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NEXTDC's customers will be among the first to take advantage of APAC's shortest submarine cable route between Sydney and Singapore.

EMEA's IT spending stymied by Brexit uncertainty, with data centre and device investments flatlining as security and cloud services gain traction.

It appears Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) is ripe for the picking as Cohesity has announced significant growth in the area.

Relentless demand has given rise to further investment from Interxion, with the total price tag for the new facilities coming in at €315m.

Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US  are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.

Orange and PCCW Global are confident the cable will substantially reduce network latency between the world's three most populated continents.

Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.

Blanchot is confident this new development will result in strong growth for the company's sales and profitability.

The company is confident its latest executive appointment will help develop new channel programmes and product developments.

Higher average selling prices across standard and custom servers has seen data centre vendors cashing in on a bustling market.

In addition to the new facilities, ServiceNow hopes to double its workforce in the area by the end of next year.

Wellington's adtech firm Postr goes global with contracts in Indonesia, Germany, and Portugal, expanding its team and quadrupling monthly revenue.

The external storage systems market in the region is in good stead, with some sectors doing better than others.

Harnessing AI, machine learning, and VR, the travel industry seeks to predict and inspire consumer behaviour, making choices more personalised and engaging.

Marseille is Europe's fastest growing interconnection hub, driven by its location as the gateway between Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia.

The combined consumer and enterprise WLAN market segments rose 1.9% year over year in the second quarter of 2018.

Huawei and Ericsson dominate the Evolved Packet Core market as revenues grow 4% in Q2 2018, capturing over 60% combined market share despite challenges.

For the first half of the year, shipments are up 3.5% while revenue is up over 5% compared to the first half of 2017.

A new report has revealed cloud adoption is rife in EMEA, but despite this, most organisations lack even the most basic security tools.

The company is making substantial investments into the area following significant market growth and rapid expansion.