Africa stories - Page 30
IDC: Growth in ICT spend driven by cloud infrastructure
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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it spending
Service providers account for a growing share of ICT spending, led by a surge of cloud infrastructure spending, according to IDC.
Illumio eyes global expansion with $65m in the bank
Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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micro-segmentation
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illumio
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funding
Illumio secures US$65m in funding to expand across Asia Pacific, EMEA, and the US, as demand for micro-segmentation grows.
AWS and Azure spending big bucks on data centres to get ahead
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
A new report from Canalys has revealed what the world’s two largest cloud providers have been up to – and they’ve certainly been busy.
Cloud communications turns US$45b collaboration market on its head
Tue, 29th Jan 2019
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uc
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microsoft
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cisco
It comes as little surprise that cloud is continuing on its disruptive path – this time in the collaboration market.
Vertiv reveals new ‘plug-and-play’ data centre options
Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
The new product families are said to enable the rapid deployment of right-sized, just-in-time data centre and power capacity.
Is the Huawei Mate 20 Pro’s camera really as good as they claim?
Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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huawei
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huawei mate
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photography
Huawei's Mate 20 Pro boasts impressive camera specs, but does it truly deliver industry-best performance? After three weeks of testing, here's the verdict.
Hyperscale data centres surging globally, 132 more on the way
Thu, 10th Jan 2019
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hyperscale
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dc
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iaas
Global demand for data surge fuels a boom in hyperscale data centres, with 132 new facilities set to bolster the current 430, a rise led by Amazon and Google.
Who's going to dominate the disaster recovery as-a-service market through to 2028?
Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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dr
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healthtech
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cloud services
Western Europe and North America are poised to dominate the global DRaaS market through 2028, with Future Market Insights predicting a 38.5% CAGR in the sector.
ExaGrid gears up for another year of 'excellent' growth
Mon, 7th Jan 2019
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dr
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cloud services
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exagrid
ExaGrid’s efforts to provide intelligent hyperconverged storage for backup has netted the company a 20% revenue growth between 2017 and 2018.
Cloud-native networking core market seeing growth
Wed, 2nd Jan 2019
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smartphones
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network infrastructure
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sdn
Dell’Oro group has released two reports that show that the expectation for 5G is driving the growth of cloud-native IMS VoLTE and EPC core markets.
Record revenues from servers selling like hot cakes
Thu, 13th Dec 2018
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
The relentless demand for data has resulted in another robust quarter for the global server market with impressive growth.
Genesys PureCloud generates triple-digit revenue growth year on year
Tue, 11th Dec 2018
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uc
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network infrastructure
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sdn
Genesys PureCloud posted remarkable growth, doubling revenue in Australia and New Zealand year-on-year and securing over 500 global customers.
Cisco dominates record-high Ethernet switch & router markets
Sat, 8th Dec 2018
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smartphones
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network infrastructure
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cisco
Cisco dominates the Ethernet switch and router markets, with Q3 revenues hitting a record US$11 billion amid a surge in data center demand.
Chinese smartphone brands are set to overthrow Samsung
Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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smartphones
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market analyst
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analyst report
Huawei and Xiaomi drove global smartphone sales in Q3 2018, according to Gartner. Overall sales grew 1.4% to reach 389 million units.
Return to the fight with Battlefield V PC
Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Battlefield V is a stunning multiplayer game that returns to the conflict of World War II, with powerful single-player modes.
Park Place opening EMEA ops centre in Cork, jobs up for grabs
Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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uc
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hyperscale
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dc
The world’s largest post-warranty data centre maintenance organisation has announced that it will be opening its new EMEA Operations Centre in Cork, Ireland.
GitHub tallies most popular programming languages in 2018
Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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martech
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rpa
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apm
JavaScript is still a winner when it comes to programming languages but Kotlin, HCL, TypeScript and PowerShell are quickly climbing the ranks.
AWS tops all four global markets, APAC a unique case
Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Amazon Web Services leads the global public cloud market across all major regions, though the APAC scene is uniquely shaped by strong local competition.
Dimension Data nabs three Cisco partner awards
Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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partner programmes
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cisco
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dimension data
Cisco announced the awards, including APJ Partner of the Year, at a global awards reception during its annual partner conference.
'Public cloud is not a panacea' - 91% of IT leaders want hybrid
Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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hybrid cloud
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public cloud
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converged infrastructure
Nutanix research suggests cloud interoperability and app mobility outrank cost and security for primary hybrid cloud benefits.