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8 May 2018

The bitcoin boom: How colocation datacentres are cashing in on cryptocurrency mining

This article is part of the Computer Weekly issue of 8 May 2018

Cryptocurrency miners are turning to colocation providers to help scale up their operations, drive profits and boost their resiliency, but the benefits could be relatively short-lived for all concerned, it seems.

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The bitcoin boom: How colocation datacentres are cashing in on cryptocurrency mining
by Caroline Donnelly
Cryptocurrency miners are turning to colocation providers to help scale up their operations, drive profits and boost their resiliency, but the benefits could be relatively short-lived for all concerned, it seems
How SAP’s digital access licence influences your ERP strategy
by Cliff Saran
Following the high-profile legal cases against brewers Diageo and Anheuser-Busch InBev, SAP has brought some clarity over indirect access to its core ERP system
AWS vs Microsoft vs Google: Weighing up the financial results of the big cloud three
by Caroline Donnelly
Amazon, Google and Microsoft have all posted favourable financial results this week, as enterprise appetites for cloud services show no signs of slowing, but what does this mean for suppliers outside of the big three?

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