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Asia Pacific enterprises eyeing SD-WAN - survey
Firewalls

Asia Pacific enterprises eyeing SD-WAN - survey

A Barracuda Networks survey reveals 62% of Australian organisations are embracing SD-WAN, with financial services leading adoption in Asia Pacific.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Jun 2020
Pure Storage adds new data services in software update
Software-as-a-Service

Pure Storage adds new data services in software update

New features include active disaster recovery built on new continuous replication technology and unified block and file capabilities.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2020
Google and WWF partner to bring sustainability to fashion industry
Partner Programmes

Google and WWF partner to bring sustainability to fashion industry

WWF and Google have joined forces to develop a fashion sustainability platform to aid responsible sourcing decisions in the industry.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2020
Cloud-based products 'outshining' traditional IT offerings in APAC
Unified Communications

Cloud-based products 'outshining' traditional IT offerings in APAC

Cloud-based products are outshining traditional products as the demand for resilient business continuity surges in the APAC region, according to GlobalData.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2020
Google Cloud and HCL strengthen partnership, bolster eCommerce CX
Hyperscale

Google Cloud and HCL strengthen partnership, bolster eCommerce CX

Google Cloud and HCL are amplifying their collaboration, integrating HCL's software on Google's cloud platform to enhance global eCommerce customer experiences.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2020
Cognizant named Leader in Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant for public cloud infrastructure and managed services
Public Cloud

Cognizant named Leader in Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant for public cloud infrastructure and managed services

Cognizant recognized as a Leader by Gartner in its 2020 Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure Professional and Managed Services.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
Cisco buys ThousandEyes, strengthening network portfolio
Microsoft

Cisco buys ThousandEyes, strengthening network portfolio

Cisco acquires ThousandEyes, enhancing its cloud-based network and application performance portfolio with advanced internet and cloud intelligence capabilities.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 29th May 2020
Over half of IT pros prefer hybrid and multi-cloud architectures - report
DevOps

Over half of IT pros prefer hybrid and multi-cloud architectures - report

Over 50% of IT professionals prefer hybrid and multi-cloud strategies due to improved spend, resilience, and customisation, according to Denodo's latest report.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Thu, 28th May 2020
Thycotic launches DevOps Secrets Vault solution for greater cloud security
DevOps

Thycotic launches DevOps Secrets Vault solution for greater cloud security

Thycotic unveils its DevOps Secrets Vault, enhancing cloud security with dynamic secrets for AWS, Azure, and GCP, aimed at reducing credential risks.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2020
Dell and Google Cloud deepen integration to bolster hybrid cloud storage
Network Infrastructure

Dell and Google Cloud deepen integration to bolster hybrid cloud storage

Dell and Google Cloud unveil a hybrid cloud storage system, capable of moving 50PB high-performance workloads, enhancing flexibility and scalability.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Thu, 21st May 2020
FireEye unveils Cloudvisory: A multicloud security control centre
Cloud Security

FireEye unveils Cloudvisory: A multicloud security control centre

FireEye launches Cloudvisory, a new multicloud security control centre offering centralised visibility, continuous compliance, and advanced threat detection.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 20th May 2020
Interview: The finer points of IT automation in the modern enterprise
DevOps

Interview: The finer points of IT automation in the modern enterprise

Automation is reshaping modern enterprises, and OSS Group's Glen Ogilvie discusses its evolution, benefits, challenges, and strategic deployment.

By Sara Barker • 6 min read • Tue, 19th May 2020
NVIDIA unveils its first GPU featuring Ampere architecture
Hyperscale

NVIDIA unveils its first GPU featuring Ampere architecture

The NVIDIA A100 GPU boasts up to 20 times more power than its predecessors, boosting throughput for data centres as demand for data surges.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Fri, 15th May 2020
Google Cloud & VMware reach 'milestone' for customer cloud journeys
Virtualisation

Google Cloud & VMware reach 'milestone' for customer cloud journeys

Google Cloud and VMware join forces, allowing customers to run VMware environments within Google Cloud, enhancing workload management and cloud services.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 15th May 2020
Dell announces suite of open source networking solutions using SONiC
Network Infrastructure

Dell announces suite of open source networking solutions using SONiC

The solutions, jointly known as Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies, builds on the open source project SONiC, which was headed by Microsoft.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Wed, 13th May 2020
DXC Technology invests in staff enablement programme
Multi-cloud

DXC Technology invests in staff enablement programme

Almost 10,000 DXC employees can train to become certified across multi-cloud platforms including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Microsoft, and VMware.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 12th May 2020
Splunk Cloud comes to Google Cloud as two companies team up
Security Information and Event Management

Splunk Cloud comes to Google Cloud as two companies team up

Splunk Cloud is set to integrate with Google Cloud, aiming to provide unified data insights using Google's advanced AI, ML, and security technologies.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 6th May 2020
Dell releases new infrastructure storage platform
Storage

Dell releases new infrastructure storage platform

Dell EMC PowerStore is a new storage platform built with the tenets of speed and 99.9999% availability at its core.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 6th May 2020