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Stories by Ashton - Page 64

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Want to cause chaos? ICIT says hacking elections is easy
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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elections
Hackers at DEFCON were able to exploit vulnerabilities in voting machines in a matter of minutes - ICIT breaks down just how easy it is.
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NEC, SMUD and SpaceTime announce new partnership to drive innovation
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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digital signage
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datacentre infrastructure
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partner programmes
NEC, SMUD and SpaceTime Insight team up to offer smart energy solutions for electric power companies globally.
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Silent-Aire breaks into European data centre market with acquisition
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Silent-Aire has acquired the Dublin-based manufacture of bespoke air handling equipment, RMI Engineering in a move to establish an EU headquarters.
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Tablet market continues downward spiral in second quarter of 2017
Sat, 5th Aug 2017
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personal computing devices
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lenovo
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apple
Despite the turmoil within the market, 3 of the top 5 vendors actually managed to increase their shares of the market and grow on an annual basis.
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ESG finds businesses improving with cybersecurity – but still a long way to go
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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dei
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partner programmes
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risk & compliance
While CEOs and corporate boards no longer shy away from cybersecurity strategy as they once might have, there are still a number of shortcomings.
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KOTRA reports opportunities for South Korean IT companies in Canada
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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ict
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kotra
Following complications in the U.S., Canada has been touted as the 'Second Silicon Valley' presenting a huge opportunity for Asian IT companies.
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Interoute rolls out global cloud-based storage service with Cloudian
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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storage
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digital transformation
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cloud services
Interoute launches cloud-based storage service using Cloudian technology, offering fast, reliable and low-cost storage for unstructured data.
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Dicker Data: What NZ companies need to know about cybersecurity
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
There is a significant weakness with cybersecurity in New Zealand – and according to Dicker Data, it stems from one of our strengths.
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Slight decline in smartphone market for Q2 2017 to be short-lived
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
​New research from IDC has revealed the smartphone market declined slightly in the second quarter of 2017 – but this is expected to soon change.
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Equinix appoints company veteran to oversee next phase of growth
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Meyers will lead the strategic business teams driving the company's next phase of growth as it focuses on the future needs of customers and partners.
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Traditional data centre vs micro data centre deployments - who wins?
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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edge computing
The weigh-up of the cost effectiveness of a single traditional data centre of one MW capacity against a cluster of micro data centres each of 5kW.
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Wearables market in state of flux – Ovum details what the future holds
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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biometrics
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personal computing devices
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apple
For many vendors in the wearables industry, layoffs and senior management departures have been a common theme of late - but there are opportunities.
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Brennan IT plans aggressive growth amid 20th birthday celebrations
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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partner programmes
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cloud services
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smb
From a start-up in a loft to the number one managed services provider (MSP) in Australia, Brennan IT has come a long way in 20 years.
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Photo gallery: Oracle ANZ Partner Awards celebrate the year that's been
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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partner programmes
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deloitte
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oracle
Around 100 partners congregated at the recent Oracle ANZ Partner Awards to toast those who have excelled in the past year.
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The ‘Olympics of the ICT industry’ fast approaching
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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digital transformation
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solar power
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azure
The event is set to attract more than 90 tech elites and 2,500 global business leaders from more than 80 countries to participate in the discussions.
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UK SMBs estimate average cost of cyberattack more than £730,000
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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phishing
UK SMBs estimated the average cost of a cyberattack where their customer records or critical business data were stolen at an eye-watering £737,677.
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Rackspace secures strategic channel partnership with AWS
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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public cloud
​Rackspace have sealed a channel relationship with Amazon Web Services in a move it says will streamline the process for customers moving to AWS.
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Fujitsu’s Q1 2017 financial results a mixed bag of good and bad
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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fujitsu
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financial results
While the company has experienced great success in Japan, elsewhere its revenue and profits appear to be declining.
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Rising trend of automation to simplify deployment of hybrid cloud
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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hybrid cloud
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it automation
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multi-cloud
SwftStack says with automation hybrid cloud and even multi-cloud environments will be simple to create and manage, bringing in a new age of ICT.
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Interxion announces plans for two new EU data centres - at up to £90m each
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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hyperscale
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cloud services
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colocation
Interxion will soon be constructing new data centres in Frankfurt and Marseille – in addition to an expansion in Vienna.