, forecasting strong growth in the UK data centre market, with cloud deployments up 41 percent last year.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 31st Jan 2018
Concur explains how CIOs can gain quick wins in financial transformation
Digital Transformation

Concur explains how CIOs can gain quick wins in financial transformation

Concur has come up with three important questions (including a breakdown of each one) CIOs should ask their teams to get a quick win.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 31st Jan 2018
Bye bye bankruptcy: Avaya acquires contact centre as a service provider
Customer Relationship Management

Bye bye bankruptcy: Avaya acquires contact centre as a service provider

It was only late last year when Avaya was cleared of bankruptcy, but the communications vendor is wasting no time in growing its business.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 31st Jan 2018
Cyber warfare set to surge in 2018 but expert says Britain is not prepared
Cybersecurity

Cyber warfare set to surge in 2018 but expert says Britain is not prepared

Cyber war has exploded and is now quite literally on our doorstep - despite this an expert claims Britain's defences are severely underfunded.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 31st Jan 2018
Investors to 'take the temperature' of the data centre market at forum in London
Hyperscale

Investors to 'take the temperature' of the data centre market at forum in London

The opportunity to monitor new opportunities for emerging edge computing data centres and ecosystems is just around the corner.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2018
Rittal launches new online portal to help companies modernise data centres
Digital Transformation

Rittal launches new online portal to help companies modernise data centres

Rittal launches IT microsite to simplify data center modernisation, as 73% of firms plan major updates. #technology #datacenters #ITsolutions.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2018
Coincheck promises £380m refund after massive cryptocurrency breach
Crypto

Coincheck promises £380m refund after massive cryptocurrency breach

This has been deemed the largest cyptocurrency breach of all time but Coincheck has been praised for promising to refund its 260,000 customers.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2018
CASE STUDY: Major Dutch data centre company upgrades UPS systems
DataCentre infrastructure

CASE STUDY: Major Dutch data centre company upgrades UPS systems

After 18 years TCN Data Hotels decided it was time to replace their UPS system with an intensive vetting process of the major suppliers.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jan 2018
Ovum: Cloud-native development cannot be ignored by any organisation
Platform-as-a-Service

Ovum: Cloud-native development cannot be ignored by any organisation

For many, the question is no longer whether a business should venture into cloud-native, but how - Ovum has some advice for organisations.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 27th Jan 2018
Interoute strengthens Virtual Data Centre offering with new compliance
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Interoute strengthens Virtual Data Centre offering with new compliance

​Interoute has announced its Virtual Data Centre (VDC) service is now fully compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 27th Jan 2018
Cybersecurity experts offer critical advice on eve of Data Protection Day
Unified Communications

Cybersecurity experts offer critical advice on eve of Data Protection Day

The day is about raising awareness and promoting privacy and data protection - we have 5 experts providing insights, with GDPR a strong factor.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Sat, 27th Jan 2018
Dublin who? Huge new data centre campus launching in Cork
Hyperscale

Dublin who? Huge new data centre campus launching in Cork

T5 Data Centers have entered the European market with the announcement of a new €200m data centre campus in Cork, snubbing the usual spot Dublin.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Jan 2018
One of AU's largest regional universities chooses HPE to future-proof IT
Storage

One of AU's largest regional universities chooses HPE to future-proof IT

CQUniversity has entered into a multi-year contract with HPE to enhance its data storage and disaster recovery solutions.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Jan 2018
Hacker steals US$440K in 'easily avoidable' digital currency breach
Crypto

Hacker steals US$440K in 'easily avoidable' digital currency breach

A hacker hijacked Black Wallet to steal around $440,000 from Bitcoin rival Stellar Lumen - High Tech Bridge's CEO says it was simple to prevent.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Jan 2018
New entrant Kao Data celebrates opening of first of four London data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

New entrant Kao Data celebrates opening of first of four London data centres

It's not every day that a new entity enters the wholesale data centre market and so consequently Kao Data has received its fair share of attention.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2018