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Brennan IT plans aggressive growth amid 20th birthday celebrations
Partner Programmes

Brennan IT plans aggressive growth amid 20th birthday celebrations

From a start-up in a loft to the number one managed services provider (MSP) in Australia, Brennan IT has come a long way in 20 years.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
The 'Olympics of the ICT industry' fast approaching
Digital Transformation

The 'Olympics of the ICT industry' fast approaching

The event is set to attract more than 90 tech elites and 2,500 global business leaders from more than 80 countries to participate in the discussions.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
Fujitsu's Q1 2017 financial results a mixed bag of good and bad
Fujitsu

Fujitsu's Q1 2017 financial results a mixed bag of good and bad

While the company has experienced great success in Japan, elsewhere its revenue and profits appear to be declining.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Aug 2017

Global Stories

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Silent-Aire breaks into European data centre market with acquisition
Hyperscale

Silent-Aire breaks into European data centre market with acquisition

Silent-Aire has acquired the Dublin-based manufacture of bespoke air handling equipment, RMI Engineering in a move to establish an EU headquarters.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Aug 2017
Tablet market continues downward spiral in second quarter of 2017
Lenovo

Tablet market continues downward spiral in second quarter of 2017

Despite the turmoil within the market, 3 of the top 5 vendors actually managed to increase their shares of the market and grow on an annual basis.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 5th Aug 2017
ESG finds businesses improving with cybersecurity – but still a long way to go
Partner Programmes

ESG finds businesses improving with cybersecurity – but still a long way to go

While CEOs and corporate boards no longer shy away from cybersecurity strategy as they once might have, there are still a number of shortcomings.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Aug 2017
KOTRA reports opportunities for South Korean IT companies in Canada
Information Communication & Technology

KOTRA reports opportunities for South Korean IT companies in Canada

Following complications in the U.S., Canada has been touted as the 'Second Silicon Valley' presenting a huge opportunity for Asian IT companies.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Aug 2017
Interoute rolls out global cloud-based storage service with Cloudian
Storage

Interoute rolls out global cloud-based storage service with Cloudian

Interoute launches cloud-based storage service using Cloudian technology, offering fast, reliable and low-cost storage for unstructured data.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Aug 2017
Slight decline in smartphone market for Q2 2017 to be short-lived
Apple

Slight decline in smartphone market for Q2 2017 to be short-lived

​New research from IDC has revealed the smartphone market declined slightly in the second quarter of 2017 – but this is expected to soon change.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Fri, 4th Aug 2017
Equinix appoints company veteran to oversee next phase of growth
Hyperscale

Equinix appoints company veteran to oversee next phase of growth

Meyers will lead the strategic business teams driving the company's next phase of growth as it focuses on the future needs of customers and partners.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
Traditional data centre vs micro data centre deployments - who wins?
DataCentre infrastructure

Traditional data centre vs micro data centre deployments - who wins?

The weigh-up of the cost effectiveness of a single traditional data centre of one MW capacity against a cluster of micro data centres each of 5kW.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
Wearables market in state of flux – Ovum details what the future holds
Wearables

Wearables market in state of flux – Ovum details what the future holds

For many vendors in the wearables industry, layoffs and senior management departures have been a common theme of late - but there are opportunities.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
Photo gallery: Oracle ANZ Partner Awards celebrate the year that's been
Partner Programmes

Photo gallery: Oracle ANZ Partner Awards celebrate the year that's been

Around 100 partners congregated at the recent Oracle ANZ Partner Awards to toast those who have excelled in the past year.

By Ashton Young • 1 min read • Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
UK SMBs estimate average cost of cyberattack more than £730,000
Malware

UK SMBs estimate average cost of cyberattack more than £730,000

UK SMBs estimated the average cost of a cyberattack where their customer records or critical business data were stolen at an eye-watering £737,677.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
Rackspace secures strategic channel partnership with AWS
Digital Transformation

Rackspace secures strategic channel partnership with AWS

​Rackspace have sealed a channel relationship with Amazon Web Services in a move it says will streamline the process for customers moving to AWS.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
Rising trend of automation to simplify deployment of hybrid cloud
Hybrid Cloud

Rising trend of automation to simplify deployment of hybrid cloud

SwftStack says with automation hybrid cloud and even multi-cloud environments will be simple to create and manage, bringing in a new age of ICT.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
Interxion announces plans for two new EU data centres - at up to £90m each
Hyperscale

Interxion announces plans for two new EU data centres - at up to £90m each

Interxion will soon be constructing new data centres in Frankfurt and Marseille – in addition to an expansion in Vienna.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Aug 2017

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