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NEC to provide Portugal's capital with Smart City infrastructure
Smart Cities

NEC to provide Portugal's capital with Smart City infrastructure

The Municipality of Lisbon has chosen NEC to accelerate the digital transformation of the entire city by utilising data.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Jul 2017
SkyGroup Communications: New conference system now available in South Africa
Unified Communications

SkyGroup Communications: New conference system now available in South Africa

South African distributor SkyGroup Communications has made the Yealink VC800 Room System for video conferencing available in the country.

By Vusi Melane • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Jul 2017
Gartner: AI tech will be in most software products by 2020
Artificial Intelligence

Gartner: AI tech will be in most software products by 2020

Machines can actually do some things better and faster than humans, once trained; machines and humans can accomplish more together than separately.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Jul 2017
Estonia and Luxembourg sign off on world-first 'data embassy'
Cybersecurity

Estonia and Luxembourg sign off on world-first 'data embassy'

Estonia has proven yet again why the tiny country of 1.3 million people is considered a 'trail-blazer' when it comes to technology.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Jul 2017
Talend accelerates big data pipeline development for Microsoft Azure
DevOps

Talend accelerates big data pipeline development for Microsoft Azure

Talend releases connectors for Data Fabric platform to help customers migrate enterprise-wide data sources to Microsoft Azure for real-time analytics.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Jul 2017
PCCW lands new Asia Africa Europe-1 cable in Hong Kong
Cable

PCCW lands new Asia Africa Europe-1 cable in Hong Kong

PCCW Global lands world's largest submarine cable in Hong Kong, claiming to support China's One Belt One Road initiative.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Jul 2017
UK's silicon photonics consortium welcomes £4.8 million boost to R&D
DataCentre infrastructure

UK's silicon photonics consortium welcomes £4.8 million boost to R&D

Silicon photonics is seen as one of the key technologies to solve the surging volumes of IP traffic using astronomic volumes of energy.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Jul 2017
Seven pieces of the IOT puzzle from Microsoft
Unified Communications

Seven pieces of the IOT puzzle from Microsoft

Microsoft unveils an expansive IOT toolkit, poised to revolutionise business, healthcare, and government operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 14th Jul 2017
Schneider Electric: What is Infrastructure Management as a Service?
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric: What is Infrastructure Management as a Service?

Schneider Electric revolutionises data centres with Infrastructure Management as a Service, paving the way for a nimbler IT future.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2017
Burgeoning data centre colocation market to double its size by 2022
Hyperscale

Burgeoning data centre colocation market to double its size by 2022

​New research from MarketsandMarkets has revealed a very positive forecast for the data centre colocation market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2017
Infor's Networked CloudSuites offering increased supply chain transparency
Supply Chain

Infor's Networked CloudSuites offering increased supply chain transparency

The suites unify multiple applications into a single suite for specific industries such as healthcare, public sector and distribution.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2017
OVH raises €400 million to accelerate global data centre growth
Hyperscale

OVH raises €400 million to accelerate global data centre growth

​OVH has signalled its intentions for the future with a huge funding round to support its strategic developments & continued growth around the world.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2017
Ericsson eyes the future with launch of network services for 'massive IoT'
Network Infrastructure

Ericsson eyes the future with launch of network services for 'massive IoT'

Ericsson strides into the IoT era, launching pioneering network services for seamless integration of massive IoT connectivity and management.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2017
Rittal joins industry heavyweights to promote standardisation
Hyperscale

Rittal joins industry heavyweights to promote standardisation

The rack producer has joined global vendors like HPE and GE Digital in the Open19 Foundation to help cut costs, save power and increase flexibility.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Jul 2017
VMware appoints new SVP & CCO - Claire Dixon from eBay
Virtualisation

VMware appoints new SVP & CCO - Claire Dixon from eBay

VMware appoints new chief communications officer, Claire Dixon, to lead global communications team and advance company's goals.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Jul 2017
Microsoft & KPMG launch new digital solution hub & smart audit platform
Digital Transformation

Microsoft & KPMG launch new digital solution hub & smart audit platform

Microsoft and KPMG have expanded their partnership with the launch of two initiatives to address global business issues.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Tue, 11th Jul 2017
$250 million, new programmes and discounts to help Microsoft ISVs
Public Cloud

$250 million, new programmes and discounts to help Microsoft ISVs

Microsoft's $250m boost for ISVs: New Azure programmes and up to 50% discounts aim to expand partner opportunities and innovation.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Jul 2017
Visionaries: Big Switch Networks' data center fabric recognised in Gartner report
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Visionaries: Big Switch Networks' data center fabric recognised in Gartner report

Big Switch Networks has been included in the Visionaries Quadrant of Gartner's report - 2017 Magic Quadrant for Data Centre Networking.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Jul 2017
Mastech Digital to acquire InfoTrellis in $55 million deal
Mergers and Acquisitions

Mastech Digital to acquire InfoTrellis in $55 million deal

Mastech Digital to acquire InfoTrellis' services division for $55m, in deal that will create Mastech InfoTrellis.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 10th Jul 2017