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Amazon, Google, and Alibaba fuel booming smart speaker market

Sat, 9th Mar 2019
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While these vendors have had great success in the market, other vendors like Samsung, Huawei, and Apple have failed to capitalise.
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NZ companies ill-prepared for new digital marketing era

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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Kim Voon claims New Zealand companies need to get off their bums and get on with adopting new marketing tech or face being left behind by their global peers.
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Hyperscale data centres surging globally, 132 more on the way

Thu, 10th Jan 2019
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Global demand for data surge fuels a boom in hyperscale data centres, with 132 new facilities set to bolster the current 430, a rise led by Amazon and Google.
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Is Supermicro innocent? 3rd party test finds no malicious hardware

Thu, 13th Dec 2018
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One of the larger scandals within IT circles took place this year with Bloomberg firing shots at Supermicro - now Supermicro is firing back.
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Hyperscalers hurling colossal capital at data centres

Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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The old proverb 'you have to spend money to make money' could never be truer than in the hyperscale data centre industry.
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Amazon customers irate after 'technical error'

Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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A 'technical error' at Amazon has exposed customer names and email addresses, leaving many irate and questioning if it was a data breach.
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Exclusive: How the separation of Amazon and AWS could affect the cloud market

Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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Amazon's potential separation from AWS may not have a significant impact on the cloud market, says Unitas Global's Grant Kirkwood.
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Big 5 cloud providers tighten stranglehold on market

Fri, 26th Oct 2018
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While the market is seeing strong growth, it's coming at the expense of small-to-medium sized cloud operators.
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Oracle's Ellison calls out Amazon with next-gen cloud

Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
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Larry Ellison claims the rest of the cloud market is based on decade old technology with poor security, comparing Oracle's new offering with Amazon.
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Supermicro to test for spy chips, Apple & AWS call for retraction

Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
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Supermicro vows to test its motherboards for alleged spy chips amid strong denials from Apple and AWS, who demand Bloomberg retract its claims.
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Gartner's top tips to keep relevant in the face of change

Wed, 17th Oct 2018
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Gartner predicts that AI projects will remain alchemy, face recognition will reduce missing people, and social media scandals will have little impact.
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Chinese espionage: Sweating Apple insists breach allegations are 'not true'

Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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The dust still hasn't settled on the report that caused Supermicro's stocks to collapse, and now Apple is stressing its innocence.
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Supermicro, Apple, & Amazon vs crippling scandal – who's lying?

Sat, 6th Oct 2018
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A Bloomberg report claims that Supermicro sold motherboards with Chinese spy chips to Apple and Amazon, causing Supermicro's stock to plummet by 40%.
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AWS expands ECS offering in APAC

Mon, 1st Oct 2018
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Amazon ECS service discovery makes it easy for containerised services to discover and connect with each other.
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Hyperscale data centre CAPEX up 59% - but dominated by usual suspects

Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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In the first half of this year more than US$53b has been spent on hyperscale data centre development, with the bulk of that from just 5 companies.
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Canalys: 187% smart speaker growth driven by Chinese offerings

Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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While Google and Amazon still lead the way, it seems the smart speaker market is no exception to the steady rise of Chinese tech.
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Gartner - IaaS public cloud services market grew 29.5% in 2017

Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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Amazon is still on top, but Alibaba's investment strategy is giving the company huge potential for global growth.
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IDC - Who's winning the smart speaker battle?

Mon, 25th Jun 2018
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The hottest two categories, Smart Speakers and Video Entertainment products, are expected to represent 71% of the market in 2018.
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eBay king of online shopping ahead of Gumtree, Amazon, Kogan

Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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eBay is the favourite online shopping with over 9.4m Aussies visiting in an average four weeks, ahead of local second-hand site Gumtree with 5.6m.
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Amazon vs. consumers on the Aussie shutout

Fri, 1st Jun 2018
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Amazon announced that due to GST regulation they will no longer be shipping from the US to Australia. Its comment and the consumer perspective inside.