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Cloud’s next step - 6 trends that are taking shape
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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microsoft
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cloud services
Cloud computing has firmly established its place in both the enterprise and consumer spaces. But what is next for the revolutionary technology?.
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Wipro's data center hosting business sells for $405 million
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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edge computing
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cloud services
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wipro
The hosted data center business is one of the three businesses that Wipro took over when it acquired Infocrossing in 2007.
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Deloitte strengthens AWS and cloud offerings with API Talent acquisition
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Deloitte has acquired API Talent, the first New Zealand provider to qualify for AWS DevOps competency and a certified AWS MSP Partner.
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Deloitte acquires API Talent to ramp up AWS cloud offerings
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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devops
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Deloitte acquires New Zealand’s API Talent to enhance AWS cloud services; co-owners join as partners, aiming to boost cloud adoption in local firms.
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Cirrus Networks snatches up $1.6 million Austrade contract
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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government
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cirrus networks
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austrade
Cirrus Networks has secured a GBP £1.6 million supply contract with Austrade, following its strategic acquisition of Correct Communications.
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8 company mega-merger Trimantium GrowthOps debuts on the ASX
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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digital transformation
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software development
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ipo
The listing follows a $70 million IPO, which values the company at approximately $143 million on a fully diluted basis.
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Australia’s utilities sector must innovate to tackle energy poverty
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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zuora
Energy poverty affects over 42,000 families in Australia, namely indigenous Australians, pensioners and low-income families.
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Gartner: Integrated systems revenue will grow $12.3b in 2018
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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converged infrastructure
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hci
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integrated stack
Hyperconverged integrated systems (HCIS) will experience the strongest growth at 55%, while integrated stack systems will experience a 5% decline.
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Palo Alto Networks forks out $300m cash to acquire Evident.io
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
In a move to extend its cloud security offerings, Palo Alto Networks has entered into a definitive agreement with Evident.io.
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Aconex shareholders vote in favour of Oracle acquisition
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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software
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oracle
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construction
Aconex shareholders have overwhelmingly approved Oracle’s AUD $7.80 per share acquisition offer, valuing the deal at USD $1.2 billion.
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Avaya brings AI on board with acquisition of Spoken Communications
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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uc
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ai
Avaya has closed its acquisition of Spoken Communications, boosting its cloud-based solutions and customer experience management.
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Channel dominated infrastructure shipments in 2017 with 74%
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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storage
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
The value of global infrastructure shipments hit an all-time high last year with 3 vendors and the channel dominating, but direct sales are catching.
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Equinix gets even bigger in Australia with added data center capacity
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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iaas
Equinix is expanding its Australian data center footprint, adding capacity to its ME1 Melbourne and SY4 Sydney facilities.
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Nutanix announces second acquisition this month
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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devops
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converged infrastructure
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multi-cloud
March is turning out to be a very good month for Nutanix after making two acquisitions and publishing healthy Q2 financial figures.
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Park Place Technologies snaps up Irish data centre maintenance company
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
After acquiring Origina Technology Services, Park Place is now the largest 3rd party maintenance provider in Ireland with aims to expand in Europe.
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Cybersecurity – be prepared for alert fatigue and understand the context
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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risk & compliance
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skills gap
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rsa security
With cyber threats on the rise, organisations are grappling with alert fatigue. Combatting breaches like Equifax and Uber’s requires context and smarter tools.
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NEC AU announces channel programme just for Kiwi partners
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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uc
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digital signage
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displays & projectors
NEC Australia has rolled out a new partner programme for NZ to help selected NEC UC integrators to deliver a better experience to end-users.
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CyberArk strengthens defenses against privileged account exploitation through Vaultive buyout
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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devops
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pam
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iaas
CyberArk has bought out cloud security firm Vaultive as part of a move to extend its capabilities in the privileged account management space.
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Cisco unveils its top five strategic business pillars for 2018
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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uc
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network infrastructure
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data analytics
Cisco has unveiled its five strategic business pillars for 2018, focusing on security, network reinvention, multi-cloud, data utilisation, and collaboration.
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Learning from the past to protect the future of IoT and cloud
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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cloud security
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iot security
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iot
Cyber attackers are likely to use known vulnerabilities this year despite advancements in their threats, says ForeScout.