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Cohesity forms industry's largest alliance of DSPM vendors
Digital Transformation

Cohesity forms industry's largest alliance of DSPM vendors

Cohesity has formed the industry's largest alliance of DSPM vendors to mitigate cloud transformation and data democratisation risks.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Oct 2023
Smartsheet unveils next generation of Enterprise Work Management Platform
Artificial Intelligence

Smartsheet unveils next generation of Enterprise Work Management Platform

The new AI-powered platform features include unparalleled scale, democratised resource management, and modern simplified views. .

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 21st Sep 2023
Software infrastructure to grow 16% CAGR 2022-2027: Omdia
Software-as-a-Service

Software infrastructure to grow 16% CAGR 2022-2027: Omdia

Omdia's infrastructure software market forecast estimates revenue opportunity for 12 key segments spanning four regions and 16 vertical industries.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Wed, 20th Sep 2023
New research defines key characteristics of sovereign cloud for enterprise
Omdia

New research defines key characteristics of sovereign cloud for enterprise

New analysis has revealed the approach to sovereign cloud by the leading vendors is as diverse as people's understanding of what sovereign cloud is.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2023
Smartphone shipments to reach lowest volume in a decade
Apple

Smartphone shipments to reach lowest volume in a decade

Global smartphone shipments are predicted to drop 4.7% in 2023 to 1.15 billion units, the lowest volume in a decade, says IDC.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Aug 2023
Oracle launches its Compute Cloud@Customer solution
DataCentre infrastructure

Oracle launches its Compute Cloud@Customer solution

Oracle has introduced Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer, a cloud infrastructure that brings Oracle Cloud services to any location.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2023
Cyber threat risks reach three-year high – Avast
Phishing

Cyber threat risks reach three-year high – Avast

Avast telemetry shows phishing and scams focused on human manipulation account for over 75% of all desktop detections.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2023
Social engineering biggest threat to online safety - Avast
EduTech

Social engineering biggest threat to online safety - Avast

The Avast Q2 Threat Report found that over 75% of all threat detections on desktops were attributed to scams, phishing, and malvertising.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 11th Aug 2023
Oracle announces a new government cloud in Australia
DataCentre infrastructure

Oracle announces a new government cloud in Australia

Australian government customers will benefit from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's performance, security, data analytics, and distributed cloud capabilities.

By Gaurav Sharma • 6 min read • Wed, 9th Aug 2023
BlackLine makes a a five-day implementation possible
DevOps

BlackLine makes a a five-day implementation possible

BlackLine has launched a five-day fast track implementation for midsize companies to help them go live on its financial close management platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2023
HP's new 'Future Ready' growth strategy outlined
Partner Programmes

HP's new 'Future Ready' growth strategy outlined

HP unveils Future Ready strategy at Tokyo event, aiming to drive growth in Asia with customer-centric, innovative, and sustainable technology solutions.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Aug 2023
Worldwide smartphone shipments continue to decline
EduTech

Worldwide smartphone shipments continue to decline

Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 7.8% year over year to 265.3 million units in the second quarter of 2023.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 31st Jul 2023
Dynatrace to expand Davis to deliver hypermodal AI
Generative AI

Dynatrace to expand Davis to deliver hypermodal AI

Dynatrace has announced it is expanding its Davis AI engine to create what it says is the industry's first hypermodal artificial intelligence.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Jul 2023
LogicMonitor commits to customers with latest AWS expansion
Hyperscale

LogicMonitor commits to customers with latest AWS expansion

LogicMonitor expands its relationship with AWS, offering comprehensive monitoring and valuable insights for hybrid cloud environments.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2023
DataStax announces availability of vector search on Astra DB
Hyperscale

DataStax announces availability of vector search on Astra DB

The company announces the general availability of Astra DB with vector search capabilities on all major clouds and on-premises.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Jul 2023
Public cloud services revenues surpass $500 billion in 2022
Public Cloud

Public cloud services revenues surpass $500 billion in 2022

Most organisations rank their public cloud provider as their most strategic technology partner, with general agreement among IT leaders and business leaders.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Jul 2023

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Panasas appoints Ken Claffey as CEO for Strategic Growth in HPC & AI Storage
Panasas

Panasas appoints Ken Claffey as CEO for Strategic Growth in HPC & AI Storage

Ken Claffey appointed CEO of Panasas, positioning company for strategic growth in the HPC and AI storage market.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2023