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Intent-based networking will 'revolutionise the data centre'

Wed, 24th Oct 2018
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Intent-based networking is set to revolutionize data centers, offering reliability, cost-effectiveness, agility, and control.
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Oracle's Ellison calls out Amazon with next-gen cloud

Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
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Larry Ellison claims the rest of the cloud market is based on decade old technology with poor security, comparing Oracle's new offering with Amazon.
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Modernising your ERP could unlock a potential goldmine

Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
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Businesses with the wrong or outdated ERP systems are being deprived of insights and capabilities to drive their business forward.
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Alibaba Cloud elbows into EMEA with new UK data centres

Mon, 22nd Oct 2018
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Competition is heating up among the major cloud providers, as Alibaba Cloud continues to claim a bigger stake in the market.
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ICO report reaction: UK data security incidents rocket 224%

Sat, 20th Oct 2018
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A sharp rise in reported UK data security incidents is likely due to stricter GDPR rules, says Egress Software CEO, stressing the need for better user training.
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UK's third party data centre market largest in Europe

Thu, 18th Oct 2018
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Data centre markets across Europe are undergoing rapid expansion, but the UK still holds its place at the top of the pile.
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Rolls Royce and Intel partner for floating data centres

Thu, 18th Oct 2018
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The two companies are collaborating to have data centres onboard commercial ships to automate the process and make it safer.
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Growing spend on data centre systems could be short-lived

Thu, 18th Oct 2018
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Gartner's data reveals total global IT spending will continue to grow in 2019, with some sectors doing better than others.
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Bad day at the office for IBM with latest quarterly results

Thu, 18th Oct 2018
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The latest financial results for IBM have revealed a disappointment for investors as the tech giant missed almost all of its targets.
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IBM's new multicloud solution plays nice with its competitors

Wed, 17th Oct 2018
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IBM's new Multicloud Manager allows seamless integration and management of apps across different cloud platforms, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Red Hat.
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NTT Com building one of the UK's largest data centres

Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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NTT Com, through e-shelter, is set to build one of the UK's largest data centres in East London, featuring 24,000m² of IT space and 60MW capacity.
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Exclusive: ServerFarm CEO discusses data centre workforce woes

Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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Not only is there a clear gender disparity in the industry, but Papouchado says the existing workforce is aging.
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Lenovo hopes to open up HCI with new SAP and Nutanix partnership

Sat, 13th Oct 2018
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The goal of the collaboration is to push development in access to hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) for enterprises.
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Veritas and Pure Storage partner to enhance AI and ML

Wed, 10th Oct 2018
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Veritas and Pure Storage have teamed up in a bid to aid joint customers make the most of their data for a competitive advantage.
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Microsoft's new project to bring gaming to the data centre

Wed, 10th Oct 2018
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Data centres could soon be the crutch for the army of Xbox One gamers around the world with Microsoft's latest venture, Project xCloud.
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Chinese espionage: Sweating Apple insists breach allegations are 'not true'

Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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The dust still hasn't settled on the report that caused Supermicro's stocks to collapse, and now Apple is stressing its innocence.
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IT struggling with increased roles and limited budgets

Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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With digital transformation rife, IT departments around the globe are being forced to do more with the same resources.
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Vertiv makes EMEA channel appointment, bets on edge computing

Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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The company is confident its latest executive appointment will help develop new channel programmes and product developments.
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DDN partners with NVIDIA to activate AI in the data centre

Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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The duo asserts they're looking to reinvent data centres with storage and compute solutions that are equipped for AI and deep learning (DL) workloads.
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Supermicro, Apple, & Amazon vs crippling scandal – who's lying?

Sat, 6th Oct 2018
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A Bloomberg report claims that Supermicro sold motherboards with Chinese spy chips to Apple and Amazon, causing Supermicro's stock to plummet by 40%.