Acquisition stories - Page 143
New acquisition makes Kiwis’ path into esports easier than ever
Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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esports
LPL has taken over CyberGamer and says this will open up the gateway for Kiwi gamers to compete on a global stage.
EdgeConneX acquires Munich data centre, plans for expansion
Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
EdgeConneX acquires a key data centre in Munich, marking its ninth European location, aiming to expand infrastructure amid rising demand.
The message behind the Apple/Samsung iTunes partnership
Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
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apple
Futuresource has released its perspective on what Samsung Smart TV’s new iTunes Movies and TV Show app means for Apple as a company.
DigiCert's QuoVadis acquisition extends PKI expertise in EU
Mon, 21st Jan 2019
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certification
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m&a
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digicert
DigiCert has now officially completed its acquisition of QuoVadis Group from Swiss security firm WISeKey International.
InfluxData aims to accelerate growth with new sales executives
Mon, 21st Jan 2019
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devops
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iot
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apm
InfluxData appoints Jim Walsh as SVP of Engineering and Will Paulus as VP of Sales, aiming to drive global expansion and strengthen its leadership team.
HP invests in services with new ANZ execs
Mon, 21st Jan 2019
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it services
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hpe
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job moves
With IT services spend growing in Australia and New Zealand, HPE is appointing execs for software and technology services in the South Pacific.
Data centre cybersecurity actions that most people overlook
Fri, 18th Jan 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Schneider’s Steven Carlini discusses ways to improve data centre cybersecurity that most people don’t think of until it’s too late.
Insight Venture Partners invests $500 million in Veeam
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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virtualisation
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cloud services
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veeam
Insight Venture Partners injects USD $500 million into Veeam, aiming to boost their growth through strategic initiatives and mergers and acquisitions.
New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Data centre acquisitions surged in 2018 with 68 deals worth USD $16 billion, despite falling below 2017's peak, Synergy Research reports.
How RingCentral aims to expand its customer engagement portfolio
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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uc
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cx
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martech
RingCentral is set to acquire Connect First, enhancing its customer engagement portfolio with a robust outbound/blended communication platform.
Should enterprises double down on cloud computing?
Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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martech
Snowflake Computing announced predictions which focus on how organisations will need to harness data to drive the new economy.
ecentre's Sprint Global 2019 accelerator primed for action
Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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massey university
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sprint
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accelerator
Massey University's ecentre is launching Sprint Global 2019, an accelerator programme to help New Zealand startups go global faster.
Akamai acquires Janrain for access management capabilities
Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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ddos
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iam
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akamai
Akamai Technologies is set to acquire Janrain, enhancing their Intelligent Edge Platform with advanced customer identity and access management capabilities.
Positive results for semiconductor market, but decline looms
Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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storage
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semiconductors
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industry experts
The market's revenue growth reached double-digit figures in 2018, but Gartner has identified a number of imminent roadblocks.
The future of data with machine learning and cloud advancement
Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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devops
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iaas
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apm
Organisations that don’t take the reins in terms of machine learning and cloud adoption may see themselves left behind.
Iron Mountain announces acquisition to expand in APAC
Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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document management
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ecm
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hyperscale
Iron Mountain will gain a number of data centres from the acquisition as it continues to spread throughout Asia Pacific.
Let’s Play Live acquires esports company called CyberGamer
Mon, 7th Jan 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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esports
Let's Play Live has acquired esports platform CyberGamer, expanding its reach in the Australian and New Zealand markets and boosting community engagement.
The forces that will shape cloud management in 2019
Mon, 31st Dec 2018
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devops
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
Aussie firms to splash out $5.6bn on cloud services in 2019, eyeing agility and innovation amid talent crunch.
2019 data centre predictions from Interxion’s Europe MD
Thu, 27th Dec 2018
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uc
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hyperscale
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blockchain
The coming year looks set to be one of implementation where we see a lot of technologies that have been present on the fringes become mainstream.
5 strategies for widening the colocation data centre talent pool
Fri, 21st Dec 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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power / energy
The colocation industry has one of the lowest unemployment numbers across industries, making talent acquisition a difficult task.