North American stories - Page 17
Lenovo launches new IT infrastructure-as-a-service offering
Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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Customers can now use and pay for data centre hardware and services - on-premise or at a customer-preferred location - without having to purchase the equipment.
Businesses 'well-served' to look into HCI
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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converged infrastructure
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Hyperconverged infrastructure, or HCI, is growing at a rapid rate, offering benefits such as scalability and agility, says Comport.
Hybrid cloud adoption accelerating in healthcare
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
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public cloud
In just two years, healthcare providers' hybrid cloud deployments are set to almost double from 19 percent penetration to 37 percent.
Illumio eyes global expansion with $65m in the bank
Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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micro-segmentation
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illumio
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funding
Illumio secures US$65m in funding to expand across Asia Pacific, EMEA, and the US, as demand for micro-segmentation grows.
Cisco completes US$660m acquisition of semiconductor company
Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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semiconductors
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hyperscale
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dc
Cisco has finalised its US$660m acquisition of semiconductor firm Luxtera, aiming to boost chip performance and cater to rising internet bandwidth demand.
Next big step in IT will be the 'fusion' of technologies
Tue, 29th Jan 2019
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uc
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edge computing
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iot
Digital transformation tools are providing great opportunities for organisations, but also bringing new challenges, according to a report by CompTIA.
Brekeke announces improved disaster recovery processes
Thu, 24th Jan 2019
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dr
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cloud services
Brekeke introduces major software update for SIP Server and PBX, offering improved disaster recovery and smart failover detection.
Flexential and EdgeMicro partner to trial edge projects
Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
Flexential partners with EdgeMicro for live testing of micro data center pilot project, supporting edge computing.
The new world of edge data centre management
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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edge computing
Schneider Electric's Kim Povlsen debates whether the data centre as we know it today will soon cease to exist.
Broadcom's board of directors nab former Google Cloud COO
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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semiconductors
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casb
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supply chain
Broadcom appoints former Google Cloud COO Diane Bryant to its board of directors, leveraging her three-decade IT career to enhance its strategic growth.
US-China trade war sees Huawei launch unique data centre chipset
Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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semiconductors
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hyperscale
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dc
Huawei launches Kunpeng 920 chipset for data centres, boasting 25% better performance and 30% less power usage, amid US-China trade tensions.
Forget the hype, here's some edge computing clarity
Wed, 26th Dec 2018
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
Schneider Electric's Kevin Brown discusses the confusion surrounding edge computing and what he believes is the definition - and its place in our future.
Digital Realty wins U.S. efficiency rating and commits to solar
Fri, 21st Dec 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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clean technologies
In a time where the environmental impact of data centres is under the spotlight, Digital Realty has just announced a new sustainability achievement.
Digital Realty nabs new executive appointment from Equinix
Wed, 19th Dec 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer could be the game plan that Digital Realty is currently following.
$43m tax-break for Google to house data centre in Ohio
Wed, 12th Dec 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
There could soon be another hyperscaler on the horizon as the Ohio Tax Credit Authority has laid the bait for Google.
COTP launching two new data centres in North Virginia
Fri, 7th Dec 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Construction has already begun on the first facility, which will be within a campus densely populated by data centers.
AWS announces two new Marketplace features
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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rpa
Now customers and marketplace sellers have the ability to use a private marketplace, as well as a dedicated marketplace for containers.
Former Cologix exec takes the reins at Infomart Data Centers
Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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data centre operators
Brian Cox, former Cologix COO, is the new CEO of Infomart Data Centers, stepping in to spearhead a strategic growth initiative and brand relaunch.
Equinix opens up hybrid cloud deployments with VMware partnership
Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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virtualisation
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
The interconnection and data center giant has announced it is partnering with VMware to offer private connectivity to VMware Cloud on AWS.
Data protection overlooked in race for digital transformation - IDC
Fri, 24th Aug 2018
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edutech
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Only with resilient operations can businesses mitigate the risk of downtime and focus on projects that drive transformation.