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SOLD: Infratil & partner snap up Vodafone NZ

Infratil and Brookfield Asset Management have jointly acquired Vodafone New Zealand for NZD $3.4 billion, edging out rivals like KKR and TPG Capital.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Tue, 14th May 2019

Manufacturing

New Zealand Super Fund invests $115m into North America data centres

New Zealand Super Fund to invest up to US$115m in North American data centers, capitalising on demand for digital infrastructure and data.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Apr 2019

Gaming

Apple mania! A brief look at Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+

Whether you're after news, TV, or gaming, it seems like Apple is pulling out all the stops to get your attention.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Tue, 26th Mar 2019

DataCentre infrastructure

Cyxtera to expand five of its US data centers

Citing an effort to meet relentless demand, the company has announced it will be expanding a number of its data centers in the US.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Mar 2019

Hyperscale

A look at some of the big data centre openings in 2019 so far

Alibaba Cloud, Facebook, and Oracle - among others - have already opened major facilities this year, so here's a round-up.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 23rd Feb 2019

Hyperscale

Hurricane Electric seals data center deal with EdgeConneX

Edge data centres continue their steady march onwards after another major deal was signed this week to benefit 10 key markets.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Feb 2019

Unified Communications

Park Place opening EMEA ops centre in Cork, jobs up for grabs

The world's largest post-warranty data centre maintenance organisation has announced that it will be opening its new EMEA Operations Centre in Cork, Ireland.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Nov 2018

Artificial Intelligence

How gaming graphics changed the world: Nvidia AI Conference Sydney

Nvidia's AI Conference in Sydney showcased the transformative role of gaming GPUs in AI, from revolutionising medicine to real-time ray tracing in gaming.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Sep 2018

Fintech

Xero pays NZ$103m to acquire Canada-based cloud bookkeeping firm

Xero to acquire Canadian cloud bookkeeping firm Hubdoc for NZD $103 million, enhancing its financial data integration for small businesses globally.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Aug 2018

Hyperscale

Digital Realty opens up IBM Cloud access in 70 global data centres

Digital Realty today announced that it will be expanding its dedicated access to the IBM Cloud in 15 major metropolitan areas around the globe.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Jul 2018

Entrepreneurship

New Zealand: A top five location for millennials to start a business

New Zealand has been ranked as one of the top three locations in the world for millennials who want to start a business.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018

Hyperscale

Digital Realty turns old printing plant into third Toronto data center

Digital Realty has converted what was once Toronto's largest newspaper facility into one of the most efficient and reliable data centers in the area.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 16th Jun 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix continues global expansion with Microsoft collaboration

The interconnection and data centre company has expanded its partnership with Microsoft to provide direct connectivity to twenty cities globally.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 8th May 2018

Data Analytics

CIM group acquires new data center

CIM Group and fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty acquire a 42,000-square-foot data centre in Markham, expanding their international portfolio.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Jan 2018

Marketing Technologies

Auckland among top nine cities for digital payments leadership

Auckland is named a top digital payments leader, with potential to gain nearly USD $2 billion annually by further reducing cash reliance, a Visa study reveals.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018