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Microsoft pushes India towards climate change goals with new solar energy deal
Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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Microsoft has completed its first ever solar energy deal in India, purchasing 3MW of solar-powered electricity.

Silicon Valley startup Illumio launches in APAC with new Sydney HQ
Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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Silicon Valley's Illumio sets up regional HQ in Sydney, aiming to secure APAC data centres and cloud environments with its micro-segmentation technology.

Global Switch awarded certification for Amsterdam data centre
Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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reviews
Global Switch has announced that its Amsterdam data centre has achieved ISO 50001:2011 certification for its energy management system.

First UK universities to deploy IBM POWER9 servers reap benefits
Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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Queen Mary University of London and Newcastle University are the first academia in the UK to deploy IBM's new system for HPC, data analytics and AI.

New document reveals Apple uses Google's public cloud for iCloud
Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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public cloud
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personal computing devices
Rumours that Apple stores its iCloud data on Google’s public cloud have been around for a while but with never any confirmation from Apple.

Big step forward for Singapore's solar energy market as Microsoft signs new deal
Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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cleantech
Microsoft says this is the first rooftop solar portfolio in the country focused on serving data center energy consumption.

Acronis announces new partnership with Google Cloud
Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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public cloud
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partner programmes
Acronis has revealed its intentions to enhance its backup solutions by integrating them with Google Cloud Platform.

Cisco & Rackspace continue 20-year security partnership in advanced security
Mon, 5th Mar 2018
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Cisco and Rackspace join forces to deliver security for multicloud environments, addressing the growing challenges of cloud-based threats.

Breaking down the $26 billion global bare metal cloud market
Mon, 5th Mar 2018
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oracle
The report expects the maintenance service segment to witness substantial growth owing to the need for regular maintenance post installation.

Hydro66 boosts data centre expansion plans with Canadian investment
Fri, 2nd Mar 2018
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colocation
The Swedish colocation data centre company says it will be using the investment from the Canadian crypto mining company to aid its build out to 40 MW.

Updated: Cyber attackers flood memcached servers with amplified DDoS attacks
Fri, 2nd Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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Misconfigured memcached servers on internet data center (IDC) networks are being increasingly abused to conduct amplification attacks worldwide.

Where are all the women in tech? Survey finds answer
Fri, 2nd Mar 2018
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skills gap
Gender equality is something the tech industry has always struggled with despite offering bright career and pay prospects.

5G race ramping up with Huawei and Ericsson taking action
Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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5G has been talked about for a number of years but the quest is really starting to heat up with the big players keen to express their handiwork.

International server market revenue surges 26.4%
Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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analyst report
Global server market revenue soared by 26.4% to USD $20.7 billion in 4Q17, driven by strong demand for cloud services and new server technologies.

D-Link to offer SDN enabled switches for data centers
Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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sdn
D-Link adds support for SDN with firmware upgrade and new data center switches, offering up to 32 100GbE ports.

Rittal launches an edge data centre ‘to go’ solution
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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Rittal unveils its Edge Data Centre, offering a ready-to-use, scalable IT infrastructure solution tailored for rapid deployment and IoT efficiency.

Alibaba Cloud commits to EU with launch of 8 new products at MWC18
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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data analytics
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The Chinese giant announced the launch of the new products for Europe at MWC 18, stressing its commitment to the region for the future.

Web Werks enhances data center facilities
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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dr
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Web Werks introduced new data center products and services to deliver better web hosting solutions to their clients.

Data industry giants launch ORAN alliance
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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oran
The ORAN Alliance is a worldwide, carrier-led effort to drive new levels of openness in the radio access network.

Vietnam forges new market for data center and cloud services
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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colocation
Vietnam is emerging as a key player in South East Asia's data centre market, reaching near parity with Thailand and Indonesia due to strategic investments.