Stories by Ashton
Is it possible to enjoy container agility and be secure?
Wed, 12th Jun 2019
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
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dc
In line with ever-changing demands on IT, containers are exploding in popularity and look set to become the preferred method for deploying applications.
Deutsche Bank opts with Red Hat for its hybrid cloud journey
Wed, 8th May 2019
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Deutsche Bank partners with Red Hat to boost its digital transformation with a hybrid cloud platform, improving efficiency and agility across global operations.
Akamai's Texas data centers soon to be powered by wind
Tue, 7th May 2019
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hyperscale
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dc
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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.
HPE & Nutanix join forces to deliver hybrid cloud as a service
Wed, 10th Apr 2019
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hybrid cloud
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
The two tech giants have partnered to offer a fully integrated solution that capitalises on the hybrid IT market.
Pure Storage makes hybrid cloud play with new acquisition
Wed, 3rd Apr 2019
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storage
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hybrid cloud
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converged infrastructure
The idea of hybrid cloud has immersed the world of IT since its inception, and now Pure Storage is accelerating its vision.
Schneider and Cisco partner for new micro data centre options
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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edge computing
The tech heavyweights have announced a partnership in an effort to tap into a burgeoning market specialising in lightweight solutions.
Hyve's new innovation trims power bills and employee fat
Mon, 1st Apr 2019
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
It's in dark times like these with Brexit looming above that it's great to see some reassurance with classic British innovation.
Data centre titans blazing green energy trail – AWS under fire
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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hyperscale
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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.
IT pros call on AU government to decentralise data centres
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Australian IT leaders urge Federal Government to decentralise data centres with AU$100m regional initiative, aiming for economic and technological growth.
Is Google's Stadia feasible with today's data centres?
Tue, 26th Mar 2019
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gaming
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hyperscale
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public cloud
To get a better idea of the sheer audacity behind Google's latest move, we spoke to Unitas Global chief technical officer Grant Kirkwood.
Survey: IT pros nostalgic over on-prem data centre visibility
Tue, 26th Mar 2019
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
There are significant security and monitoring challenges faced by IT staff responsible for managing public and private cloud deployments.
61% of CIOs believe employees leak data maliciously
Tue, 26th Mar 2019
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storage
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hyperscale
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dc
Egress conducted a survey to examine the root causes of employee-driven data breaches, their frequency, and impact.
ScaleMatrix acquires edge specialist Instant Data Centers
Fri, 22nd Mar 2019
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
According to ScaleMatrix, the move is to take advantage of the latter company's focus on providing ruggedized micro data centers for the edge.
Cloud providers increasingly jumping into gaming market
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
Aa number of major cloud service providers are uniquely placed to capitalise on the lucrative cloud gaming market.
Global server market maintains healthy growth in Q4 2018
Mon, 18th Mar 2019
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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lenovo
New data from Gartner reveals that while there was growth in the market as a whole, some of the big vendors actually declined.
Report: Women being sexually harassed at tech conferences
Wed, 13th Mar 2019
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
A new survey has uncovered some startling findings, with not only misrepresentation of women but also sexual harassment.
Hyperscalers open purse strings wide with big CAPEX jump
Tue, 12th Mar 2019
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uc
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hyperscale
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dc
The insatiable appetite for data around the world has seen the data centre giants scrambling with huge investments to keep up.
Microsoft bolsters green portfolio with 74MW solar investment
Fri, 8th Mar 2019
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public cloud
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power / energy
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clean technologies
Microsoft partners with Invenergy for a 74MW solar project in North Carolina, boosting its renewable energy portfolio to over 1.3 GW and creating 500 jobs.
Digital Crossroads appoints MD for new Lake Michigan data center
Fri, 8th Mar 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Digital Crossroads has appointed a director for its new data center in Hammond that is still under construction.
Google discovers it's not women that it's underpaying - it's men
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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google
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dei
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gender diversity
After conducting a pay equity analysis, the company uncovered some unexpected findings that resulted in $9.7m of pay rises for underpaid staff.