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Blockchain adoption 'massively hyped' with just 1% CIOs investing

Sat, 5th May 2018
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supply chain
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analyst report
​It's been heralded as one of the more disruptive technologies to hit IT floors, but a Gartner study suggests blockchain is yet to gain real traction.
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Results for Dell Technologies Capital after first year out of stealth

Fri, 4th May 2018
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virtualisation
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network infrastructure
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it automation
The company has announced strong exit & investment momentum in its first year out in the open, focusing on tech startups in AI, ML, & cybersecurity.
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Cybercriminals taking over email accounts and scamming contacts

Fri, 4th May 2018
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firewalls
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phishing
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email security
A new study from Barracuda has revealed an increasingly popular method of cybercrime - steal email credentials then steal money from colleagues.
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IDC: A new market being born from struggling tablet trade

Fri, 4th May 2018
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lenovo
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apple
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samsung
While the market for slate tablets continues to struggle, the detachables market is starting to flourish - something the top vendors are exploiting.
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Global smartphone market declines, but there are some bright spots

Fri, 4th May 2018
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apple
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samsung
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xiaomi
During Q1 2018 we got a new leader on top of smartphone shipments, one vendor experiencing triple digit growth, and a huge decline in China.
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HPE and Red Hat team up in bid to accelerate container delivery

Fri, 4th May 2018
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uc
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devops
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hyperscale
HPE has announced a new partnership with Red Hat in a bid to enable enterprises to adopt and deploy containers in production rapidly and at scale.
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Channel agrees popular IaaS solutions are the future of cloud

Fri, 4th May 2018
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public cloud
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iaas
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microsoft
​New research from Ingram Micro Cloud has uncovered an opportunity for channel partners to take advantage of with the top 3 IaaS vendors.
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Dell Technologies World opens with several new data centre products

Wed, 2nd May 2018
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storage
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
​Dell Technologies World opened in Las Vegas this week and has already seen the launch of a number of new Dell EMC storage and server products.
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Once legit site found to be cryptomining, 6,000 machines infected

Mon, 30th Apr 2018
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malware
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crypto
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blockchain
Check Point researchers discovered a previously legitimate video software download site has moved into cryptomining, earning around US$700 a day.
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Intel posts impressive growth with data centres the main driver

Sat, 28th Apr 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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intel
The tech giant turns 50 in June and so its booming revenues following heavy investment in data centres could be seen as a timely birthday present.
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70% of security experts say social media should be government regulated

Sat, 28th Apr 2018
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cybersecurity
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facebook
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social media
A survey has found the majority believe social media data collection needs to be regulated, despite having little faith in their governments.
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Booming cloud infrastructure market an opportunity for channel partners

Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
​Worldwide spending on cloud infrastructure services is continuing its rampant growth after surging 47% in 12 months.
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YOU'RE INVITED: The 2018 Digital Workplace Conference

Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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document management
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digital transformation
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ecm
Join us at the 2018 Digital Workplace Conference on 1-2 May in Auckland. Enhance productivity with cutting-edge Office 365 insights for just NZD $1,050 (+GST).
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Media & entertainment industry data centres being pushed to the edge

Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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uc
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Schnedier Electric's Russel Senesac says there are a number of factors behind the growing need for the industry to be powered by edge computing.
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Shots fired: Cisco claims it has global data centre solution of choice

Thu, 26th Apr 2018
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network infrastructure
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devops
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datacentre infrastructure
Cisco claims that to meet increasing cloud infrastructure demands, service providers are turning to its SDN solution.
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Oracle NetSuite rolls out “world's first” intelligent cloud suite

Thu, 26th Apr 2018
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fintech
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it automation
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financial systems
The system is said to deliver the insight, interaction and automation that customers now demand to grow their businesses with AI and machine learning.
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'World's biggest' DDoS market BUSTED, but experts remain cynical

Thu, 26th Apr 2018
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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europol
Europol has announced another major takedown that is a triumph for the 'good guys', but experts say it only shows how easy it is for cybercriminals.
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Bring on the fines: Survey finds most companies won't be ready for GDPR

Thu, 26th Apr 2018
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
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winmagic
One month until GDPR comes into force and many companies are still not ready for the sanctions that come with up to €20m in fines or 4% of turnover.
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The extraordinary tale of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing's data centre practices

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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simplivity
I was lucky enough to be taken through the factory for a peek into the IT operations required for a top end F1 team - including a mobile data centre.
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Earth Day: Tech bigwigs share how they're taking care of the planet

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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hyperscale
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it automation
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power / energy
Execs from Commvault, Six Degrees, Puppet, Cradlepoint, and Skillsoft open their doors to reveals what they're doing to minimise environmental damage.