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Oracle announces new global regions for data centres

Fri, 26th Oct 2018
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The company made enhancements to its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure on top of an updated global data centre region roadmap.
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Vertiv makes EMEA channel appointment, bets on edge computing

Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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The company is confident its latest executive appointment will help develop new channel programmes and product developments.
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Equinix opening second data centre in Bulgaria early 2019

Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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The company has sunk around US$19 million into the new facility that will be located in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia.
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Hungry vendors: EMEA server shipments fall while revenues rise

Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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Higher average selling prices across standard and custom servers has seen data centre vendors cashing in on a bustling market.
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Nuix adds programme to entice APAC partners

Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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The programme aims to attract new partners, provide added benefits to current partners and boost the cybersecurity company's expansion into APAC.
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ServiceNow invests in Germany with two new data centres

Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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In addition to the new facilities, ServiceNow hopes to double its workforce in the area by the end of next year.
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Subsea cable linking SG and AU lands at Perth – just 6,800km to go

Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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A number of heavyweights are behind the cable linking Australia to Southeast Asia, including Google, Singtel, Telstra, and AARNet.
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EMEA's external storage market humming along with double-digit growth

Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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The external storage systems market in the region is in good stead, with some sectors doing better than others.
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Exclusive: Marseille is THE interconnection market to target says Interxion MD

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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Marseille is Europe's fastest growing interconnection hub, driven by its location as the gateway between Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia.
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Enterprise WLAN market still on the rise in Q2 2018

Mon, 10th Sep 2018
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The combined consumer and enterprise WLAN market segments rose 1.9% year over year in the second quarter of 2018.
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Huawei, Ericsson take majority of growing evolved packet core market

Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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Huawei and Ericsson dominate the Evolved Packet Core market as revenues grow 4% in Q2 2018, capturing over 60% combined market share despite challenges.
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IDC - Worldwide large format printer shipments up 1H18

Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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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.
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EMEA leading global cloud adoption race – but it's not all good news

Thu, 23rd Aug 2018
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A new report has revealed cloud adoption is rife in EMEA, but despite this, most organisations lack even the most basic security tools.
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CBRE appoints new director to lead expansion into the Nordics

Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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The company is making substantial investments into the area following significant market growth and rapid expansion.
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IDC forecasts smart city spending will reach $158 billion by 2022

Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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On a geographic basis, the APAC region, including China and Japan, will account for nearly 42% of global spending in 2018.
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Equinix to open new data centre in Oman, connecting EMEA

Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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Equinix is partnering with a local telco to launch a new data centre in an attempt to connect the region that sits between Europe, Africa and Asia.
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Epsilon & DCConnect partner to open up interconnectivity in China

Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
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A first for China, the integration will provide customers and partners with extended access to hundreds of data centers & cloud providers.
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Alibaba Cloud makes intentions clear with new EMEA partner program

Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
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Alibaba Cloud has expanded its reach in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) with the launch of a new partner program.
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NetSuite expands network and services of The Executive Centre

Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
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By switching from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to NetSuite OneWorld, The Executive Centre has supposedly been able to improve operational efficiency.
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Purpose-built backup appliance market erupting in EMEA

Thu, 28th Jun 2018
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IDC's latest research shows a very healthy PBBA market in EMEA with vendor revenue surging upwards in some areas more than others.