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Server virtualisation platforms and management
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September 16, 2020
16
Sep'20
Alibaba Cloud unveils ‘cloud computer’, delivery robot
At its annual Apsara conference, Alibaba Cloud debuts a thin-client computer and a logistics robot that can carry 50 packages in one go
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August 05, 2020
05
Aug'20
Egypt’s datacentre plans take key step forward
Government lays the foundations for a datacentre industry with its new data protection law
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August 05, 2020
05
Aug'20
Inside Juniper’s radical IT transformation
Western Australia’s aged care provider Juniper embarked on an aggressive strategy to completely transform its IT operations in just two years
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June 18, 2020
18
Jun'20
EU-backed bid to build data preservation cloud for European research community gathers pace
The Archiver project, which aims to create a hybrid cloud-based data preservation environment for scientific researchers across Europe, has named the ICT suppliers in the running to deliver on its vision
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June 18, 2020
18
Jun'20
Datacentre investment boost as Norway’s government reinstates tax relief
Government reinstates datacentre energy tax relief for cryptocurrency mining organisations after investments in the country’s datacentres drops
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June 10, 2020
10
Jun'20
Unsecured Elasticsearch server breached in eight hours flat
Comparitech’s Bob Diachenko wanted to find out how long it would take for hackers to find and attack an unsecured, public internet-facing database, so he set up a honeypot
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June 09, 2020
09
Jun'20
Netherlands digital sector yearns for government recognition
The sector building and supporting the Netherlands’ digital infrastructure wants to be valued as highly as Schiphol airport and the port of Rotterdam are for the Dutch economy
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May 18, 2020
18
May'20
Swedish mining firm LKAB revamps data backup setup to support downtime avoidance goals
State-owned Swedish mining company LKAB scooped the prize for Best Data Security and Data Protection Project at the Best of VMworld 2019 Europe User Awards. Here we run through what the project involved
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April 22, 2020
22
Apr'20
How DBS is reaping the dividends of digital transformation
At DBS Bank, the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak has demonstrated the value of technology and the investments it made over the past decade to modernise its technology stack
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March 17, 2020
17
Mar'20
Nutanix expands virtual desktop service in APAC
Nutanix has expanded its Xi Frame virtual desktop service to five more cloud regions in Asia-Pacific amid the Covid-19 outbreak
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March 10, 2020
10
Mar'20
University of Hertfordshire and Goonhilly hail deep learning-led UK mapping data breakthrough
Tech tie-up paves the way for creation of UK mapping data that is free from cloud cover for the first time
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March 06, 2020
06
Mar'20
IT Priorities 2020: AI, cloud to dominate IT spending in India
Indian organisations are expected to spend more on artificial intelligence and cloud this year in a bid gain an edge over rivals through key technology investments
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February 26, 2020
26
Feb'20
Cloud Snooper firewall bypass may be work of nation state
Cloud Snooper deploys a combination of specialised techniques to sneak past enterprise firewalls, warns Sophos
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January 20, 2020
20
Jan'20
Modern telecoms has opened up Sweden’s far north
Modern telecom infrastructures mean datacentres can be further away from users, and environmental and cost advantages are to be had in locations such as Sweden’s far north
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January 14, 2020
14
Jan'20
What is behind Stockholm’s datacentre boom?
Datacentres are springing up in Stockholm – but what is drawing major IT companies to the Swedish capital?
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January 06, 2020
06
Jan'20
A decade in datacentres: how the rise of cloud has hit enterprise hardware and software spending
The first of a series of reports by Synergy Research Group into how enterprise IT spending habits have changed over the course of the past decade reveal datacentre hardware and software investment "stagnation"
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December 27, 2019
27
Dec'19
Top 10 datacentre stories of 2019
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 datacentre stories of 2019
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December 03, 2019
03
Dec'19
HPE takes aim at hybrid IT management as a service
Starting with its GreenLake family, HPE is building out a hybrid platform from the edge to the cloud
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November 26, 2019
26
Nov'19
VMware doubles up on Kubernetes play
New Tanzu portfolio reflects efforts by VMware to better meet the needs of enterprises that are warming to containers and Kubernetes when building new cloud-native applications
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November 22, 2019
22
Nov'19
Mystery surrounds leak of four billion user records
Threat researchers uncover four billion user records on a wide-open Elasticsearch server but who left them there is a mystery
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November 05, 2019
05
Nov'19
Best of VMworld 2019 Europe User Awards: The winners
Find out who won what, including the best of show prize, at the 2019 VMworld Europe User Awards in Barcelona
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November 05, 2019
05
Nov'19
OpenStack to get standardisation boost in China
New standards are being developed by the OpenStack Foundation and a standards body to improve the interoperability of OpenStack distributions in China
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October 25, 2019
25
Oct'19
Cloud leaders invest in datacentres as public clouds expand
Microsoft and Amazon have posted strong results for Q3 2019. Both are investing heavily in cloud infrastructure to support cloud services
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October 14, 2019
14
Oct'19
Best of VMworld 2019 Europe Awards nominations now open until 25 October
Read the criteria for the Best of VMworld 2019 Europe User Awards and find out how to submit your nomination for this year’s awards
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September 20, 2019
20
Sep'19
Drive for Nordic datacentre transformation
Nordic enterprises looking to spread abroad are outsourcing datacentre IT in cutting-edge ways to gain international advantage
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September 04, 2019
04
Sep'19
Virtual Instruments brings automated VM right-sizing in v6.2
Storage and app performance specialist can now change virtual machine compute and network resources according to workload, with increased shift to analytics and proactive monitoring
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August 26, 2019
26
Aug'19
VMware’s latest acquisitions point to emerging platform war
VMware’s buyout of Carbon Black and Pivotal is a sign of an emerging platform war following the IBM-Red Hat deal
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July 30, 2019
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Jul'19
Google increases presence and investments in Finland
New next-generation datacentre at Hamina and technology training hub in Helsinki illustrate Google’s growing interest in Finland
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July 16, 2019
16
Jul'19
Dutch authorities temporarily halt datacentre construction
Two local authorities in the Netherlands have put the brakes on datacentre construction to give them time to put policies in place to gain more control over builds
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July 10, 2019
10
Jul'19
Tax changes lead to review of Sweden’s datacentre development
Swedish government has changed the rules on how it offers tax rebates to datacentre providers and users, hitting domestic companies
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July 09, 2019
09
Jul'19
Amsterdam’s datacentres face challenges to retain high growth
The Amsterdam datacentre market is growing rapidly, but the industry behind it must get on top of some burgeoning challenges
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June 16, 2019
16
Jun'19
5G to drive hybrid cloud adoption in ANZ
5G networks will move computing to the edge, driving adoption of hybrid cloud and hyper-converged infrastructure, says Nutanix’s ANZ chief
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June 06, 2019
06
Jun'19
Datacentre operators urged to look beyond past experience to fill talent gaps
Panellists at the annual Datacloud Europe Congress in Monaco claim operators will continue to struggle to plug talent gaps while focusing on finding candidates with years of experience in datacentres, rather than those with an aptitude for the type ...
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June 04, 2019
04
Jun'19
Is ‘Brexit effect’ to blame for drop in UK data management investments?
Research from data backup software supplier Veeam suggests UK C-suite is set to invest much less in data management over the course of the next 12 months than the rest of the world, prompting concerns that Brexit might be to blame
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June 03, 2019
03
Jun'19
How Alibaba Cloud plans to win over APAC enterprises
The Chinese cloud supplier is counting on data analytics, industry-specific offerings and its knowledge of the China market to gain a foothold in the Asia-Pacific region
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May 23, 2019
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May'19
Why enterprises should dump their VMs for containers
Kubernetes is five years old and server virtualisation is the new legacy, says Aparna Sinha, director of product management for Kubernetes at Google
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May 23, 2019
23
May'19
VMware CEO outlines laws of hybrid cloud
Pat Gelsinger points out three laws that will make the case for the hybrid cloud future: economics, physics and data sovereignty
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May 21, 2019
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May'19
University of Bradford deploys HPC to aid research into preserving world’s heritage sites
University teams up with OCF to deploy high-performance computing environment to support efforts to create 3D representations of world heritage sites
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May 03, 2019
03
May'19
Redefining OpenStack in the ‘open infrastructure’ era
The OpenStack Foundation’s inaugural Open Infrastructure Summit saw it share a series of updates on its efforts to expand its technological reach by forging closer ties with both users and adjacent open source communities
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April 22, 2019
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Apr'19
With Anthos, Google seeks to unify open source cloud technologies
Urs Hölzle, Google’s head of technical infrastructure, talks up efforts to deliver what he claims to be the first open source cloud stack
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April 09, 2019
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Apr'19
HPE and Nutanix go after hybrid cloud service opportunity
Enterprises are taking a hybrid approach to cloud computing. A new deal with Nutanix is HPE's latest attempt at simplifying hardware as a service
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April 09, 2019
09
Apr'19
Sweden chosen by Amazon Web Services as renewable energy project location
Amazon Web Services has chosen a wind farm in Sweden as part of a project to source renewable energy for its global infrastructure
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April 02, 2019
02
Apr'19
Cranfield gets Rubrik backup plus Nutanix in drive to the cloud
Research-led university goes hyper-converged across the board with Rubrik backup appliances and Nutanix in a move to rationalise on-site physical needs and drive to the cloud
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April 02, 2019
02
Apr'19
Public cloud fuelled bulk of datacentre infrastructure spend in 2018, research shows
Latest datacentre infrastructure tracker from Synergy Research Group highlights the impact the growing demand for public cloud is having on the market
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March 28, 2019
28
Mar'19
Singapore’s UOB signs up for VMware Cloud on AWS
United Overseas Bank has become the first in Southeast Asia to use VMware Cloud on AWS in its move to the hybrid cloud
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March 28, 2019
28
Mar'19
Norway datacentre strategy producing dividend
Norway's strategy to become a favourable location for Nordic datacentres is gathering steam
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March 27, 2019
27
Mar'19
Hyperscale demand for colocation offsets softening take-up from enterprises, research shows
Latest quarterly tracker data from Synergy Research Group highlights the positive impact the hyperscalers are having on the global colocation market, at a time when enterprise demand for their services appears to be softening
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March 27, 2019
27
Mar'19
Volkswagen broadens public cloud commitment by partnering with AWS
Automotive manufacturing giant Volkswagen Group is continuing to build out its cloud strategy by setting out plans to work with Amazon Web Services to revamp its manufacturing processes
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March 18, 2019
18
Mar'19
MySpace data loss: Botched server migration prompts user concerns over fate of lost songs
Social networking forerunner MySpace confirms server migration caused the loss of content uploaded to its site before 2015
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March 14, 2019
14
Mar'19
IT Priorities 2019: ANZ organisations focus on fundamentals
Organisations in Australia and New Zealand will spend more on modernising legacy applications and breaking down data silos this year