Stories by Ashton - Page 41

Is Microsoft opening data centres in Germany? Here’s what we know
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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public cloud
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dc
Reports have emerged stating Microsoft to be investing more than €100 million in two data centres in Germany, but the company remains non-committal.

Palo Alto Networks forks out $300m cash to acquire Evident.io
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
In a move to extend its cloud security offerings, Palo Alto Networks has entered into a definitive agreement with Evident.io.

Is there an answer for soaring numbers of cyberbullying cases?
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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mdm
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iot
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smart home
In the wake of the mass digitisation taking homes by storm, cyberbullying and online harassment has accelerated 60 percent with no signs of slowing.

Trends in data centres in 2018: What matters to IT managers
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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edge computing
Rittal's Clive Partridge shares his insights on 2018 for the data centre industry, including edge computing, multi cloud and energy efficiency.

New report finds race to the cloud in EMEA outpacing cybersecurity
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The relentless rush to cloud adoption is coming at the detriment to cybersecurity with some countries in EMEA worse than others.

Channel dominated infrastructure shipments in 2017 with 74%
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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storage
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
The value of global infrastructure shipments hit an all-time high last year with 3 vendors and the channel dominating, but direct sales are catching.

Sophos unveils new phishing attack simulation solution
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The new solution from Sophos allows organisations to run trial phishing 'attacks' on employees to see who is most susceptible and offer training.

New study details how easy it is for hackers to steal your data
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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malware
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cybersecurity
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hackers
It’s no secret that web browsers store a substantial amount of sensitive information about their users - hackers are taking advantage of this.

Infinera unveils data centre industry’s first 2.4Tb/s optical engine
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Infinera has released an industry-first with its latest addition to the company’s family of Infinite Capacity Engines.

Nutanix announces second acquisition this month
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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devops
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converged infrastructure
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multi-cloud
March is turning out to be a very good month for Nutanix after making two acquisitions and publishing healthy Q2 financial figures.

NHS staff breaking data security policies every day with WhatsApp
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
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whatsapp
The 'unsustainable' issue of NHS staff using consumer instant messaging services is actually much bigger than has been previously reported.

Shortlisted vendors announced for 2018 Datacloud Asia Awards
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
They are in the running for the 15 awards that recognise innovation and excellence in the flourishing Asian digital IT infrastructure market.

Park Place Technologies snaps up Irish data centre maintenance company
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
After acquiring Origina Technology Services, Park Place is now the largest 3rd party maintenance provider in Ireland with aims to expand in Europe.

RSA Security director dissects identity & access management industry
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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iam
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
As well as emerging technologies, Steve spoke about the future, the implications of GDPR, & strategies that businesses can use to overcome challenges.

NZ company launches new security service tailored to NZ businesses
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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siem
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ai security
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ai
The managed service from Advantage provides enterprise-class products from a number of major vendors that would usually be unaffordable for SMBs.

Musk says AI 'more dangerous than nukes' - expert stays optimistic
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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ai
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
Elon Musk spoke at SXSW and used examples of AI's rapid advancements to show why it ‘scares the hell’ out of him - Kolochenko remains optimistic.

Huawei tops record list of 2017 European patents
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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samsung
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qualcomm
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huawei
Judging by the sheer number of patents issued in Europe last year by tech companies, there is a lot of data centre innovation on its way.

New research finds China tampering with public vulnerability data
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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cybersecurity
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fraud
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cybercrime
Recorded Future believes China has been altering public vulnerability data to allow the Ministry of State Security to play with it first.

Qualtrics launches new partner network to help MSPs expand
Sat, 10th Mar 2018
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crm
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cx
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martech
Qualtrics has announced its intentions to expand its global ecosystem of partners with a number of partners already onboard.

New rapid voice cloning tech could spell end for voice authentication
Sat, 10th Mar 2018
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biometrics
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cybersecurity
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voice control
Baidu unveiled a new system that can clone your voice using just 3.7 seconds of audio, a scary thought in the era of voice biometric authentication.