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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.
Businessman jumping future

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.
Job hire 3

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).
Data splash

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.
Mountain documents

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.
Data center communication

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.
Businessman going both ways

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.
Targeting cyber threats

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.
Intelligentmobility

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.
Thumbs up and down

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.
Businessperson hand holding secrets

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.
Hand data

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.
Big fish eat small fish

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.
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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.
Road into the sky

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.
Job hire 1

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.
Cyber criminal

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.
Treasure trove

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.
Security wrong man

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.
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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.