South Africa stories - Page 7
AWS and Azure spending big bucks on data centres to get ahead
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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A new report from Canalys has revealed what the world's two largest cloud providers have been up to – and they've certainly been busy.
Who's going to dominate the disaster recovery as-a-service market through to 2028?
Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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dr
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healthtech
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cloud services
Western Europe and North America are poised to dominate the global DRaaS market through 2028, with Future Market Insights predicting a 38.5% CAGR in the sector.
Huawei unveils new cloud region in South Africa
Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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The announcement makes it the world's first cloud service provider that operates a local data centre to provide cloud services in Africa.
Tensions between China and US causing cloud war
Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.
New partnership for cable connecting Asia, Africa & Europe
Fri, 26th Oct 2018
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network infrastructure
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Orange and PCCW Global are confident the cable will substantially reduce network latency between the world's three most populated continents.
New Zealand tops list of most-scammed countries - Microsoft
Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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edutech
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email security
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cybersecurity
Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.
Hungry vendors: EMEA server shipments fall while revenues rise
Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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Higher average selling prices across standard and custom servers has seen data centre vendors cashing in on a bustling market.
Wellington adtech firm Postr goes global
Thu, 20th Sep 2018
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commerce systems
Wellington's adtech firm Postr goes global with contracts in Indonesia, Germany, and Portugal, expanding its team and quadrupling monthly revenue.
Thales extends offer acceptance period for Gemalto acquisition
Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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Thales extends the offer acceptance period for its acquisition of Gemalto, awaiting regulatory approvals from various antitrust authorities.
IoT connectivity firm Thingstream emerges from stealth mode
Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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connectivity
Thingstream, an IoT connectivity firm based in Bournemouth, emerges from stealth mode, touting a successful H1 2018 with new global customers.
US biggest player in $12b data center market – but APAC's catching up
Tue, 17th Jul 2018
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colocation
The global data center transformation market is in a good place for all those involved in the industry – and this trend is set to continue.
Africa's largest data centre to get even larger with big investment
Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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Teraco has announced its largest infrastructure project to date with the expansion of its Teraco Islando Campus (JB1) in South Africa.
Mimecast bets on German growth with two new data centres
Tue, 12th Jun 2018
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cybersecurity
Mimecast has 'invested heavily' into Germany with the opening of two facilities in Munich to capitalise on Germany's migration to the cloud.
Aura InfoSec appoints former South African 'ethical hacker'
Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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wireless networks
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
South African cybersecurity expert and 'ethical hacking' leader Frans Lategan will bring a 'goldmine' of experience to his role.
Dimension Data and Cisco take anti-poaching tech into Africa
Thu, 10th May 2018
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surveillance
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iot
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wireless networks
Dimension Data and Cisco extend their ground-breaking anti-poaching technology to Zambia, Kenya, and Mozambique, aiming to protect rhino and elephants.
iJET International expands 24/7 risk management to APAC through Singapore base
Wed, 28th Mar 2018
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risk & compliance
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threat intelligence
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ijet international
iJet International enhances its 24/7 risk management footprint in APAC with a new Singapore base, boosting global capabilities and local support.
Trintech reinforces APAC presence with new data center
Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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colocation
Trintech's customers in the APAC region will supposedly experience several benefits including better performance.
Japanese telco giant opens new data center in Johannesburg
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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cloud services
Japanese telecommunications giant NTT Communications and Internet Solutions of South Africa have launched the Nexcenter Parklands Data Center in Johannesburg.
What happens when your domain name is taken? The benefit of using a unique TLD
Thu, 23rd Nov 2017
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martech
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software development
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google
.com or .co.za allows for a blank slate when it comes to marketing and can be used and understood in any language across the globe.
Enterprise database security the answer to complying with the POPI Act
Thu, 9th Nov 2017
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microsoft
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windows
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cyber attacks
Over 30 million South Africans have had their personal information leaked online, in the biggest breach of its kind in the country's history.