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Rackspace launches DevOps Automation Service
DevOps

Rackspace launches DevOps Automation Service

Designed to enable developers to get products & features to market faster by deploying, scaling & testing new configurations in hours rather than days.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
The biggest challenges and opportunities for the data centre
Virtualisation

The biggest challenges and opportunities for the data centre

Data centres are challenged to address evolving business demands and to provide energy efficiency, resource consumption and sustainability features.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2015
DHBs across the country move to IBM Cloud
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

DHBs across the country move to IBM Cloud

DHBs are set to introduce new IT infrastructure that will increase security, reliability, and service levels, and reduce the risk of critical outages.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2015
What CIOs need to know about the changing face of technology
Storage

What CIOs need to know about the changing face of technology

CIOs brace for tech upheaval, with Jay Kidd predicting seismic shifts across IoT, Big Data and cloud computing in 2015.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
Spark Digital focuses on cloud and data centres with new leadership
Hyperscale

Spark Digital focuses on cloud and data centres with new leadership

Spark Digital appoints Mike Smith as GM for Cloud, Infrastructure and Data Centres, aiming to bolster its leadership in digital services in New Zealand.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2015
DDoS attacks on the rise, how will you respond?
Cybersecurity

DDoS attacks on the rise, how will you respond?

Rising DDoS threat looms as businesses face increasing attack size and complexity, with data centres as prime targets - Arbor Networks.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2015
Imperva expands security solutions with DDoS offerings
Breach Prevention

Imperva expands security solutions with DDoS offerings

Imperva bolsters its cybersecurity suite with new DDoS protection services, aiming to shield businesses from escalating online attacks.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2014
The 'software driven' data centre
Hyperscale

The 'software driven' data centre

As virtualisation and 'software defined' takes over the data centre, the differences between telco data centres and other data centres has dwindled.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2014
BI/analytics top Kiwi CIO tech priorities list
Data Analytics

BI/analytics top Kiwi CIO tech priorities list

KIWI CIOs prioritise business intelligence and analytics in the digital-first shift, per Gartner's global survey.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2014
Innovation stage to boost cloud services spending to $127 billion by 2018
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Innovation stage to boost cloud services spending to $127 billion by 2018

A new forecast from IDC shows public IT cloud services spending will grow at unprecedented rates between now and 2018.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Nov 2014
Schneider Electric takes out three Frost and Sullivan Best Practice Awards
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric takes out three Frost and Sullivan Best Practice Awards

Schneider Electric shines at Frost and Sullivan Awards, earning top accolades in UPS, service, and data centre innovation across Asia Pacific.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 31st Oct 2014
Spark opens digital future with huge investment in cloud services
Storage

Spark opens digital future with huge investment in cloud services

Spark Digital opens $60 million Takanini Data Centre as the company continues its investment programme in cloud services.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Oct 2014
Auckland-based Finzsoft adopts IBM cloud to offer as-a-service solutions
Cloud Services

Auckland-based Finzsoft adopts IBM cloud to offer as-a-service solutions

Auckland's Finzsoft teams up with IBM cloud, boosting its banking software reach across Asia Pacific with as-a-service solutions.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 17th Oct 2014
Businesses set to suffer as lack of data centre skills hammer home
Hyperscale

Businesses set to suffer as lack of data centre skills hammer home

By 2016, 80% of major firms may be hindered by a lack of vital data centre skills, warns Gartner, urging a move towards Web-scale IT practices.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Sep 2014

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How organisations can realise the cost savings they were expecting from IaaS
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

How organisations can realise the cost savings they were expecting from IaaS

As increasing numbers of enterprises adopt an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model one of the key results they are looking for is cost savings.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2014
Chorus reduces UFB connection cost guidance
Unified Communications

Chorus reduces UFB connection cost guidance

Chorus has signed new service company agreements for the cost of connections to its ultra-fast broadband network.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
Pyne Gould shares resume trading after filing late annual report
Shares

Pyne Gould shares resume trading after filing late annual report

Shares of Pyne Gould Corp, which is controlled by managing director George Kerr, have resumed trading after filing its late annual report, which wa.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
Tomorrow's Infrastructure and Cloud Customer
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Tomorrow's Infrastructure and Cloud Customer

What does tomorrow's infrastructure and cloud customer look like? What are the global and local trends that are driving changes? Find out at this unique event.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2014