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IDC: Ethernet switch and router market show steady growth

Mon, 9th Sep 2019
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Latest IDC research shows that the Ethernet switch market grew 4.8% year over year, while the router market rose 3.4% in 2Q19.
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NEXTDC earns accolades from Frost & Sullivan

Wed, 4th Sep 2019
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Frost & Sullivan has acknowledged NEXTDC as the recipient of the the 2019 Global Visionary Innovation Leadership Award.
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Blockchain revenues to near US$10B despite 2018 crypto winter

Mon, 2nd Sep 2019
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supply chain
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venture capital
This year blockchain is starting to find its feet as innovators find the use-cases that suit the specific areas in which it can provide value.
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Gartner: IoT market growth shows no sign of slowing

Mon, 2nd Sep 2019
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fleet management
Utilities will be the highest user of IoT endpoints, totalling 1.17 billion endpoints in 2019, and increasing 17% in 2020 to reach 1.37 billion.
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Global smartphone sales continue to decline

Wed, 28th Aug 2019
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Smartphone sales decline in Q2 2019 with Huawei and Samsung seeing annual growth, while Apple continues to decline, says Gartner.
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Gartner: 5G infrastructure revenue to reach US$4B in 2020

Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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uc
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wireless networks
7% of CSPs worldwide have already deployed 5G infrastructure in their networks and the rollout is set to accelerate.
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Rubrik enters data governance and disaster recovery orchestration market

Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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virtualisation
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dr
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devops
Sonar addresses the intensifying risk of data privacy breaches and compliance penalties by applying machine learning to discover sensitive data.
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New research highlights third party risks facing organisations

Fri, 16th Aug 2019
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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digital risk
A new Gartner study reveals over 80% of organisations face third-party risks post-due diligence, emphasising the need for ongoing risk management.
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IDC recognises PTC as leader in global industrial IoT platforms

Thu, 15th Aug 2019
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analyst report
PTC named leader in Industrial IoT platform market, according to IDC MarketScape report. ThingWorx platform at the core of PTC's technology portfolio.
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Popular enterprise printers riddled with security risks

Thu, 15th Aug 2019
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printing
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Researchers from NCC Group analysed different aspects of six mid-range enterprise printers manufactured by HP, Ricoh, Xerox, Lexmark, Kyocera, and Brother.
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Forrester report: Digital banks gain the edge on traditional players

Thu, 8th Aug 2019
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fintech
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banking
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Digital-only banks and insurers will shape the future of financial services within Asia Pacific, according to new data released by Forrester this week.
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Cohesity launches new vulnerability scan using backup data

Tue, 6th Aug 2019
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cybersecurity
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security vulnerabilities
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cyber attacks
The application works by scanning backup copies on to identify any vulnerabilities across an organisation's IT environment.
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Gartner - 5G will give global smartphone market bump in 2020

Mon, 5th Aug 2019
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apple
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xiaomi
This will mean some respite after the Australian market's massive 2019 decline and help NZ's see some stability.
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5G Analyst's Views – from Hyping to Happening

Fri, 2nd Aug 2019
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Gartner Analyst Ian Keene led a discussion about 'let's forget the 5G hype and see what is actually happening', read the summary.
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Facebook faces new frontiers with real time brain-to-text research

Thu, 1st Aug 2019
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uc
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martech
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ar, vr & metaverse
Facebook and UCSF are pioneering brain-computer interfaces to develop AR glasses enabling hands-free, real-time brain-to-text communication.
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Record-breaking feat in declining smartphone market

Tue, 30th Jul 2019
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xiaomi
Vivo set a new personal record by shipping 5.8 million smartphones to India in Q2 2019, a notable feat given the overall declining market.
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Equinix extends AWS offerings to enable digital transformation

Fri, 26th Jul 2019
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private cloud
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
The improved connection capacities, available via a private cloud network onramp, are ideal for enabling enterprise cloud transformation, according to Equinix.
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ThetaRay offering uses AI against financial cybercrime

Wed, 24th Jul 2019
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risk & compliance
ThetaRay unveils Version 4.0 of its advanced AI analytics platform, enhancing global banks' abilities to detect and prevent sophisticated financial cybercrime.
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Google buys enterprise cloud file storage firm Elastifile

Fri, 19th Jul 2019
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storage
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public cloud
Google boosts its cloud file storage with the acquisition of Elastifile, promising enhanced support for enterprise digital transformation by late 2019.
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Druva acquires hybrid cloud data protection firm

Thu, 18th Jul 2019
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
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cybersecurity
Druva has acquired hybrid cloud data protection firm CloudLanes to enhance its edge-to-cloud capabilities, making data more accessible and secure.