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Apple watch new face

watchOS 6 preview brings Watch-only apps, new faces, and features

Thu, 6th Jun 2019
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Apple has unveiled watchOS 6, offering new health and fitness tools, dynamic watch faces, and access to the App Store on Apple Watch.
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Almost one-fifth of UK public sector reported over 1,000 cyber attacks

Tue, 28th May 2019
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SolarWinds found the most common attacks were phishing (95%) and malware (86%), with a large step down to third place, ransomware (54%).
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SolarWinds launches new SIEM offering

Mon, 27th May 2019
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SolarWinds has launched SolarWinds Security Event Manager, a SIEM solution designed to enhance cybersecurity visibility.
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Xnor releases self-serve AI platform for edge product development

Mon, 20th May 2019
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Developers, device creators, and companies don't necessarily need to have a background or training in artificial intelligence.
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Seven Aussie projects shortlisted in IDC's Smart Cities Awards

Wed, 15th May 2019
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smart cities
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iot
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wireless networks
The nominated projects include three from Newcastle alone and span smart water metering, solar farms, virtualization and transport.
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3 ways cloud & colocation providers can use renewables

Wed, 15th May 2019
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Schneider Electric's John Powers discusses the renewable revolution that is underway and how providers can jump on board.
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SolarWinds: Looking beyond DevOps to fix cybersecurity

Wed, 8th May 2019
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The role of DevOps in security has seen increasing popularity due to its sound philosophy around productivity and adaptability.
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Akamai's Texas data centers soon to be powered by wind

Tue, 7th May 2019
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power / energy
Akamai's Texas data centres will soon be powered by the Seymour Hills Wind Farm, delivering 8MW of renewable energy, part of a push for 50% renewables by 2020.
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WatchGuard expands partner program with financial incentives

Fri, 3rd May 2019
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network infrastructure
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network security
In the expanded program, partners can earn WatchGuardONE status by specialising in just one of the available product families.
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SolarWinds adds Mac capabilities to dashboards

Thu, 2nd May 2019
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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solarwinds
Ability to manage both Mac and Windows devices on the same dashboard will streamline monitoring and management for MSPs.
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Google reveals steps towards data center sustainability

Mon, 29th Apr 2019
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Google unveils innovative steps to enhance data center sustainability, leveraging AI for energy efficiency and promoting circular reuse of server components.
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SolarWinds adds password management to security portfolio

Mon, 29th Apr 2019
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SolarWinds expands its IT security portfolio with the new Passportal suite, offering unified password and privileged client knowledge management tools for MSPs.
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Global Data Center doubles size of Israel facility

Mon, 29th Apr 2019
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data center transformation
Global Data Center doubles its Herzliya facility size with a multi-million-dollar investment, enhancing service capacity and business continuity for clients.
Blackhole

Experts: Why the Black Hole Photo matters

Fri, 12th Apr 2019
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edutech
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university of canterbury
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auckland university
NASA's release of the first photograph of a black hole has sparked media interest and proven the accuracy of decades of scientific work.
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4 reasons cloud and colocation providers are going renewable

Mon, 8th Apr 2019
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Schneider Electric's John Powers shares the massive impact renewable energy is having on the data center industry.
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Data centre titans blazing green energy trail – AWS under fire

Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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public cloud
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supply chain
Data from Cloudscene has revealed tech giants like Google and Apple are setting a precedent in renewable energy, but AWS has come under fire.
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Why tech pros still prioritise hybrid IT and security

Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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Tech professionals remain focused on hybrid IT and security skills amid emerging technology demands, SolarWinds' 2019 IT Trends Report reveals.
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UK's IT pros not learning fast enough to manage their environments

Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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hybrid cloud
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blockchain
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partner programmes
A new SolarWinds study has found that if the current IT workforce is to keep up with the pace of innovation, there will need to be some significant changes.
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Intel building US's first exascale supercomputer

Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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Intel and the Department of Energy are building potentially the world's first exascale supercomputer, capable of a quintillion calculations per second.
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SolarWinds extends database anomaly detection

Thu, 14th Mar 2019
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public cloud
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SolarWinds releases Database Performance Analyzer 12.1 with machine learning for anomaly detection, alongside IT management updates for hybrid environments.