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Renewable's rise: Report reveals countries with most wind power

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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power / energy
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clean technologies
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sustainability
2017 saw installed wind energy capacity surging around the world with huge investment - nations experienced up to 50 percent growth.
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New entrant to UK colocation market declares data centre open

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
UK startup IP House has officially opened its doors for business with a high-spec data centre located on the fringes of London's financial district.
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Mastermind of EUR 1 BILLION global cybercrime gang arrested

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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malware
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cybersecurity
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europol
Europol has arrested the suspected leader of the Carbanak gang with the cooperation of law enforcement around the world, but experts remain sceptical.
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New cybersecurity export strategy from UK govt to bolster global defences

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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martech
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cybersecurity
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government
The UK government today announced the launch of a new strategy to support the export of the nation's cybersecurity technologies.
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HIVE makes acquisition to harness prime data centre real estate

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
HIVE is set to snap up Kolos Norway with the intention to build a major new data centre in Norway run on 100 percent renewable energy.
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Datacloud Asia 2018 wraps up with award winners announced

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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nextdc
The awards were presented on the closing day of the event with winners including Equinix, Digital Realty, Munters, Global Cloud Xchange, and NEXTDC.
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Data centres beware: New report predicts imminent attacks

Mon, 26th Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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crypto
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blockchain
Cryptomining is increasingly outdoing ransomware in popularity but cybercriminals are running out of CPU, painting data centres as prime targets.
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EXCLUSIVE: Continuum leaders share insights on state of cybercrime

Mon, 26th Mar 2018
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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managed services
We were able to catch up with two of Continuum's executives after its sold out European Partner day - they both see danger ahead for SMBs.
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SURVEY: 70% of customers would leave a business after a breach

Mon, 26th Mar 2018
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encryption
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breach prevention
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data privacy
A recent study from Gemalto proves it's not just data that is lost following a breach – you'll lose most of your customers too.
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Cloud misconceptions aplenty in 2018 – Here's a rundown

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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firewalls
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devops
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cloud security
Barracuda research has revealed there are many misconceptions surrounding cloud, with the most common being that it's not as secure as on-premise.
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Zenium continues investment in UK with third data centre

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Despite the high costs of construction in London and the looming Brexit, there is no shortage of demand in Europe's main data centre destination.
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Report finds legacy cybersecurity a cinch for modern cybercrime

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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phishing
Data collected in 2017 shows that attacks like ransomware and cryptojacking are easily bypassing legacy security solutions due to lax businesses.
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IBM betting big on multi-cloud with raft of new technologies

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
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cloud services
At its annual THINK event, IBM has made its intentions clear with the tech colossus investing heavily to bolster its multi-cloud strategy.
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Zuckerberg admits “we made mistakes” in Facebook data breach

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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facebook
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement following the revelation that data from 50 million people was misused.
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Expert says thriving IoT security market “shouldn't surprise anyone”

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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iot security
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iot
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cybersecurity
After Gartner forecast IoT security spending to hit US$3.1b in 2021, Huntsman's Piers Wilson says IoT vulnerabilities are being found all the time.
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Report uncovers big business of cybercrime – but just how big?

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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dark web
'Would you like anything else with your $10 DDoS attack-as-a-service sir?' Armor's report paints a disturbing picture of the cybercrime market.
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Nlyte releases new solution to help data centres comply with GDPR

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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data privacy
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colocation
The DCIM software company announced the global availability of its new GDPR solution for managing and monitoring IT infrastructure.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Opening stages of one of EU's biggest tech events

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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cloud security
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iot
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data centre world
The mammoth event opened intoday with the combination of Cloud Expo Europe, Cloud Security Expo, Big Data World, Smart IoT, and Data Centre World.
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UK lags behind EU in tech investment, but strong in hybrid cloud

Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
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hpc
A new survey from Dell Technologies has revealed the UK is lagging behind its EU counterparts in tech investment like AI, VR and HPC.
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Not a Bitcoin owner? You're still fair game for a cryptomining attack

Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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crypto
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blockchain
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cybersecurity
Check Point has released a 'cryptomining 101' document that details how cybercriminals hack into devices to steal their CPU power for illicit mining.