Africa stories - Page 24
IBM NZ appoints practice lead for new Cloud Advisory Practice
Wed, 25th Nov 2020
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digital transformation
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
Donald Long brings more than 30 years of IT experience in New Zealand and South Africa, in cloud consulting and architecture and client service roles.
Digital transformation and cloud security top of mind for enterprise
Tue, 17th Nov 2020
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digital transformation
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cloud security
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trend micro
In the era of the coronavirus pandemic, digital transformation and cloud security are the chart-topping topics enterprises want to know more about.
Radware expands DDoS prevention support for AWS
Thu, 12th Nov 2020
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ddos
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Radware expands elastic scaling capabilities for its DDoS protection in AWS, enabling automatic scaling without manual configuration.
NEXTDC and PCCW Global launch new cloud infrastructure integration
Wed, 11th Nov 2020
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uc
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
NEXTDC and Console Connect by PCCW Global have partnered to offer cloud infrastructure solutions to Australian businesses.
Dell Technologies drives innovation with latest solutions for HPC and AI
Tue, 10th Nov 2020
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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multi-cloud
Dell Technologies has unveiled new solutions and collaborations to accelerate AI and computing innovation in healthcare, life sciences, and manufacturing.
Teraco breaks ground on South African data centre
Mon, 9th Nov 2020
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data center planning
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teraco
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data center construction
The JB4 data centre, located in Ekurhuleni, will take just over a year to build as a standalone data centre, with completion slated for Q1 2022.
Free ICT training made available to ANZ citizens
Tue, 3rd Nov 2020
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edutech
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comptia
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digital education
CompTIA is offering free online training in information communications technology to people in Australia and New Zealand.
Xiaomi enters top three for first time as smartphone market picks up in Q320
Tue, 3rd Nov 2020
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smartphones
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shipments
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analyst report
Samsung regains top spot in smartphone shipments, while Xiaomi takes third place for the first time, according to Canalys.
Citrix adds zero trust to workplace security programme
Fri, 30th Oct 2020
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malware
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virtualisation
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hyperscale
Companies can evaluate their current security strategies and leverage existing investments to design and implement a Zero Trust framework.
Digital payments fuelling fraud surge during COVID-19 crisis
Tue, 27th Oct 2020
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open source
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cybersecurity
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sas
Digital payments are driving a multibillion-dollar fraud surge worldwide, fueled by the rapid adoption of mobile apps and online channels during the pandemic.
Aussie firms outsourcing finance functions to South Africa amid COVID-19 disruptions
Thu, 22nd Oct 2020
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outsourcing
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covid-19
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partners
Australian companies are considering outsourcing finance and accounting functions to South Africa due to cost advantages and high quality standards.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is BPESA?
Fri, 2nd Oct 2020
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data protection
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digital transformation
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data privacy
TechDay explores the growth opportunity for South Africa as big brands flock to the country for software development. #BPESA #offshoring.
Firms seek benefits of hybrid cloud, but rollouts pose problems
Wed, 30th Sep 2020
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hybrid cloud
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converged infrastructure
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nutanix
70% of organisations are taking longer than expected to adopt hybrid cloud, according to a new report by Nutanix and Vanson Bourne.
DevOps & IT teams feel pressure to keep digital services online during pandemic
Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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devops
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apm
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software development
IT and DevOps practitioners are overwhelmed by the increase in IT incidents since COVID-19, says PagerDuty survey.
Beyond Limits hits $133 million in Series C investment round
Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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ai
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healthtech
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investment
Beyond Limits, an AI technology company, has raised $133m to drive global expansion, with investments from Group 42 and bp ventures.
neutrality.one selects datamena for EMEA & Asia PoP
Wed, 23rd Sep 2020
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
Cloud networking company neutrality.one expands into Asia, Middle East, and Africa with new point of presence in Dubai's datamena facility.
HPE, Dell tops worldwide server market - IDC
Thu, 10th Sep 2020
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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lenovo
Global server market revenue grew by 19.8% YoY in Q2 2020, reaching $24bn, with worldwide server shipments up 18.4% to nearly 3.2 million units.
Modular data centres increasingly popular, Vertiv recognised as leader
Thu, 10th Sep 2020
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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healthtech
Vertiv named leading supplier in modular data center market, with scalability and speed of deployment driving growth.
Vertiv ranked as a leader for modular data centre market
Tue, 8th Sep 2020
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edge computing
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healthtech
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modular data centre
Omdia research reveals that the global market for prefabricated modular data centres, from the edge to the core, increased by more than 65%.
10 billion records sit in unsecured databases - China leads the pack
Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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vpns
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
A white hat hacker hacker uncovered a total of 9517 unsecured databases worldwide, collectively containing more than 10 billion entries.