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California's CCPA now enforced worldwide
Data Protection

California's CCPA now enforced worldwide

The California Consumer Protection Act has come into official enforcement, affecting businesses worldwide. Organizations must comply with new privacy rights.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 31st Aug 2020
Orient Link onboards NEC to develop MIST submarine cable
Network Infrastructure

Orient Link onboards NEC to develop MIST submarine cable

NEC and Orient Link are collaborating on a new subsea cable system, the MIST Cable System, to connect Asian countries and deliver over 216 Tbps capacity. .

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2020
Megaport gears up to release Virtual Edge platform
Network Infrastructure

Megaport gears up to release Virtual Edge platform

Megaport has announced the new release of Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE), a platform designed to enable SD-WAN capabilities through strategic collaboration.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Aug 2020
Fortinet unveils firewall offering for hyperscale & 5G environments
Unified Communications

Fortinet unveils firewall offering for hyperscale & 5G environments

The company continues to push the boundaries of hardware-accelerated performance for security and networking convergence.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 10th Aug 2020
Revealed: COVID-19's impact on internet disruptions
Outage

Revealed: COVID-19's impact on internet disruptions

Global internet disruptions have surged by 63% during the COVID-19 pandemic, with ISPs particularly affected, according to a report by ThousandEyes.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Aug 2020
Cloudflare creates Workers Unbound platform for serverless development
Server-less computing

Cloudflare creates Workers Unbound platform for serverless development

Cloudflare introduces new serverless platform, Cloudflare Workers Unbound, to help developers run complex computing workloads.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2020
B2B buyers more likely to buy from vendors with digital purchasing channels - report
Health Technologies

B2B buyers more likely to buy from vendors with digital purchasing channels - report

B2B buyers are more likely to purchase from vendors that offer digital self-serve channels, quick responses, and transparent pricing, says PROS.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Jul 2020
Cohesity named as Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant
Disaster Recovery

Cohesity named as Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant

Gartner's Magic Quadrant names Cohesity as a leader in data center backup and recovery solutions. Cohesity praised for its modern data management approach.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Jul 2020
Cloudscene reveals H1 2020 data center leaders
Hyperscale

Cloudscene reveals H1 2020 data center leaders

Equinix took out the top spot in three of the regions (North America, Asia, and Oceania), while Digital Realty ranked highest in EMEA.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Jul 2020
Video surveillance market to reach $44 billion, fuelled by smart cameras and AI - IDC
Surveillance

Video surveillance market to reach $44 billion, fuelled by smart cameras and AI - IDC

Video surveillance camera market to experience solid growth as smart camera systems and analytic software drive new use cases, says IDC.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Jul 2020
Rackspace and AWS extend relationship to reach more customers
Hyperscale

Rackspace and AWS extend relationship to reach more customers

Under the Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with AWS, Rackspace Technology is set on helping customers realise greater value from AWS cloud services.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Jul 2020
STULZ develops next generation data center cooling system
DataCentre infrastructure

STULZ develops next generation data center cooling system

STULZ unveils CyberWall, an advanced cooling system designed to manage temperature and humidity in large, colocation, and hyperscale data centres.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2020
DE-CIX financials reflect on 2019 as major growth year
DataCentre infrastructure

DE-CIX financials reflect on 2019 as major growth year

DE-CIX, the internet exchange operator, has reported a successful 2019 with a 29% increase in international market share and a 10% rise in revenue.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2020
MEF grants 3.0 SD-WAN certification to Fortinet
Firewalls

MEF grants 3.0 SD-WAN certification to Fortinet

MEF has recently certified Fortinet's Secure SD-WAN offering as being able to support MEF 3.0 SD-WAN services.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2020
Worldwide smartphone market sees strong growth in first quarter of 2020
Wearables

Worldwide smartphone market sees strong growth in first quarter of 2020

Despite the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, worldwide smartwatch shipments reached 14.3 million units in the first quarter 2020, up 12% year on year.

By Shannon Williams • 7 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2020
Digital Realty scoops Green Lease Leaders award
DataCentre infrastructure

Digital Realty scoops Green Lease Leaders award

Digital Realty has been honoured as a 2020 Green Lease Leader by the US DOE's Better Buildings Alliance and IMT, recognising its eco-friendly leasing efforts.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Jun 2020
Software AG iPaaS to assist with move to Microsoft Azure
Platform-as-a-Service

Software AG iPaaS to assist with move to Microsoft Azure

Microsoft and Software AG have partnered to bring the webMethods.io iPaaS to Microsoft Azure, helping enterprises connect applications and data.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 27th May 2020
Advanced Energy develops 48v power rack for Open Compute Project
DataCentre infrastructure

Advanced Energy develops 48v power rack for Open Compute Project

Advanced Energy has introduced a new 48-volt power rack for the Open Compute Project, aiming to enhance data centre efficiency and reduce power loss.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 19th May 2020
Oracle launches Gen 2 Cloud data center in South Korea
DataCentre infrastructure

Oracle launches Gen 2 Cloud data center in South Korea

The Chuncheon data center brings Oracle one step closer to achieving its goal of launching 36 Gen 2 Cloud data centers by the end of 2020.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 12th May 2020