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From 'fake' cloud to Netsuite: The Harcourts story
Thu, 11th Apr 2019
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financial systems
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fintech
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oracle
Harcourts, the 133-year-old real estate agency, transformed its global operations by adopting NetSuite, modernising from a 'fake' cloud solution.
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Cloud application attacks in Q1 up by 65% - Proofpoint
Mon, 18th Mar 2019
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cloud security
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phishing
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email security
Proofpoint found that the education sector was the most targeted of both brute-force and sophisticated phishing attempts.
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EMEA external storage market hits record high, Dell EMC on top
Thu, 14th Mar 2019
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storage
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enterprise storage
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hdd
The EMEA external storage market hit record highs in Q4 2018, growing 16.4% in USD, with Dell EMC leading the surge in flash-array deployments.
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How cybercriminals are most likely to be caught
Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fifteen per cent of IT managers at Australian companies who were victim to one or more cyber attacks last year can’t pinpoint how the attackers gained entry.
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Microsoft launches its first data centres in Africa
Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
In launching the two new facilities, Microsoft becomes the first global provider to deliver cloud services from data centres on the continent.
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Huawei invests in cloud deployment for Singapore
Thu, 21st Feb 2019
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smartphones
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public cloud
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ai
The company says its new strategic investment reflects growing demand for cloud service solutions across Asia Pacific.
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Facebook fights fake news ahead of Africa elections
Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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elections
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whatsapp
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facebook
Facebook Africa is deploying local fact-checkers and improving digital literacy to combat misinformation ahead of elections across the continent.
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AWS and Azure spending big bucks on data centres to get ahead
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
A new report from Canalys has revealed what the world’s two largest cloud providers have been up to – and they’ve certainly been busy.
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Who's going to dominate the disaster recovery as-a-service market through to 2028?
Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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dr
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draas
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cloud services
Western Europe and North America are poised to dominate the global DRaaS market through 2028, with Future Market Insights predicting a 38.5% CAGR in the sector.
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Dimension Data nabs three Cisco partner awards
Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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partner programmes
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partner awards
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dimension data
Cisco announced the awards, including APJ Partner of the Year, at a global awards reception during its annual partner conference.
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Huawei unveils new cloud region in South Africa
Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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smartphones
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dc
The announcement makes it the world’s first cloud service provider that operates a local data centre to provide cloud services in Africa.
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Tensions between China and US causing cloud war
Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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hyperscale
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smartphones
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public cloud
Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US  are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.
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New partnership for cable connecting Asia, Africa & Europe
Fri, 26th Oct 2018
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Orange and PCCW Global are confident the cable will substantially reduce network latency between the world's three most populated continents.
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New Zealand tops list of most-scammed countries - Microsoft
Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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email security
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cybersecurity
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research
Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.
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Hungry vendors: EMEA server shipments fall while revenues rise
Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Higher average selling prices across standard and custom servers has seen data centre vendors cashing in on a bustling market.
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New Zealand to get a boost on global impact investment stage
Tue, 2nd Oct 2018
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social enterprise
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ākina foundation
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impact investment
Aotearoa New Zealand joins the Global Steering Group for Impact Investing, promising new opportunities and global insights for local social enterprises.
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Wellington adtech firm Postr goes global
Thu, 20th Sep 2018
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uc
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martech
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commerce systems
Wellington’s adtech firm Postr goes global with contracts in Indonesia, Germany, and Portugal, expanding its team and quadrupling monthly revenue.
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New Zealand outpacing global smart TV adoption
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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digital entertainment
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smart tv
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idc
New Zealand is becoming a global leader in smart TV adoption, with a 44% adoption rate second only to South Korea, according to research firm IDC.
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How Samsung aims to use advanced AI to create business opportunities
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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ai
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samsung
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samsung business
Samsung to open new AI research centre in New York City, led by EVP Daniel Lee, to strengthen AI capabilities. Centre to focus on robotics research.
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Thales extends offer acceptance period for Gemalto acquisition
Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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m&a
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gemalto
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thales
Thales extends the offer acceptance period for its acquisition of Gemalto, awaiting regulatory approvals from various antitrust authorities.