Africa stories - Page 28
Limelight Networks celebrates 100th point-of-presence launch
Tue, 21st May 2019
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edge computing
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iaas
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point of presence
The company has increased its global network capacity by 40% in just five months, bringing its total egress capacity to 42Tbps.
SAS recognises global partner innovation and collaboration
Thu, 2nd May 2019
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software development
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partner programmes
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partner awards
SAS celebrates partners' innovation at awards; Alliance with Accord, ITOCHU & FACTS honoured for analytics excellence.
WaveTech Global acquires Power Analytics
Thu, 2nd May 2019
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martech
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data analytics
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planning
WaveTech Global acquires Power Analytics' assets and IP, expanding its energy management platform with SaaS solutions and over 20 new patents.
Cyber threats progressing as defenses evolve - Trustwave
Mon, 29th Apr 2019
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cybersecurity
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social engineering
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report
Trustwave's 2019 Global Security Report reveals a sharp rise in focused cyber threats and highlights the ongoing evolution of both attacks and defences.
Developers use Intel AI to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges
Wed, 24th Apr 2019
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ai
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intel
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africa
Risab Biswas developed a computer vision application to help farmers more easily detect pathological disease in their plants.
Wisenet releases education campus management solution
Wed, 17th Apr 2019
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saas
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edtech
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wisenet
Wisenet ITS Application Suite can be customised and configured to meet modern public education provider demands.
Park Place Technologies hires new EMEA managing director
Tue, 16th Apr 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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park place technologies
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data centre maintenance / management
Park Place Technologies appoints Sean Sears as the new managing director for EMEA, focusing on growth, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiencies.
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.
Ramco aims to drive payroll modernisation across ANZ
Wed, 10th Apr 2019
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uc
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data analytics
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martech
Ramco Systems gears up to modernise payroll for an ANZ telecom giant, digitising operations for 5,000 employees with advanced AI and compliance features.
Schneider Electric launches IoT ecosystem
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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iot
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power / energy
Schneider Electric Exchange will be a cross-industry open ecosystem designed to solve customer problems related to energy and process efficiency.
Traditional IT infrastructure spending surpasses cloud – for now
Fri, 29th Mar 2019
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Traditional IT infra spending surged past cloud in late 2018, despite cloud IT revenue growth hitting USD $16.8 billion. Will cloud reclaim the lead?.
46% of financial organisations operating traditional data centres
Fri, 29th Mar 2019
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private cloud
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Much has been said of its future prominence, but in no other industry is hybrid IT more prevalent now than in the financial services industry.
Hyperscale data centre proliferation boosting colocation market
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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dc
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hyperscale
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iaas
New data from Synergy shows that if it wasn’t for hyperscalers flexing their muscles, the colocation market would remain relatively flat.
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.
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.
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.
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.
More than 90% of operators fear energy bills from 5G and edge
Fri, 1st Mar 2019
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uc
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edge computing
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5g & beyond
A new survey reveals there is optimism surrounding the services 5G will enable and the interplay with edge computing, but concerns remain around energy usage.
Alibaba Cloud commits to ‘Tech for Change’ initiative
Wed, 27th Feb 2019
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women in technology
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digital initiatives
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cloud services
By providing access to its tech expertise and cloud resources, Alibaba Cloud hopes to promote IT education around the globe.
French cloud giant sets up shop in two APAC data centres
Fri, 22nd Feb 2019
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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dc
OVH Infrastructure has expanded its public cloud services in the Asia Pacific (APAC) market operating from two data centres within the region.