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LOGOS and Pure Data Centres partner for APAC expansion
Wed, 8th Dec 2021
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Industrial infrastructure development firm LOGOS has partnered with Pure Data Centers (Pure DC) to expand its data center portfolio in Asia Pacific.
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Board International Australia partners with Decision Inc. to enhance development strategies
Tue, 30th Nov 2021
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Decision-making platform provider Board International has announced a new partnership with data and analytics consultancy company Decision Inc. Australia.
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Maximising your investments through security automation
Thu, 25th Nov 2021
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Organizations have accelerated their plans for security automation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 80% now having partial automation, a new report finds.
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Business recovering quicker from ransomware attacks despite rise in frequency
Fri, 19th Nov 2021
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Despite the increase in the number of ransomware attacks this past year, overall victims suffered limited damage in both severity and duration.
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Skills shortage in data centre sector drives move to the cloud
Fri, 19th Nov 2021
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Data center operators in the Asia Pacific region will increasingly migrate to the cloud due to a shortage of skilled workers impacting capacity building.
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Opening of new data centre heralds ambitious APAC expansion plans for Keeper Security
Fri, 19th Nov 2021
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Ransomware attacks have doubled globally in 2021, with Australia experiencing a sharp rise in attacks on critical infrastructure.
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Commvault extends Metallic MSP ecosystem with three new partners
Fri, 29th Oct 2021
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This latest move increases the company's reach by bringing access to Commvault's data protection solutions to more organisations in more geographies.
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Skills and materials shortages causing delays, increasing costs for data centres
Fri, 22nd Oct 2021
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The challenge for the industry is how to deliver investment against a backdrop of rising material and labour costs as well as a critical decarbonisation agenda.
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Gartner reveals top predictions for 2022 and beyond
Thu, 21st Oct 2021
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The bulk of the report focus on the lessons learned by businesses and IT leaders during ongoing COVID-19-related disruptions.
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Hacking humans: Social engineering exploits business vulnerabilities
Fri, 15th Oct 2021
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The rise in online transactions has led to a surge in cyber-attacks, with fraudsters exploiting vulnerabilities in corporate payment systems, warns eftsure.
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SYSPRO appoints global channel chief to lead new era of growth
Thu, 14th Oct 2021
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SYSPRO, the enterprise resource planning software provider, has appointed Michael Bennett as its new global channel leader to drive growth.
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Cyberattacks on organisations worldwide surge 40% in 2021
Fri, 8th Oct 2021
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Cyberattacks on organizations worldwide surged 40% in 2021, with September breaking records for weekly attacks, according to Check Point Software.
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Cloud infrastructure spending drops - report
Tue, 5th Oct 2021
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The decrease comes after six quarters of year-over-year growth, and most notably compares to the 39.1% annual growth seen by the market in 2Q20.
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Supply chain and ransomware threats drove increase in cyber intelligence sharing
Mon, 27th Sep 2021
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supply chain & logistics
There has been a increase in sophisticated cross-border cyber criminal campaigns against the financial sector and its supply chain.
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FedEx Express forms new integrations with eCommerce platforms in APAC
Mon, 27th Sep 2021
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FedEx Express expands eCommerce integrations in Asia Pacific; partners with 17 platforms to offer improved services and discounts to e-tailers.
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Bentley Systems' NZ-based software vendor Seequent acquires Minalytix
Mon, 20th Sep 2021
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Bentley Systems has announced its New Zealand based Seequent business unit has acquired Canadian software company Minalytix, developer of MX Deposit.
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Financial services organisations spend over $2.62 million on ransomware recovery
Thu, 16th Sep 2021
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Mid-sized financial services organisations in Asia Pacific and Japan spent more than US$2.62 million on average recovering from ransomware attacks.
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Networked bot attacks increase as human-initiated attack levels fall
Wed, 15th Sep 2021
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A new report reveals that bot attack volumes grew 41% year over year, with human-initiated attacks falling 29% in the first half of 2021.
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Rise in cyberattacks, ransomware during COVID-19 boosts IT security skills
Tue, 14th Sep 2021
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network infrastructure
Increased security challenges during the pandemic offered IT teams a unique opportunity to build their cybersecurity expertise.
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External OEM storage revenue hits $6.9 billion for enterprise market
Fri, 10th Sep 2021
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Global market revenue for enterprise external OEM storage systems grew by over 9% in Q2 2021, reaching $6.9 billion, according to IDC.