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World's longest electric car journey reaches Adelaide

Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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Dutchman Wiebe Wakker arrived in Adelaide after a 1051-day journey from Amsterdam in an electric car, proving the potential of sustainable travel.
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Cloud communications turns US$45b collaboration market on its head

Tue, 29th Jan 2019
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It comes as little surprise that cloud is continuing on its disruptive path – this time in the collaboration market.
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Vertiv reveals new 'plug-and-play' data centre options

Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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The new product families are said to enable the rapid deployment of right-sized, just-in-time data centre and power capacity.
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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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Relentless demand for IT experts in Southeast Asia

Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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Southeast Asia's IT and Telecom sector is booming, with Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines seeing record hiring growth as demand for tech experts soars.
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Cloud-native networking core market seeing growth

Wed, 2nd Jan 2019
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Dell'Oro group has released two reports that show that the expectation for 5G is driving the growth of cloud-native IMS VoLTE and EPC core markets.
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How protecting critical infrastructure starts with securing social media

Tue, 1st Jan 2019
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Erroneous alerts regarding potential missile strikes that caused civil disruption in Hawaii and Japan in recent history.
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Record revenues from servers selling like hot cakes

Thu, 13th Dec 2018
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The relentless demand for data has resulted in another robust quarter for the global server market with impressive growth.
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Genesys PureCloud generates triple-digit revenue growth year on year

Tue, 11th Dec 2018
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Genesys PureCloud posted remarkable growth, doubling revenue in Australia and New Zealand year-on-year and securing over 500 global customers.
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Cisco dominates record-high Ethernet switch & router markets

Sat, 8th Dec 2018
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Cisco dominates the Ethernet switch and router markets, with Q3 revenues hitting a record US$11 billion amid a surge in data center demand.
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Chinese smartphone brands are set to overthrow Samsung

Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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Huawei and Xiaomi drove global smartphone sales in Q3 2018, according to Gartner. Overall sales grew 1.4% to reach 389 million units.
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Park Place opening EMEA ops centre in Cork, jobs up for grabs

Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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The world's largest post-warranty data centre maintenance organisation has announced that it will be opening its new EMEA Operations Centre in Cork, Ireland.
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AWS tops all four global markets, APAC a unique case

Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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Amazon Web Services leads the global public cloud market across all major regions, though the APAC scene is uniquely shaped by strong local competition.
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'Public cloud is not a panacea' - 91% of IT leaders want hybrid

Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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Nutanix research suggests cloud interoperability and app mobility outrank cost and security for primary hybrid cloud benefits.
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Tatau scoops four international awards in a few short weeks

Fri, 9th Nov 2018
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'Tatau' is the word on many international tech investors' lips – and all because of a unique approach to blockchain and AI.
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EMEA data centre spending to flatline until Brexit's sorted

Fri, 9th Nov 2018
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EMEA's IT spending stymied by Brexit uncertainty, with data centre and device investments flatlining as security and cloud services gain traction.
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Secure Logic calls on Federal Govt to introduce IoT regulation

Wed, 7th Nov 2018
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Secure Logic CEO calls for Australian Government to introduce regulation mandating security practices for IoT devices.
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Cohesity grows revenue in EMEA 365 percent

Wed, 7th Nov 2018
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It appears Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) is ripe for the picking as Cohesity has announced significant growth in the area.
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Interxion launching new data centres in Frankfurt & Marseille

Wed, 31st Oct 2018
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Relentless demand has given rise to further investment from Interxion, with the total price tag for the new facilities coming in at €315m.
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Tensions between China and US causing cloud war

Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US  are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.