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Simon Segars, CEO of Arm, joins SoftBank Group Board of Directors

Mon, 26th Jun 2017
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Arm's chief Simon Segars enhances SoftBank's board, positioning for tech governance and growth post $32bn buyout.
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Specifying data center pod architectures - Schneider Electric's latest White Paper

Fri, 23rd Jun 2017
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For centralised data centres, including the latest hyperscale facilities, there is a need to develop larger increments of IT resource, known as Pods.
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Red Hat rolls out new hyperconverged infrastructure solution for remote offices

Fri, 23rd Jun 2017
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Businesses need to be able to offer the same infrastructure services in remote and branch offices as they run in their data center, says Red Hat.
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Edge computing - set to significantly impact data center planning, report says

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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The significance of edge to an organization depends on how much they outsource data hosting/processing needs. Understanding this is critical for data.
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Older consumers - not convinced by the idea of smart tech, report says

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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To appeal to a wider audience including older consumers, brands need to ensure that they highlight the applicability of products in day-to-day life.
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Forget proprietary hardware in the data centre, Verizon has a new solution

Tue, 20th Jun 2017
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Instead of purchasing and installing proprietary hardware in their data centres, customers can now get enterprise-level network capability.
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Cloud Platform Innovation of the Year: China Mobile Guangdong branch's wins at TechXLR8

Tue, 20th Jun 2017
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As the integrator of the project, Huawei planned and designed a unified cloud management platform to manage and monitor the branch's resources.
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LinkedIn's 2017 Global Top Companies list - did you make the cut?

Mon, 19th Jun 2017
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Schneider Electric, a global organisation that specialises in energy management and automation, is one of the companies that made the list.
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A multi-cloud world: F5 ramps up cloud market with new solutions

Wed, 14th Jun 2017
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While more customers than ever are shifting to cloud infrastructures, many are consciously choosing to invest in multiple cloud technologies.
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Dropbox rolls out new features to boost security & visibility

Wed, 14th Jun 2017
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Dropbox hopes the updates will give admin stronger user controls and increased visibility into their teams' Dropbox usage.
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On a mission for transparency - Switch introduces Tier 5 data center standard

Mon, 12th Jun 2017
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Switch rolls out Tier 5 standard, aiming to redefine data centre transparency and resilience, addressing key industry oversights.
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Veritas unveils new tech to solve multi-cloud challenges

Thu, 8th Jun 2017
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Veritas Technologies has announced new multi-cloud data management solutions to improve visibility and protection of cloud-based data.
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4% of CEOs & board chairs are women - Diversity, still a problem for corporate boards

Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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Still a glass ceiling: Only 4% of global CEOs and board chairs are women, Deloitte's report reveals a stark gender gap.
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Australia on top - AU leads APAC for mobile connectivity, Akamai reports

Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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Akamai Technologies has released its First Quarter, 2017 State of the Internet Report, showing Australia leads the APAC region in mobile connectivity.
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Qudos Bank, Tesco & a UK retailer: Talend celebrates 44% revenue growth

Mon, 29th May 2017
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One example of international growth is a new agreement Talend signed with a UK retailer to manage and consolidate customer data following a merger.
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Forcepoint expands with new cybersecurity analytics & data centre offerings

Fri, 26th May 2017
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Forcepoint introduces updated cloud security portfolio, aiming to accelerate secure adoption of cloud applications.
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Survey: Rise of Aussie businesses planning big data projects

Fri, 26th May 2017
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The survey also shows that Australian businesses are failing to use the new rich information on offer to better understand customers.
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Cloud giants form alliance to accelerate genome research

Thu, 25th May 2017
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BGI teams up with Broad Institute, Intel, and Alibaba Cloud to provide free access to Genome Analysis Tool Kit (GATK4) on BGI Online platform.
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Infortrend boosts data center efficiency with new storage system

Wed, 24th May 2017
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Infortrend unveils EonStor GS 3025B, enhancing data centres with superior storage efficiency and scalable cloud integration.
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Data center industry veteran joins SwiftStack's board of directors

Tue, 23rd May 2017
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Pankaj Patel joins SwiftStack's board of directors at a time where the company faces a growing market demand for hybrid cloud technology.