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Stories by Ashton - Page 17

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New Swiss data centre gets shortlisted for DCS awards

Wed, 25th Apr 2018
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The awards celebrate the designers, manufacturers and suppliers in the data centre arena, and Schneider Electric believes DataHub Biel has a chance.
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Nlyte Software announces data centre partnership with DATA4

Tue, 24th Apr 2018
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The companies affirm the partnership is a bid to raise the value of DATA4's services in the competitive colocation market.
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Report finds UK manufacturers' cybersecurity severely wanting

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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Nearly half of UK manufacturers have experienced a cybersecurity incident, with many lacking protection measures, says a new report.
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The extraordinary tale of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing's data centre practices

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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I was lucky enough to be taken through the factory for a peek into the IT operations required for a top end F1 team - including a mobile data centre.
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Damning report finds despite WannaCry attack, NHS still not patching

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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A government report has emerged that reveals despite the 'major' ransomware attack a year ago, the UK's NHS STILL has not learned its lesson.
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Earth Day: Tech bigwigs share how they're taking care of the planet

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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power / energy
Execs from Commvault, Six Degrees, Puppet, Cradlepoint, and Skillsoft open their doors to reveals what they're doing to minimise environmental damage.
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Australia the best in the world... at being breached

Fri, 20th Apr 2018
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cybercrime
Australia may have just cleaned up at the Commonwealth Games, but it appears the nation still has a lot to learn when it comes to cybersecurity.
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Tech heavyweights team up to produce 'Secure Edge Data Centre'

Fri, 20th Apr 2018
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ABB, HPE, and Rittal will unveil their new collaboration next week - a turnkey and resilient data centre environment tapping into edge computing.
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'Honeypot' experiment exposes how hackers are doing their work

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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Cybereason created a fake financial services company with weak cybersecurity to reveal how cybercriminals are using bots to do all the grunt work.
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GlobalData: AWS, lower cloud adoption barriers or face being overtaken

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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GlobalData has released commentary reporting Amazon's days at the top of the cloud market could be numbered unless it makes some changes.
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The security challenges of SD-WAN - and how to defend against them

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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Silver Peak's recent report details the benefits of SD-WAN over traditional WANs, its imminent security challenges, and how to fortify against them.
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Vertiv: The 4 primary edge archetypes and their tech requirements

Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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​Edge computing has long been a hot topic surrounding data centre circles, and now Vertiv has released a report shedding some light on the matter.
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Expert insights: Should we be preparing for cyberwar with Russia?

Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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Days after the missile strike on Syria by Western powers, fears are growing over a potential retaliation by Russia - here's what the experts think.
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Data stored in DNA a reality: Nlyte co-founder shares insights

Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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Nlyte co-founder Robert Neave says the influx of data from mobile devices means data centres need to look at new and innovative ways to store data.
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2018 public cloud revenue to surge 21.4% - but then it 'will stabilise'

Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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Public cloud will continue its rapid growth in 2018 but according to Gartner there could be a tunnel coming to take the light.
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IBM Security unveils new AI platform to defend against cyberattacks

Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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The company has invested more than 200,000 hours of R&D into this platform, which includes technologies from Cisco, McAfee, Symantec and others.
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Zayo expands Europe data centre network with new UK facility

Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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Zayo has a strong presence in the US with 50 data centres - and now the company is looking to stamp its mark in Europe.
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Expert panel: Overcoming barriers of multi-cloud & realising its benefits

Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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In this article, five IT experts offer advice to organisations about the reasons to adopt multi-cloud, and what to look for when choosing a solution.
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Global service provider opts with Silver Peak for SD-WAN offerings

Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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network infrastructure
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After a comprehensive evaluation of a number of SD-WAN vendors, a subsidiary of the KDDI Corporation has partnered with Silver Peak.
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Industry and academia partner to push UK supercomputer adoption

Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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HPE today announced a plan of action with Arm, SUSE, and three UK universities to accelerate the adoption of supercomputer applications in the UK.