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Tencent Cloud acquires key cloud security standard

Tue, 11th Feb 2020
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cloud security
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cloud services
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Tencent Cloud has acquired the Multi-Tier Cloud Security Standard, boosting its capability to provide top-level security for enterprise cloud users worldwide.
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Swiss lead charge on data centre efficiency certification

Mon, 27th Jan 2020
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datacentre infrastructure
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HPE, academia and industry have launched a data centre efficiency label to decarbonise data centres and significantly reduce their energy consumption.
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Veeam to be acquired for massive US$5 billion

Mon, 13th Jan 2020
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virtualisation
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dr
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microsoft
Insight Partners is set to buy Veeam Software for USD $5 billion, marking Veeam's shift to a U.S.-based leadership and boosting its move into hybrid cloud.
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Momentum across APAC drives wearable band market as Fitbit falters

Wed, 18th Dec 2019
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apple
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samsung
Momentum across APAC drives a 65% surge in the wearable band market in Q3 2019, with Xiaomi dominating as Fitbit's market share dips amidst acquisition talks.
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IDC names DDN fastest-growing all-flash array vendor

Wed, 11th Dec 2019
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storage
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multi-cloud
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western digital
DDN has been recognised by IDC as the fastest-growing supplier of all-flash arrays for H1 2019, thanks to organic growth and strategic acquisitions.
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Scale Computing recognised for hyperconverged infrastructure solution

Tue, 10th Dec 2019
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converged infrastructure
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Scale Computing has been recognised in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure, marking its presence in every edition since inception.
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Gartner names Fortinet a Challenger in WAN Edge Infrastructure

Mon, 9th Dec 2019
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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Fortinet named Challenger in Gartner's 2019 WAN Edge Infrastructure, showing top execution and vision abilities; Q2 revenue hit USD $46 million.
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Nutanix receives accolade from Gartner for hyperconverged infrastructure

Wed, 4th Dec 2019
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converged infrastructure
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nutanix
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hci
Nutanix has been recognised as a leader in Gartner's 2019 Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure, applauded for its innovation and customer success.
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Gartner: Geopolitical tensions affect risk management strategies

Mon, 25th Nov 2019
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dr
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risk & compliance
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cloud services
Geopolitical instability is causing organisations to review their risk mitigation options in the global offshore services market, warns Gartner.
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AWS leads cloud race, but Microsoft & Google grow faster

Fri, 1st Nov 2019
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multi-cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) dominates the global cloud infrastructure services market, but Microsoft Azure is catching up, according to Canalys.
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Traditional PC market continues growth despite issues in the supply chain

Fri, 11th Oct 2019
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network infrastructure
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supply chain
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lenovo
Despite supply chain issues, the global PC market grew in Q3 2019, with Lenovo leading nearly a quarter of shipments and HP seeing the fastest growth.
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NetApp named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for primary storage

Thu, 10th Oct 2019
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NetApp has been named a Leader in the Gartner 2019 Magic Quadrant for primary storage, positioning the company highest for ability to execute.
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IDC lowers cloud spending forecast amidst global slowdown

Mon, 30th Sep 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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economic forecast
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analyst report
IDC has lowered its forecast for total cloud infrastructure spending for 2019 as the market enters a slowdown period.
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Steady growth for smart home devices, IDC says

Wed, 25th Sep 2019
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smart home
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smart assistant
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analyst report
Global smart home device shipments to hit 815 million in 2019 with a 23.5% growth rate, projections show 1.39 billion units by 2023, according to IDC.
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IDC: Ethernet switch and router market show steady growth

Mon, 9th Sep 2019
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network infrastructure
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cisco
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juniper networks
Latest IDC research shows that the Ethernet switch market grew 4.8% year over year, while the router market rose 3.4% in 2Q19.
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NEXTDC earns accolades from Frost & Sullivan

Wed, 4th Sep 2019
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nextdc
Frost & Sullivan has acknowledged NEXTDC as the recipient of the the 2019 Global Visionary Innovation Leadership Award.
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Gartner: IoT market growth shows no sign of slowing

Mon, 2nd Sep 2019
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iot
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iiot
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fleet management
Utilities will be the highest user of IoT endpoints, totalling 1.17 billion endpoints in 2019, and increasing 17% in 2020 to reach 1.37 billion.
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IDC: Commercial sector will lead ICT spending to $4.8 trillion in 2023

Fri, 16th Aug 2019
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it budget
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economic forecast
Despite global uncertainty and trade wars, IDC forecasts ICT spending to hit USD $4.8 trillion by 2023, led by the commercial sector with a 5.1% CAGR.
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ADTRAN explained in 3 minutes

Wed, 14th Aug 2019
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Founded in 1986, ADTRAN capitalised on AT&T's breakup to become a leader in telecommunications networking, with revenue peaking at USD $717 million in 2011.
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Top four consolidate leadership in cloud services market

Tue, 6th Aug 2019
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
AWS, Microsoft, Google and Alibaba continue their dominance in worldwide cloud infrastructure services market.