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Stories by Julia - Page 9

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Chaos in the cloud: Majority of organisations moving to the cloud aren't prepared for an outage
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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dr
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cloud services
The majority of organizations moving to the cloud are unprepared for a cloud outage, according to a new study by Veritas.
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Deloitte acquires API Talent to ramp up AWS cloud offerings
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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devops
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Deloitte acquires New Zealand’s API Talent to enhance AWS cloud services; co-owners join as partners, aiming to boost cloud adoption in local firms.
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What if IT downtime could impact lives?
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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sdn
Ensuring that each and every one of these devices is running 24/7 is crucial to preventing delays in patient treatment.
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Alibaba Cloud opens first data center in Indonesia with big plans for local startups
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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public cloud
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cloud services
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alibaba
The new data center is a part of Alibaba Cloud’s initiative of supporting the Indonesian Government in creating 1000 startups by 2020.
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Australia’s utilities sector must innovate to tackle energy poverty
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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zuora
Energy poverty affects over 42,000 families in Australia, namely indigenous Australians, pensioners and low-income families.
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Infinidat and Veeam team up to deliver petabyte-scale business continuity
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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virtualisation
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dr
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it automation
Infinidat is teaming up with disaster recovery giant Veeam to offer customers improved business continuity services.
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Pegasystems: Making the art of selling smarter with AI
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Pegasystems launches AI-powered Pega Sales Coach to help sales managers develop better salespeople in real time.
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Exclusive interview: Lenovo’s Scott Tease talks AI, HPC and the power of data
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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uc
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datacentre infrastructure
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data analytics
Data is the most valuable asset to organizations, according to Lenovo's HPC and AI executive director, Scott Tease.
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Microsoft women file over 200 complaints of gender discrimination & sexual harassment
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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public cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
New court documents reveal female Microsoft staff filed 238 complaints of gender discrimination and harassment in U.S-based tech roles between 2010-2016.
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Equinix gets even bigger in Australia with added data center capacity
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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iaas
Equinix is expanding its Australian data center footprint, adding capacity to its ME1 Melbourne and SY4 Sydney facilities.
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Exclusive interview: Kordia CEO tackles one of tech's biggest issues
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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dei
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kordia
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gender diversity
Kordia's CEO Scott Bartlett discusses the need for action, not just talk, on diversity in New Zealand's tech sector.
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Exclusive interview: The story of Lenovo's data center business
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hpc
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Lenovo is a multinational company with a diverse leadership team, debunking misconceptions that it is just a Chinese manufacturing company.
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Datacom takes data center services to Australia with AirTrunk
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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cloud services
Datacom Group CEO Greg Davidson calls the deal a game changer for Datacom’s offerings in Australia and a key part of the organization’s strategy.
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Amazon Web Services strikes record deal with Taipei Government
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Amazon Web Services inks a landmark deal with the Taipei Government to boost cloud-based big data in education, partnering with seven local universities.
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5 reasons why Japan is a global data center powerhouse
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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google
Japan’s global data center dominance stems from robust tech talent, unique standards, Asia Pacific's largest market, and major global players' presence.
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ComCom blocks Trade Me's move to acquire Motorcentral
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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commerce commission
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trade me
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sky
Berry argues that the merger could also entrench the market power Trade Me holds for online classified advertising to motor vehicle dealers.
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How would you complete this sentence: What is Edge?
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Consumers are accessing data via wireline and wireless infrastructure at ever increasing rates, with ever higher expectations.
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NEXTDC's Sydney data center wins gold for operational sustainability
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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nextdc
NEXTDC's S1 Sydney data center has been awarded Uptime Institute Tier III Gold Certification for Operational excellence.
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Fintech Australia begins hunt for new CEO as Danielle Szetho steps down
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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fintech
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recruitment
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fintech australia
Fintech Australia CEO, Danielle Szetho, is stepping down after two years. The organisation is searching for a new lead executive.
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Cloudera expands machine learning & data analytics footprint
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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paas
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Cloudera has launched Cloudera Altus with SDX, a PaaS with a shared data catalog for machine learning and analytics.