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How carriers and service providers can expand global presence and reach

Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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Content providers must be as close as possible to omnichannel-based consumers at the edge to deliver the greatest quality of service.
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Gartner analyses the rise and role of the chief data officer

Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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Overall, the report finds that chief data officers are becoming a linchpin of digital business transformation.
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Initial Coin Offerings: Lack of regulation is a wolf in sheep's clothing, says lawyer

Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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Institutional investors warned of hidden traps in ICOs, such as the power shift to founder shareholders. Regulatory uncertainty also a concern.
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6 key features of VMware's new Pivotal Container Service

Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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public cloud
Aiming to simplify the deployment and operation of Kubernetes clusters, this Kubernetes solution is for service providers and enterprise.
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Kasten emerges from the shadows with new data management platform

Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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virtualisation
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open source
Kasten unveils its K10 platform at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, offering innovative data management for stateful containerised apps across Kubernetes deployments.
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New initiative pushes equal access to learning for all corporate staff

Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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education, learning & training
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Skillsoft unveils a USD $2 million annual initiative to ensure equal learning access for all corporate staff, embedding accessibility in platform development.
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Fujitsu rolls out world's smallest, battery-free IoT sensor

Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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Another notable feature of the sensor is that it eliminates the need to replace batteries as it uses solar cells instead.
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New cloud tech helps businesses avoid data breaches

Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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The tech can automate an extensive range of tasks – including incident response, platform administration and, of course, threat detection.
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Cruise ships, cloudifying apps & IoT: An exclusive interview with an Azure Stack expert

Mon, 4th Dec 2017
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Microsoft's Azure Stack allows cruise ships and other remote locations to process IoT data locally, without relying on the public cloud.
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Microsoft teams up with TomTom to launch Azure Location Based Services

Fri, 1st Dec 2017
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public cloud
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Microsoft is launching a new Azure service that aims to meet the geospatial needs enterprise customers that use location data.
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Exclusive interview: What happens when artificial intelligence is racist?

Fri, 1st Dec 2017
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risk & compliance
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So, the question then becomes, are organisations (and the general public) prepared to trade more transparency for better decisions?.
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Industry players weigh in on Sky TV's move to block websites

Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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digital entertainment
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Sky TV takes legal action to block certain websites in New Zealand, prompting backlash from ISPs and InternetNZ.
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Photo gallery: The world's most extreme data centers

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Negative 40 degrees, this facility is in an environment so cold they have to heat the air used to cool the data center.
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Amazon Web Services vs. Azure

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Apparently, AWS deploys about 200,000 updates each month so we are never short of new innovations to work with.
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Equinix: 8 predictions for IT in 2018

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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blockchain
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Equinix highlights the rise of private blockchains, AI's mainstream breakthrough, and IoT's edge computing needs among its eight IT predictions for 2018.
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Interview: Humans vs. Machines - the importance of knowing who is better at what

Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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data analytics
Qlik's Josh Good discusses blending human intuition with AI for better data analytics in an exclusive interview.
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WAN vs. SD-WAN: The '80s called - they want their router back

Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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network infrastructure
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The time has come to move beyond manual device-by-device configuration of traditional routers and to an advanced SD-WAN solution.
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Plugging the digital drain on the campus data center

Mon, 27th Nov 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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digital entertainment
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power / energy
Plugging the drain and creating a digital-ready higher education data center can start with simplifying all this complexity with a lifecycle approach.
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AU behind in robot uptake, NZ named IoT leader - report ranks countries on digital tech

Fri, 24th Nov 2017
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robots
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digital transformation
The report shows how Australia, New Zealand and other OECD countries are pushing ahead in developing new digital technologies.
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Marvell pushes further into data center space with $6b Cavium acquisition

Thu, 23rd Nov 2017
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cloud services
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cavium
Marvell pushes deeper into the data centre market with a USD $6 billion acquisition of Cavium, expecting USD $150 to $175 million in synergies post-close.