North American stories - Page 23
AT&T offloads 31 data centers to trim $1.1b off colossal debt
Mon, 25th Jun 2018
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The giant telco reportedly has $189 billion of debt, and the data center sale (18 in the US and 13 international) is a move to reduce that.
Artificial Intelligence: A definition for colocation providers
Fri, 22nd Jun 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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Schneider Electric's Patrick Donovan argues the differences between AI and ML, and how they will affect the colocation data center industry.
Huge money being made in U.S. data center real estate
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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colocation
A real estate investment trust has revealed the value of two recent data center sales, with the total sum exceeding $85 million.
IDC's analysis of 12 EPM software vendors
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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martech
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software development
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ibm
IDC's latest assessment profiles 12 EPM software vendors, spotlighting their planning, budgeting, and forecasting functions critical for financial management.
Flexenclosure polishes off CenturyLink's new Ecuador data center
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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colocation
The custom-designed data center was pre-fabricated, pre-integrated and fully tested in Sweden before being shipped to Ecuador.
Colt activates network in US, joins 870 data centers in Asia & EU
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Colt Technology Services (Colt) has officially announced the launch of its software-driven network in the US that already includes 13 cities.
StorageCraft claims to be disrupting storage silos
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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storage
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dc
StorageCraft sees strong momentum as channel partners and customers embrace the company's approach to data storage and protection.
HPE leaping ahead in exascale race with world's largest Arm supercomputer
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced a major stepping stone in its path to exascale computing with a new supercomputer for the U.S. DOE.
Digital Realty turns old printing plant into third Toronto data center
Sat, 16th Jun 2018
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multi-cloud
Digital Realty has converted what was once Toronto's largest newspaper facility into one of the most efficient and reliable data centers in the area.
Xero announces connected accounting features to bring SMBs and advisors closer
Thu, 7th Jun 2018
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fintech
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financial systems
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software updates
The new products include connected accounting, Xero HQ and Xero Projects updates, and improvements to bank reconciliation.
Kiwi IoT startup expands into USA with exclusive distributor
Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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iot
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us expansion
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wine grenade
Wine Grenade's vision is to provide winemakers with the insights they need to consistently make great wine, year after year.
NZ based Connexionz is on the lookout for a new CEO
Thu, 31st May 2018
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connexionz
Connexionz CEO, Rhod Pickavance, steps down after 8 years with the company, while Richard Riley takes on interim role.
Chinese threat actor linked to leak of more than 200 million Japanese PII datasets
Mon, 21st May 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
Leaked personal information includes names, credentials, email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and home addresses.
New cybersecurity partnership to strengthen Japan's automotive market
Mon, 14th May 2018
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cybersecurity
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upstream security
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automotive
Upstream Security and Asgent have plans to bring state-of-the-art cybersecurity to Japan's automotive manufacturers and vehicle fleets.
DCIM market to be worth $3 billion by 2024
Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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healthtech
The high penetration of the DCIM market is strongly aided by the increase in environmental and data security regulations.
Gartner: global IT spending to experience highest growth since 2007
Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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it services
Locally, Australian tech spending is forecast to grow 2.3% to reach A$84.5 billion in 2018, with NZ to reach NZ$12 billion.
US healthcare workers willing to sell confidential data for as little as $500
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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data protection
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healthtech
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accenture
The survey found that 18% of the 912 respondents would be willing to sell confidential data for between $500-$1000 - and they have the means to do so.
Asia Pacific marketers now global leaders in AI adoption – report
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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crm
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cx
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martech
While half (51%) of North American marketers see 'no perceived need' for AI, only a third (38%) of APAC marketers share this sentiment.
Cloud eCommerce platform enhances tie-in with Amazon marketplace
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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paas
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martech
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commerce systems
Magento Commerce is adding greater capabilities that allow merchants to manage their Amazon inventory on the cloud eCommerce platform.
Interview - New opportunities as Cohesity expands into ANZ
Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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apac expansion
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cohesity
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partners
Cohesity expanded their secondary storage solutions into ANZ this year. The CMO and new ANZ MD describe the opportunity this brings to the channel.