Stories by Ashton - Page 31
Small town in Norway to host world's largest data centre – for now
Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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clean technologies
In terms of sheer size, the plans reveal the centre to be a behemoth at four storeys and 600 square metres, drawing on 1,000MW of power.
Gartner reveals the 3 main drivers behind digital business in the next decade
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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iot
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it automation
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quantum computing
Gartner has identified three 'megatrends' that will enable businesses to survive and thrive in the digital economy over the next decade.
Cylance appoints new CFO on back of 283% year-on-year revenue growth
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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ai security
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ai
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cybersecurity
On the back of skyrocketing growth, Cylance has announced the appointment Brian Robins as chief financial officer (CFO).
MapR and Talend collaborate to deliver new data lake solution
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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partner programmes
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data privacy
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mapr
The trio have announced a new governed GDPR data lake solution to address requirements of the EU's upcoming GDPR legislation.
Comodo opens up threat library to public – almost 100m incidents in Q217 alone
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
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cyber threat
Comodo has opened its 'library' to university, governmental, and non-profit educators and researchers in an industry-first.
OVH launches public cloud service in Poland – with plans for UK and Germany
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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private cloud
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The French cloud services provider is investing to broaden the offerings from its European data centres, with Poland complete and more on the cards.
Smartphone and OS market – good for some, not so good for others
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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ios
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apple
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samsung
The data revealed Apple and Samsung continue to spearhead smartphone sales, each holding five models on the top 10 best-selling list.
Cybercrime: What to expect for the rest of 2017 and how to prepare
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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malware
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ddos
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vpns
So far this year we have already borne witness to a multitude of serious cybercrime. NordVPN has provided insights for what the second half may hold.
Comodo launches online academy to help partners succeed
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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partner programmes
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managed services
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channel infrastructure
Comodo launches online education portal offering certification to users of its IT and security management platform, Comodo ONE.
Symantec sells digital certificate business – good or bad for customers & partners?
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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symantec
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m&a
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digicert
Symantec has sold its digital certificate business to DigiCert - the question is what will be the implications? We talk to both sides to find out.
Sunbird's new release to drive faster and more secure data centre management
Tue, 8th Aug 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
The release is designed to provide data centre managers with enhanced tools that enable easy and agile responses to their most common challenges.
Want to cause chaos? ICIT says hacking elections is easy
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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elections
Hackers at DEFCON were able to exploit vulnerabilities in voting machines in a matter of minutes - ICIT breaks down just how easy it is.
Silent-Aire breaks into European data centre market with acquisition
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Silent-Aire has acquired the Dublin-based manufacture of bespoke air handling equipment, RMI Engineering in a move to establish an EU headquarters.
Tablet market continues downward spiral in second quarter of 2017
Sat, 5th Aug 2017
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lenovo
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apple
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samsung
Despite the turmoil within the market, 3 of the top 5 vendors actually managed to increase their shares of the market and grow on an annual basis.
ESG finds businesses improving with cybersecurity – but still a long way to go
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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partner programmes
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
While CEOs and corporate boards no longer shy away from cybersecurity strategy as they once might have, there are still a number of shortcomings.
Equinix appoints company veteran to oversee next phase of growth
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Meyers will lead the strategic business teams driving the company's next phase of growth as it focuses on the future needs of customers and partners.
UK SMBs estimate average cost of cyberattack more than £730,000
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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phishing
UK SMBs estimated the average cost of a cyberattack where their customer records or critical business data were stolen at an eye-watering £737,677.
HBO's Game of Thrones treasure chest ransacked by hackers
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
It would seem winter has come for HBO after hackers have stormed the company's servers and looted the jewels within to leak data online.
New report details exploits of notorious cyberespionage group with EMEA targets
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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government
Known as CopyKittens, the group is politically-motivated and has increasingly been active in pursuing foreign espionage on strategic targets.
EU a hive of opportunity – two more data centres opened in Europe
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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ddos
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
OVH and Rackspace have opened data centres in London and Frankfurt respectively, with the former saying Brexit hasn't harmed the tech industry.