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Dell EMC expands multicloud data protection capabilities

Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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According to IDC, 92% of organisations have adopted a cloud environment with 64% adopting a multi-cloud approach.
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Amazon rumoured to buy Israel DR firm CloudEndure

Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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Amazon is rumoured to be buying Israeli cloud computing startup CloudEndure for USD $200 million, sparking intrigue in the tech community.
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Google Cloud, Palo Alto Networks extend partnership

Wed, 12th Dec 2018
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Google Cloud and Palo Alto Networks have extended their partnership to include more security features and customer support for all major public clouds.
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Interview: How Netskope is enabling secure use of cloud apps

Wed, 5th Dec 2018
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Netskope has found that approximately 1000 applications are adopted by employees without the knowledge of IT staff, presenting a challenge for security teams.
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Equinix investing in new green Helsinki data centre

Mon, 3rd Dec 2018
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Equinix is set to invest EUR €17 million in a new Helsinki data centre offering green energy, aiming to boost interconnectivity for over 135 businesses.
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Google Cloud throws more money at APAC, new regions announced

Mon, 3rd Dec 2018
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Google Cloud expands in APAC with new Hong Kong region, Jakarta next, boosting local data access and reducing latency.
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AWS provides a shot in the Arm with new servers

Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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While it can't claim to be the first one to deploy them, it does win the race of the cloud giants in offering the architecture as a cloud service.
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What Brexit? Equinix invests £90m in new London data centre

Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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The company is confident Brexit will have no impact on the data centre market in London, with its total investment in the London metro area exceeding £930m.
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Cisco and AWS collaborate for hybrid cloud platform

Sat, 10th Nov 2018
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Cisco partners with AWS to offer a hybrid cloud platform, streamlining Kubernetes deployment across private data centers and AWS.
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Top 5 myths about cloud adoption in Asia

Tue, 6th Nov 2018
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Dell Boomi's Asia MD says there are a number of myths holding back cloud adoption, despite it being the obvious future.
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Palo Alto Networks to expand cloud security capabilities with RedLock acquisition

Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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The acquisition is expected to close during Palo Alto Networks fiscal first quarter, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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Flexera acquires multi-cloud management provider, RightScale

Fri, 28th Sep 2018
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Flexera has acquired multi-cloud management leader RightScale, bolstering its technology asset management offering.
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Teraco: Digital transformation will be defined by the race to the edge

Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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Edge computing is undoubtedly one of the buzzwords of choice within data centre circles at the moment – up there with AI, IoT, and gender imbalances.
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Profits down but revenue & CAPEX up as NEXTDC eyes the future

Sat, 1st Sep 2018
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There may be less money to play with but the company had a very busy year with a series of new data centre launches revenues rising 31 percent.
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STT GDC partners with Megaport to bolster its data center services

Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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In a bid to diversify its services and make them more agile, STT GDC has announced a new partnership with Megaport.
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Dell EMC continues to ramp up cloud-enabled portfolio

Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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It is boosting the cloud capabilities of platforms, infrastructure solutions, consumption model and services to help customers leverage multi-cloud st.
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Service providers must act now to stay relevant in a cloud-first world

Thu, 23rd Aug 2018
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Gartner says if the majority of providers don't act now, in five year's time 75 percent of today's IT service providers will become irrelevant.
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Interxion and Google partner to offer direct GCP connectivity

Wed, 15th Aug 2018
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Interxion is adding to its lineup of cloud providers with new dedicated access to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) across its Europe footprint.
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Google building new Singapore data center to join its other two

Wed, 1st Aug 2018
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This will bring the tech giant's total Singapore data center investment to more than US$850m in a bid to meet surging demand.
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Competition's heating up: Google unveils hybrid cloud solution

Thu, 26th Jul 2018
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It's clear that this release from Google is part of an attempt to bolster its hybrid cloud strategy amidst fierce rivalry.