Performance news stories

Infrastructure
IBM expands Power10 server line for business modernisation
IBM has recently announced a significant expansion of its Power10 server line with the introduction of mid-range and scale-out systems.

Internet of Things
AI-Link chooses Keysight offering to validate 5G performance
AI-Link has chosen Keysight Technologies' 5G test tools for end-to-end performance validation of cloud-native 5G radio access network (RAN) equipment.

Solar Wind
Hands-on review: SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA)
We get our hands on a free trial of SolarWind's cross-vendor diagnosis and analytics tools.

Digital Journey
NICE unveils new CXone capabilities with latest release
NICE has announced the Summer 2022 release of CXone, which adds new capabilities that enhance journey orchestration and complete performance.

Mitel
Martello and Mitel renew and extend their partnership
Martello has entered into an Amended Agreement with key partner Mitel, laying out the commercial terms under which it provides the Mitel Performance Analytics (MPA) software for sale to Mitel customers and partners.

Testing
Catchpoint releases open source, web testing suite
It allows web developers, SEO managers and performance teams to run instant tests from various locations and receive a detailed performance audit.

Gaming
Hands-on review: 32GB PNY XLR8 Gaming MAKO 6000MHz DDR5 memory kit
PNY’s XLR8 Gaming MAKO DDR5 memory modules are designed to get the most out of systems based on Intel’s 12th generation Alder Lake CPUs.

Collaboration
Align your technology stack to drive hotel revenue performance
It’s been proven that when a hotel’s various revenue-generating departments work effectively together, they report revenue increases and increased market share.

Network Management
Vodafone, Anodot to transform network, customer experience
Vodafone New Zealand has chosen Anodot to transform its network performance visibility and improve customer experiences.

Cybersecurity
Half of A/NZ tech leaders would turn off cybersecurity to boost performance
"As organisations portfolios grow larger and more distributed, they require consistent security, end-to-end visibility."

Workday
The Warehouse Group implements Workday tools to hear employee voices
The Warehouse Group has implemented the Workday Peakon Employee Voice listening platform to help them hear and connect with every team member and actively address ongoing feedback.

GeForce
COLORFUL launches GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Series Graphics Cards
PC component manufacturer, Colorful Technology, has launched its GeForce RTX 3090 Ti series of graphics cards.

Insurance
Smarter tech investments can streamline collaboration for insurers
Smarter technology investments can streamline collaboration for insurers, increasing efficiency, lowering costs and providing a better customer experience.

Cloud
Workday helps Chorus connect well-being to business performance
Chorus, a New Zealand telecommunications infrastructure business, has implemented technology that links well-being with business performance.

Gaming
PNY launches XLR8 gaming DDR5 memory in Australia and New Zealand
PNY Technologies is making a push into local markets by launching its XLR8 Gaming and Performance DDR5 Desktop Memory into Australia and New Zealand.

Cloud
Experian report finds data quality linked heavily to business success
The Global Data Management Report by Experian found that 75% of businesses that improved data quality in 2021 also exceeded their business objectives.

Cloud Security
Entrust announces nShield APAC expansion for better cloud security
Entrust has announced the geographic expansion of its nShield as a Service hardware security module (HSM) offering.

Update
Starburst updates enterprise offering, extends support for data mesh architecture
Starburst has launched the latest version of Starburst Enterprise, providing customers with net new capabilities alongside more advanced connectivity, improved performance, and more security features.

AppDynamics
Three tips for technologists to cut through data noise
The need to monitor and optimise performance across a spiralling IT estate has left technologists bombarded by overwhelming levels of data coming from every angle.

Digitisation
Atos launches employee experience solution for new frontier of work
"Engaged Employee Experience is our approach to this new frontier of work, which brings together people, places and things to support our clients transform their organisations.”

Cloud
SolarWinds extends support for database management with new DPM offering
SolarWinds has added a Database Performance Monitor (DPM) to its IT operations management (ITOM) portfolio. This follows the acquisition of VividCortex in December 2019 by SolarWinds.

Cloud data center
Cloudscene ranks top regional data centre providers
Equinix took the top spot across Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania.

Amazon Web Services / AWS
New Zealand Rugby uses AWS-powered analytics to boost performance
Amazon Partner Network Partner Intela AI and data science company DOT Loves Data partnered to develop the Play in the Grey interactive platform on AWS.

Gartner
Performance management systems not effective, Gartner finds
“One of the reasons performance management initiatives are failing is the increasing demands placed on the outputs of the process."