Africa stories - Page 9
CPG expands executive leadership team with data centre veteran
Wed, 20th Jan 2021
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David Mettler appointed as CPG's new chief revenue officer, tasked with accelerating revenue growth for data center service provider.
Edge analytics market set to be worth $1.18 billion by 2025
Mon, 21st Dec 2020
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Demand for machine intelligence and artificial intelligence applications at the edge is driving the market adoption of edge analytics, Frost & Sullivan finds.
Japan-based NTT opens UK data centre
Wed, 16th Dec 2020
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datacentre infrastructure
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data center construction
The company, which has invested £500 million into developing data centres over the next several years, states that it sees potential in the UK market.
CFOs turning to Industry 4.0 to evolve manufacturing sector
Wed, 2nd Dec 2020
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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supply chain
Manufacturing CFOs must embrace technology and take on strategic roles as the industry advances towards digitisation, says SYSPRO report.
Juniper Networks rolls out network upgrade for Zenlayer
Tue, 1st Dec 2020
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network infrastructure
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naas
Juniper Networks China VP and GM Norman Lam says that in a cloud-first world, there is growing demand for fast and smooth global interconnectivity.
Dell Technologies drives innovation with latest solutions for HPC and AI
Tue, 10th Nov 2020
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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multi-cloud
Dell Technologies has unveiled new solutions and collaborations to accelerate AI and computing innovation in healthcare, life sciences, and manufacturing.
Teraco breaks ground on South African data centre
Mon, 9th Nov 2020
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data center planning
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teraco
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data center construction
The JB4 data centre, located in Ekurhuleni, will take just over a year to build as a standalone data centre, with completion slated for Q1 2022.
Firms seek benefits of hybrid cloud, but rollouts pose problems
Wed, 30th Sep 2020
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hybrid cloud
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converged infrastructure
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nutanix
70% of organisations are taking longer than expected to adopt hybrid cloud, according to a new report by Nutanix and Vanson Bourne.
Beyond Limits hits $133 million in Series C investment round
Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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Beyond Limits, an AI technology company, has raised $133m to drive global expansion, with investments from Group 42 and bp ventures.
HPE, Dell tops worldwide server market - IDC
Thu, 10th Sep 2020
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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lenovo
Global server market revenue grew by 19.8% YoY in Q2 2020, reaching $24bn, with worldwide server shipments up 18.4% to nearly 3.2 million units.
Modular data centres increasingly popular, Vertiv recognised as leader
Thu, 10th Sep 2020
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edge computing
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Vertiv named leading supplier in modular data center market, with scalability and speed of deployment driving growth.
Vertiv ranked as a leader for modular data centre market
Tue, 8th Sep 2020
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edge computing
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modular data centre
Omdia research reveals that the global market for prefabricated modular data centres, from the edge to the core, increased by more than 65%.
10 billion records sit in unsecured databases - China leads the pack
Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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cloud services
A white hat hacker hacker uncovered a total of 9517 unsecured databases worldwide, collectively containing more than 10 billion entries.
Stax invests in cloud's silver lining amid economic downturn
Mon, 10th Aug 2020
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cloud services
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investment
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stax
Stax, the cloud automation platform, plans global expansion despite the economic downturn, with managing director Mike Middaugh leading the investment strategy.
Almost 10,000 unsecured databases with more than 10 billion credentials exposed
Thu, 30th Jul 2020
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
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passwords
Research has identified a total of 9,517 unsecured databases containing 10,463,315,645 entries with such data as emails, passwords, and phone numbers.
Cohesity named as Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant
Mon, 27th Jul 2020
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dr
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cloud services
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data center management
Gartner's Magic Quadrant names Cohesity as a leader in data center backup and recovery solutions. Cohesity praised for its modern data management approach.
Vertiv looks to dominate edge infrastructure market, ramps up partner investment
Fri, 24th Jul 2020
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edge computing
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partner programmes
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resellers
Vertiv enhances its Partner Programme with new tools and products, aiming to solidify its dominance in the edge infrastructure market across EMEA.
Data centre market holds strong amid wider economic outlook
Fri, 17th Jul 2020
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Investors and developers are 'bullish' about the economic prospects of the data centre industry despite the overall impact of COVID-19 on the economic climate.
Strong second quarter for traditional PC market - IDC
Tue, 14th Jul 2020
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supply chain
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pc hardware
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notebook
Global PC shipments see strong growth in Q2 2020, driven by demand for notebooks during work-from-home and e-learning, according to IDC.
Oracle launches second Gen 2 Cloud region in India
Wed, 1st Jul 2020
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Oracle's second Gen 2 Cloud region in India is live in Hyderabad, expanding support for over 15,000 customers amid a global cloud region expansion.