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Check Point joins Nvidia design to secure AI factories
Firewalls

Check Point joins Nvidia design to secure AI factories

Check Point adds AI Cloud Protect to Nvidia's Enterprise AI Factory design to secure purpose-built AI data centres without GPU performance hit.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Seagate rolls out 32TB CMR drives for AI video surge
Storage

Seagate rolls out 32TB CMR drives for AI video surge

Seagate has begun shipping 32TB CMR hard drives for AI-driven video and analytics, targeting edge security, NAS and cloud data centre workloads.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
October Patch Tuesday reveals 172 Vulnerabilities
Hyperscale

October Patch Tuesday reveals 172 Vulnerabilities

Microsoft releases October Patch Tuesday fixing 172 vulnerabilities, including six zero-days and final security updates for Windows 10 and Office 2016-2019.

By Adam Barnett • 8 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025
Efficiency the name of the game in data centre landscape
Supply Chain

Efficiency the name of the game in data centre landscape

It is of vital interest that we gain a clear perspective, because more of the world depends on cloud services and data centre operations than ever before.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Wed, 1st Feb 2023
DigitalOcean expanding presence with Sydney data centre
Virtualisation

DigitalOcean expanding presence with Sydney data centre

DigitalOcean expands its global presence with a new data centre in Sydney, offering low-latency links to North America and Asia.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Nov 2022
Snowflake announces winners of the APAC data awards
Data Analytics

Snowflake announces winners of the APAC data awards

Canva, based in Sydney, has won the Data Driver of the Year award at Snowflake's annual Data Drivers Awards for the Asia Pacific.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Oct 2021
Korean Air moves entire IT infrastructure to AWS
Data Analytics

Korean Air moves entire IT infrastructure to AWS

Korean Air has migrated its entire IT infrastructure to Amazon Web Services three years after announcing plans for cloud migration in 2018.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Oct 2021
APAC firms could slash carbon emissions by 78% by moving to cloud - AWS report
Hyperscale

APAC firms could slash carbon emissions by 78% by moving to cloud - AWS report

Moving to cloud infrastructure could cut Asia Pacific organisations' carbon emissions by 78%, says a report by 451 Research and AWS.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Jul 2021
Most organisations still use trucks for data migration, and over half fail
Multi-cloud

Most organisations still use trucks for data migration, and over half fail

Most companies are still using outdated methods, such as trucks, to migrate data to the cloud, according to a survey by WANdisco.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jul 2021
Navégalo builds on ranking as a top data center provider in LATAM
Hyperscale

Navégalo builds on ranking as a top data center provider in LATAM

Navégalo is able to provide quality services at an excellent price for all companies with operations anywhere in Central America.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Jun 2021
New AI capabilities enabled with LiveData now automating Apache metadata into Databricks
Data Analytics

New AI capabilities enabled with LiveData now automating Apache metadata into Databricks

WANdisco's LiveData Migrator can now automate the migration of Apache Hive metadata into Databricks, helping users unlock new AI capabilities.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Tue, 25th May 2021
Data backup and recovery software StorageCraft now supports Google, Amazon, Azure, and Wasabi
Disaster Recovery

Data backup and recovery software StorageCraft now supports Google, Amazon, Azure, and Wasabi

Data management company StorageCraft has released major updates to its flagship backup and recovery platforms.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 2 min read • Tue, 25th May 2021
CLOUDWRXS launches Intelligent Orchestration Platform
Data Analytics

CLOUDWRXS launches Intelligent Orchestration Platform

CLOUDWRXS launches Intelligent Orchestration Platform for medium and large enterprises in the UK, aimed at achieving In-Year ROI.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Mon, 17th May 2021
Cogniflare launches data management platform Kyrah for Google Cloud
Hyperscale

Cogniflare launches data management platform Kyrah for Google Cloud

Cloud consultancy firm Cogniflare has announced the official launch of Kyrah, its new enterprise data management platform for Google Cloud customers.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Fri, 7th May 2021
Data storage company Qumulo announces support for Amazon Nimble Studio
Hyperscale

Data storage company Qumulo announces support for Amazon Nimble Studio

Qumulo partners with Amazon Nimble Studio to offer cloud-based file storage and remote content creation for media and entertainment companies.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd May 2021
Equinix welcomes former Telstra exec Cyrus Adaggra to leadership team
Hyperscale

Equinix welcomes former Telstra exec Cyrus Adaggra to leadership team

Adaggra will lead the company's growth strategy in the region, spanning the company's existing and new markets.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd May 2021
Microsoft to create data center region in Malaysia to drive digital growth
Microsoft

Microsoft to create data center region in Malaysia to drive digital growth

Microsoft plans to launch its first data center region in Malaysia, delivering local cloud services to support the country's digital growth.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Apr 2021

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Data centre technology to provide free heat to local businesses
Hyperscale

Data centre technology to provide free heat to local businesses

British start-up Deep Green, has announced the launch of a UK-first technology that supplies free heat to local businesses and public swimming pools.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Mar 2023