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Public cloud services market thriving, but dominated by the big guys
Software-as-a-Service

Public cloud services market thriving, but dominated by the big guys

The top 16 market leaders in the market account for over half of the market, with IDC expecting this stranglehold to continue its growth.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Mon, 25th Jun 2018
AT&T offloads 31 data centers to trim $1.1b off colossal debt
Unified Communications

AT&T offloads 31 data centers to trim $1.1b off colossal debt

The giant telco reportedly has $189 billion of debt, and the data center sale (18 in the US and 13 international) is a move to reduce that.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Jun 2018
Three effective strategies for protecting your backups from ransomware
Storage

Three effective strategies for protecting your backups from ransomware

Three key things you should be doing with your data protection strategy to make sure your backups are there when you need them most.

By Andy Syrewicze • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Jun 2018
IDC - 2018 will see IT and telecom spending slowdown worldwide
EduTech

IDC - 2018 will see IT and telecom spending slowdown worldwide

An IDC report shows that the market is on course for a growth of 3.7% this year, slightly down from last year's 4.2%.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Jun 2018
Cove trials insurance purchases via Facebook Messenger chatbot
Unified Communications

Cove trials insurance purchases via Facebook Messenger chatbot

Cove Insurance has claimed it's first to sell insurance via a chatbot currently in private beta mode, and the tech looks promising.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Jun 2018
Huge money being made in U.S. data center real estate
Hyperscale

Huge money being made in U.S. data center real estate

A real estate investment trust has revealed the value of two recent data center sales, with the total sum exceeding $85 million.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Jun 2018
Storage is the secret weapon that protects unstructured data
Data Analytics

Storage is the secret weapon that protects unstructured data

As unstructured data grows exponentially, traditional storage systems falter. Embracing new storage techniques is crucial to safeguard against cyber-attacks.

By Patrick Martlew • 5 min read • Thu, 14th Jun 2018
Industry heavyweights debate the future at Datacloud Europe 2018
DataCentre infrastructure

Industry heavyweights debate the future at Datacloud Europe 2018

Datacloud Europe kicked off today with a keynote from Schneider Electric's Kevin Brown on the future of the data center industry.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jun 2018
Equinix, EBRC, EvoSwitch, & SAP Cloud ERP among 2018 Datacloud Awards' winners
Hyperscale

Equinix, EBRC, EvoSwitch, & SAP Cloud ERP among 2018 Datacloud Awards' winners

Last night saw the 11th Datacloud Awards take place in Monaco with many companies and individuals gracing the stage - check out the full list here.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Jun 2018
The war on infrastructure: DDoS is designed to disrupt
Distributed Denial of Service

The war on infrastructure: DDoS is designed to disrupt

The reality is that many of the DDoS attacks happening today are designed to disrupt - not to steal something.

By Jason Hilling • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Jun 2018
Day 2 of InfoSec EU 18 wraps up – here's some of the main highlights
Cybersecurity

Day 2 of InfoSec EU 18 wraps up – here's some of the main highlights

Some of the features included a keynote from Baroness Martha Lane Fox, the first ever InfoSec Europe Symposium, and various awards.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Jun 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Infrastructure stories

Workshop to combat ACA corrosion under insulation
Risk & Compliance

Workshop to combat ACA corrosion under insulation

Corrosion is costing New Zealand more than NZD $10 billion a year, prompting engineers to seek practical fixes at a New Plymouth workshop.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Jun 2018
Hydrogen-powered clean, green and efficient forklifts debut
Manufacturing

Hydrogen-powered clean, green and efficient forklifts debut

Customers could cut forklift downtime to minutes as hydrogen fuel-cell models promise cleaner operations and quicker refuelling at Australian sites.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sun, 24th Jun 2018
2018 Microsoft NZ Partner Awards: The full list of winners
Partner Programmes

2018 Microsoft NZ Partner Awards: The full list of winners

The Awards took place in Auckland last night with more than 400 in attendance and judges admitting it was a genuine challenge to pick the winners.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Jun 2018
Climate change report a step in the right direction
Risk & Compliance

Climate change report a step in the right direction

Councils say delayed decisions on adaptation funding and relocation could leave communities exposed to climate risks across New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Jun 2018
Energy management focus for 2018 Facilities Integrate Expo
Drones

Energy management focus for 2018 Facilities Integrate Expo

Delegates at the Auckland expo will hear how tighter energy management could cut costs as New Zealand faces looming climate targets.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Jun 2018
Incentives and flexibility needed to fix urban development
Public Sector

Incentives and flexibility needed to fix urban development

Councils are reluctant to fund growth infrastructure because central government captures the tax gains, an infrastructure expert says.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jun 2018
AI in construction forecast to explode in next five years
Robotics

AI in construction forecast to explode in next five years

Construction firms could save time and money as AI use is projected to jump from USD $407.2 million to USD $1.83 billion by 2023.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Jun 2018