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Microsoft, Riverbed unleash integrations for Azure Virtual WAN & Hyper-V customers
Public Cloud

Microsoft, Riverbed unleash integrations for Azure Virtual WAN & Hyper-V customers

Microsoft and Riverbed have announced a new series of product integrations designed to drive business results.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Sep 2018
Stirling University opts with APT for data centre upgrade
DataCentre infrastructure

Stirling University opts with APT for data centre upgrade

After converging the campus' IT infrastructure from three data centres to two, the University of Stirling looked into a power upgrade.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Sep 2018
It's an active buyer's market for DDoS-as-a-Service - NETSCOUT
Distributed Denial of Service

It's an active buyer's market for DDoS-as-a-Service - NETSCOUT

DDoS attacks are cheaper than ever for attackers, lucrative for the attack service provider and financially and operationally crippling for the victim.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Sep 2018
Datacentres Ireland shedding light on the nation's €5.7b industry
Hyperscale

Datacentres Ireland shedding light on the nation's €5.7b industry

Participants of the event will be able to meet the professionals powering Ireland's data centre industry with invaluable opportunities for networking.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Sep 2018
Google continues renewable rampage with new wind farm investment
Hyperscale

Google continues renewable rampage with new wind farm investment

Google's goal with this Finland investment is to buy enough renewable energy to match the power consumed across its global operations.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Sep 2018
Dell domination – Global enterprise storage revenue surges 21.3%
Storage

Dell domination – Global enterprise storage revenue surges 21.3%

Rampant growth continues throughout the global enterprise storage market with Dell ahead of competitors HPE, NetApp, and IBM.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Sep 2018
Sunshine Coast connecting to Asia and the US with new submarine cable
Network Infrastructure

Sunshine Coast connecting to Asia and the US with new submarine cable

A $35m contract has been signed for a submarine cable connecting Australia's Sunshine Coast to Asia and the United States.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Sep 2018
Facebook to launch first data center in Asia – a S$1.4b colossus
Hyperscale

Facebook to launch first data center in Asia – a S$1.4b colossus

The new data center will be located in Singapore and will be more than three times bigger than the nation's current largest facility.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 6th 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

Stories from Other Regions

Infrastructure stories

The three-pronged security approach to multi-cloud environments
Application Security

The three-pronged security approach to multi-cloud environments

As enterprises adopt multi-cloud strategies, vArmour simplifies security with a three-pronged approach: auto-discovery, policy computation, and enforcement.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Oct 2018
Why cloud-based computing is here to stay
Hyperscale

Why cloud-based computing is here to stay

Colocation and cloud services can work together to provide businesses with a strategic advantage and improved agility.

By Dr Stuart Nielsen-Marsh • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Oct 2018
Mental health cause for construction industry concern
Productivity

Mental health cause for construction industry concern

Poor culture and boom-bust pressures are driving high suicide rates among New Zealand construction workers, new research suggests.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 30th Sep 2018
How Bitcoin’s footprint is impacting water use
Crypto

How Bitcoin’s footprint is impacting water use

Bitcoin mining is already drawing billions of gallons of freshwater a year, raising fresh questions about who pays for its hidden costs.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Thu, 27th Sep 2018
Finalists announced - Site Safe Construction Health and Safety Awards
Hybrid & Remote Work

Finalists announced - Site Safe Construction Health and Safety Awards

Thirteen finalists have been shortlisted for national recognition after a record number of entries to the 2018 Site Safe awards.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Sep 2018
Kaikoura rebuild in line for global award
Disaster Recovery

Kaikoura rebuild in line for global award

Public backing could help New Zealand's Kaikoura rebuild beat nine global finalists in a civil engineering award vote.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Sep 2018
Freight cost rises inevitable
Supply Chain

Freight cost rises inevitable

Higher truck operating costs, including fuel and road user charges, are set to feed through to shoppers as freight firms lift prices.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 23rd Sep 2018
In memoriam: Paul Douglas, a man of tremendous intellect and sense of humour
IBM

In memoriam: Paul Douglas, a man of tremendous intellect and sense of humour

Paul Douglas, a well-respected member of the IBM New Zealand team, will be deeply missed by colleagues, clients, and the wider community.

By Sara Barker • 1 min read • Fri, 21st Sep 2018
Edge computing is the answer to limited, centralised cloud
Edge Computing

Edge computing is the answer to limited, centralised cloud

Jaheer Abbas says many organisations are bumping up against the limitations of the cloud's centralised nature, but the solution is on our doorsteps.

By Jaheer Abbas • 5 min read • Thu, 20th Sep 2018